United States Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Ascher Fisch (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL. 15.11.2014 (JLZ)
Ascher Fisch Leads a Riveting Il trovatore
Opera & Ballet
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An Exemplary L’elisir d’amore at the Royal Opera House
Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore (Laurent Pelly’s production revived by Daniel Dooner): soloists, orchestra and chorus of The Royal Opera, Daniele Rustioni (conductor), Covent Garden, London 18.11.2014 (JPr) Cast: Adina: Lucy Crowe Nemorino: Vittorio Grigolo Dulcamara: Bryn Terfel Belcore: Levente Molnár Giannetta: Kiandra Howarth Production: Director: Laurent Pelly Set designs: Chantal Thomas Costume designs: Laurent Pelly Associate … Read more
Swans Rise Memorably From The Lake In Milton Keynes
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Dancers and Orchestra of the English National Ballet / Alex Ingram (conductor), Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes, 15.11.2014. (JPr)
Gorgeously Sung Curlew River from Bostridge and Britten Sinfonia
United States Britten, Curlew River: Britten Sinfonia, Britten Sinfonia Voices (Eamonn Dougan, director), Martin Fitzpatrick (conductor), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California. 15.11.2014 (HS)
High Expectations Met in New Dresden Arabella
Germany Strauss: Arabella, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 10.11.2014 (JMI)
Berlin’s Bright and Imaginative La Belle Heléne
Germany J.Offenbach: La Belle Hélène, Komische Oper Orchestra and Chorus, Kristiina Poska (conductor), Berlin Komische Oper, 8.11.2014 (JMI).
Logical Conclusion to Cullberg Ballet’s Sisyphean Struggle
United Kingdom Plateau Effect: Cullberg Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, London, 14.11.2014 (J.O’D)
Moran Dance Piece Examines “Overblown Masculinity”
United Kingdom, Joe Moran, Arrangement, Greenwich Dance, London, 15.11.2014 (J.O’D)