Switzerland Tchaïkovsky: Eugene Onegin, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Chorus of Geneva’s Grand Théâtre, Alan Woodbridge (Chorus Master), Michail Jurowski (Conductor), Grand Théâtre de Genève, 13.10.2014 (AL)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Opera Philadelphia’s Barbiere Offers Laughs in Plenty, and in Impeccable Style
United States Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Opera Philadelphia, soloists, Corrado Rovaris (conductor), Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 5.10.2014 (BJ)
Carmen Revival Lacks Vitality
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen (revival): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Erik Nielsen, conductor, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 19.09.2014 (GPu)
A Lady Macbeth to Be Reckoned With
United States Verdi, Macbeth: (Met Opera HD Broadcast): Soloists, Metropolitan Opera and Chorus, Fabio Luisi (conductor), New York, NY, 11.10.14 (RDA)
WNO’s Fading Carmen Needs to be Dusted Down
United Kingdom Bizet Carmen: Soloists, Welsh National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Erik Nielsen (conductor), Swansea Grand Theatre, 11/10/14 (LJ).
Rare Performance of Peter Ronnefeld’s Nachtausgabe
Germany Ronnefeld: Nachtausgabe, Orchestra Giuseppe Sinopoli Akademie, Ekkehard Klemm (conductor), Semperoper II, Dresden, 4.10.2014 (JMI)
Photo © Matthias Creutziger
Music vs. Words Debate Tipped in a Glorious Capriccio
United States Strauss, Capriccio: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago, 6.10.2014 (DP)
Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Stirring performances in Met’s Macbeth
United States Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Fabio Luisi (conductor). Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 11.9.2014. (JPr)
