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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Herlitzius in a Class of Her Own

04/12/201425/11/2014 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Strauss R., Die Frau ohne Schatten   Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor, Peter Tilling, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 22.11.2014 (JR)

Die Frau Ohne Schatten photographer: Susanne Schwiertz
Die Frau Ohne Schatten
photographer, Susanne Schwiertz

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags John Rhodes, Zurich 2 Comments

Daniel’s Catán’s Opera Steams Down the Amazon

04/12/201424/11/2014 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States  Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas, LA Opera, Grant Gershon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 22.11.14-20.12.14 (JRo)

Photo Craig T. Mathew/LAO
Photo Craig T. Mathew/LA Opera

 

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Categories International Concerts, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Jane Rosenberg, Los Angeles Leave a comment

A Sweet Treat Set in the Depression

04/12/201423/11/2014 by Rafael De Acha

United StatesUnited States Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel: Soloists, C-CM Philharmonia, Cincinnati Children’s Choir, Mark Gibson (conductor), University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music. Corbett Auditorium. Cincinnati, Ohio. 20.11.2014 (RDA)

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Haydn’s Moon Opera Brings a Pompous Patriarch Back to Earth

04/12/201423/11/2014 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn, Life on the Moon: English Touring Opera, The Old Street Band, Christopher Bucknall (conductor), Snape Maltings, Snape, 14.11.2014 (CS)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Aldeburgh, Claire Seymour 1 Comment

Captivating Production of Handel’s Ottone from English Touring Opera

04/12/201423/11/2014 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Ottone: English Touring Opera, The Old Street Band, Jonathan Peter Kenny (conductor), Snape Maltings, Snape, 15.11.2014 (CS)

Image Credit Richard Hubert Smith
Image Credit Richard Hubert Smith

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Expressively Deep and Wide Movement in Cousins’ There We Have Been

04/12/201423/11/2014 by John O'Dwyer

 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Without Stars/There We Have Been: James Cousins Company, The Place, London, 21.11.2014 (J.O’D)

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Academy’s Young Singers Impress in Puccini Operas

04/12/201423/11/2014 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi: Soloists, Royal Academy Sinfonia, Peter Robinson (conductor). Sir Jack Lyons Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 20.11.2014 (MB)

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Rambert’s Triptych Takes Exploration as its Theme

04/12/201421/11/2014 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Turnage, Stravinsky, Bach, Frances-Hoad, Prokofiev, Triptych:  Rambert, Rambert Orchestra conducted by Paul Hoskins), Sadler’s Wells, London, 19.11.2014 (J.O’D)

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  • New Jersey Symphony, Xian Zhang and pianist George Li give new life to Schubert and Beethoven (27/10/2026) __________________________________
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  • Tiler Peck leads an exhilarating Jerome Robbins program in Los Angeles (26/10/2026) __________________________________
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  • Excellent revival of Mascagni’s Iris by the Wexford Festival Opera (25/10/2026) __________________________________
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  • First highlights for Nevill Holt Festival 2027 (09/10/2026) __________________________________
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  • Gregor Tassie in conversation with conductor Viliana Valtcheva (19/09/2026) __________________________________
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  • Chelsea Opera Group return with Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet in November (18/09/2026) __________________________________
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  • What The World Needs Now – The Burt Bacharach Songbook returns for eight more performance in October (14/09/2026) __________________________________
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