Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Anvils and gypsies steal the revival of David McVicar’s Il trovatore

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The Anvil Chorus in Verdi’s Il trovatore at Lyric Opera of Chicago (Photo: Robert Kusel)

United StatesUnited States Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra and Chorus, Asher Fisch (conductor), Michael Black (chorus master), Civic Opera House, Chicago 27.10.2014. (DP)

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Kitsch Romeo y Juliet In Buenos Aires

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ArgentinaArgentina Gounod, Roméo et Juliette: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Buenos Aires Lírica, Conductor: Javier Logioia Orbe. Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 21.10.2014. (JSJ)

Oriana Favaro (Juliette) and Santiago Ballerini (Roméo) in Buenos Aires Lírica’s new production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. Photo Liliana Morsia
Oriana Favaro (Juliette) and Santiago Ballerini (Roméo) in Buenos Aires Lírica’s new production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. Photo Liliana Morsia

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A Witty, Colorful, Extravagant Partenope

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United StatesUnited StatesHandel, Partenope: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of San Francisco Opera, Julian Wachner (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 24.10.2014 (HS)

Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Philippe Sly (Ormonte), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo), David Daniels (Arsace) and Daniela Mack (Rosmira).
Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Philippe Sly (Ormonte), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo), David Daniels (Arsace) and Daniela Mack (Rosmira).©Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera

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