Argentina Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor: Roberto Paternostro, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 31.10.2014. (JSJ)
Electrifiying Elektra at Teatro Colón
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
A Listless Otello —How is That Possible?
Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Patrick Summers (conductor), Houston, Texas. 26.10.2014 (AS) Cast: Otello: Simon O’Neill Desdemona: Ailyn Pérez Iago: Marco Vratogna Cassio: Norman Reinhardt Emilia: Victoria Livengood Lodovico: Morris Robinson Roderigo: Kevin Ray Montao: Peixin Chen Production Director: John Cox Sets/Costume designer: Johan Engels Lighting designer: Michael James Clark … Read more
Fine Concert Performance of Boris Godunov from Mariinsky Opera
United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov: Mariinsky Opera, Tiffin Boys Choir / Valery Gergiev (conductor), Barbican, London, 3.11.2014. (RB)
Grupo Corpo Infuses Classical Dance with Brazilian Style
United Kingdom Carlos Núñes, José Miguel Wisnik and Tom Zé: Grupo Corpo, Choreography by Rodrigo Pederneiras, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 4.11.2014 (SRT)
Strauss’ Salome Still Heads Above Contemporary Version
Antoine Mariotte: Salome, Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra and Chorus, David Angus (conductor), Wexford Opera House, Ireland, 28.10.2014 (JMI)
In Staatsoper Ariadne, Frothy Staging and Uneven Thielemann
Austria Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos. Soloists, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper. Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna. 21.10.2014 (SS)
Kevin Puts’ Silent Night: Inspired and User-Friendly
Kevin Puts: Silent Night, Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Michael Christie (conductor), Wexford Opera House, Ireland, 27.10.2014 (JMI)
Fresh and Invigorating Carmen Despite Technical Hitches
United States Bizet, Carmen: The Metropolitan Opera, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Transmitted live to Duke of York Cinema, Brighton, 01.11.2014. (RB)