United Kingdom Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.2014 (MB)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
A Beautiful Hansel and Gretel for Children of All Ages
Sweden Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel, Soloists, children’s chorus, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra, Henrik Schaefer (conductor), Gothenburg Opera main stage, 22.11.2014 (NS)
Impactful Tosca In La Plata
Puccini, Tosca : Soloists, Orchestra, Chorus of Teatro Argentino. Conductor: Carlos Vieu, Teatro Argentino, La Plata. 23.11.2014. (JSJ) Cast: Tosca: Amparo Navarro / Patricia Gutiérrez Cavaradossi: José Azócar / Juan Carlos Vassallo Scarpia: Hernán Iturralde / Luis Gaeta Sacristan: Fernando Santiago / Sebastián Sorarrain Angelotti: Víctor Castells / Oreste Chlopecki Spoletta: Santiago Bürgi / … Read more
Operatic Frivolities Shortchange the Music
United States Rossini and Puccini: Lio Kuokman (conductor), Curtis Opera Theatre Soloists and Orchestra, Stephanie Havey (director), Brandon McNeel (sets), Amy Sutton (costumes), Christopher J. Frey (lighting), Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia, 21.11.2014 (BJ)
A Brave Attempt to Put On Oberon by New Sussex Opera
United Kingdom Weber, Oberon: Soloists, St Paul’s Sinfonia, New Sussex Opera Chorus, Nicholas Jenkins (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 25.11.2014 (MB)
Six Characters and a Turk in Search of an Author
United States Rossini, ll Turco in Italia: Soloists, Juilliard Orchestra and Chorus, Speranza Scappucci (conductor and continuo) Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Juilliard School, New York, 22.11.2014 (SSM)
Herlitzius in a Class of Her Own
Switzerland Strauss R., Die Frau ohne Schatten Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor, Peter Tilling, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 22.11.2014 (JR)
photographer, Susanne Schwiertz
Daniel’s Catán’s Opera Steams Down the Amazon
United States Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas, LA Opera, Grant Gershon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 22.11.14-20.12.14 (JRo)
