Argentina Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus of Teatro Colón, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. Conductor: Roberto Paternostro, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 16.9.2014. (JSJ)
Falstaff’s Last Laugh In Outstanding Colón Production
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Imaginative and Entertaining Magic Flute at Komische Oper Berlin
Germany Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Komische Oper Orchester und Chor / Henrik Nánási (conductor), Komische Oper, Berlin, 12.9.2014 (MC)
ENO’s Season Starts Off Well with New Otello
United Kingdom Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Edward Gardner (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 16.9.14. (JPr)
Strong Wagnerian Debut for New Saffron Opera Group
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Soloists, Saffron Opera Group Chorus, St Albans Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Wigram (leader), Michael Thorne (conductor). Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex 14.9.2014. (JPr)
Bryn Terfel as an Ideal Holländer
Austria Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Graeme Jenkins (conductor), Vienna Staatsoper, 12.9.2014 (JMI)
Rusalka: Opera as a Sublime Art
Austria Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wiener Staatsoper Tomáš Netopil (conductor). Vienna Staatsoper, 13.9.2014. (JMI)
London Celebrates Gluck’s Tercentenary – Though Not in an Opera House
United Kingdom Gluck, Il Parnoso confuso, and Ferdinando Bertoni, Orfeo: Soloists, CHROMA, Thomas Blunt (conductor). St John’s Smith Square, London, 16.9.2014 (MB)
Lohengrin Succeeds in a Bavarian Village Setting
Switzerland Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Simone Young (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich. 21.9.2014. (JR)