United Kingdom Mechanika!: Performers of Cirque Berserk [Matt Page (creative director), Adam Ford (costumes), Area 51(sets), Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, London. 27.11.14. (JPr)
Mechanika Combines Circus Arts with Music, Dance and Theatre
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Irony, Fear, Grief and Joy in Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Programme
United Kingdom Various composers, Mixed Programme 2014, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 26.11.2014 (J.O’D)
Works by Ivgi & Greben, Darshan Singh Bhuller and Didy Veldman. Photographed at West London Playhouse. Picture shows: Mapping by Darshan Singh Bhuller.
Salonen’s Pelléas et Mélisande an Extraordinary Performance and Musical Triumph
United Kingdom Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.2014 (MB)
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
Russian Federation 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)
