United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov: Mariinsky Opera, Tiffin Boys Choir / Valery Gergiev (conductor), Barbican, London, 3.11.2014. (RB)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
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)
A Figaro That Could Not Be More Perfect
Sweden Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, chorus, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra, Jane Glover (conductor 27.09.2014), Patrik Ringborg (conductor 31.10.2014) Gothenburg Opera, 27.09.2014/31.10.2014
New Met Carmen: A Mixed Blend
United States Bizet, Carmen (Met Opera HD Broadcast): Soloists, Metropolitan Opera and Chorus, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), New York, NY, 1.11.2014 (RDA)