Skip to content

Seen and Heard International

SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, BROADCASTS, AND THEATRE

Seen and Heard International

  • Home
  • Concerts
    • UK Concerts
    • International Concerts
  • Opera & Ballet
    • International Opera
    • UK Opera
    • Ballet and Dance Reviews
  • Broadcasts & Others
    • Broadcasts and Film
    • Musicals
    • Theatre
  • Articles & Interviews
    • Featured Articles and News
    • Interviews
    • News and Press Releases
    • Season Previews
  • Festivals
    • Festival 2020
    • Festival 2021
      • Aspen Music Festival 2021
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2021
      • Three Choirs Festival 2021
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2021
    • Festival 2022
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2022
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2022
      • Aspen Music Festival 2022
    • Festival 2023
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2023
      • Three Choirs Festival 2023
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2023
    • Festival 2024
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2024
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2024
      • Salzburg Festival 2024
    • Festival 2025
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2025
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Home
  • Concerts
    • UK Concerts
    • International Concerts
  • Opera & Ballet
    • International Opera
    • UK Opera
    • Ballet and Dance Reviews
  • Broadcasts & Others
    • Broadcasts and Film
    • Musicals
    • Theatre
  • Articles & Interviews
    • Featured Articles and News
    • Interviews
    • News and Press Releases
    • Season Previews
  • Festivals
    • Festival 2020
    • Festival 2021
      • Aspen Music Festival 2021
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2021
      • Three Choirs Festival 2021
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2021
    • Festival 2022
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2022
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2022
      • Aspen Music Festival 2022
    • Festival 2023
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2023
      • Three Choirs Festival 2023
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2023
    • Festival 2024
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2024
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2024
      • Salzburg Festival 2024
    • Festival 2025
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2025
  • Contact
  • Donate

Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

The Daughter of an American Regiment

21/11/201306/11/2013 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Donizetti, La Fille du régiment: Soloists, Seattle Opera, Yves Abel (conductor), McCaw Hall, Seattle, 19.10.2013 (BJ)

Read more

Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Bernard Jacobson, Seattle Leave a comment

Wexford Opera Uncovers More Rareties

21/11/201306/11/2013 by Stan

Ireland  Foroni, Rota: Wexford Festival Opera, Wexford, Ireland. (RD)

 David Stout and Helena Dix in 'Cristina, regina di Svezia' by Foroni. c Photo by Clive Barda
David Stout and Helena Dix in ‘Cristina, regina di Svezia’ by Foroni. c Photo by Clive Barda

Read more

Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Roderic Dunnett, Wexford Leave a comment

Exploring New Territory with Dance

05/11/201305/11/2013 by Stan

 United StatesUnited States American Modern Ensemble, “Frantic Gnarly Still”: American Modern Ensemble, Mazzini Dance Collective, Roulette, 16.10.2013 (BH)

Read more

Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Bruce Hodges, New York Leave a comment

Scottish Opera’s Shoestring Rodelinda Attracts Praise

05/11/201303/11/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel: Rodelinda: Scottish Opera on Tour / Susannah Wapshott (conductor), Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, 03.11.2013 (SRT)

 

Andrew McTaggart, Sioned Gwen Davies as Garibaldo,Eduige,Scottish Opera  Rodelinda Credi KK Dundas
Andrew McTaggart, Sioned Gwen Davies,Scottish Opera Rodelinda Credit KK Dundas

Read more

Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Musselburgh, Simon Thompson Leave a comment

Bebe Dom : A World Premiere

27/01/201603/11/2013 by Stan

ArgentinaArgentina Mario Perusso, Bebe Dom or La Ciudad Planeta: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor: Mario Perusso, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 29.10.2013. (JSJ)

From l. A scene from Bebe Dom. (Photo Prensa Teatro Colón/Máximo Parpagnoli)
From l. A scene from Bebe Dom. (Photo Prensa Teatro Colón/Máximo Parpagnoli)

 

Read more

Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Jonathan Spencer Jones Leave a comment

In Search of Turandot

11/07/201702/11/2013 by Stan

ItalyItaly  Puccini, Turandot.  Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome. Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani.  Conductor, Pinchas Steinberg.  31.10.2013 (JB)

Read more

Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Jack Buckley, Rome Leave a comment

A Trio of Contrasts from National Dance Company Wales

05/11/201302/11/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bowden, Virtual Descent; Stravinsky, Noces; Ross, Water Stories: National Dance Company Wales, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 31.10.2013. (JO’D)

Read more

Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags John O'Dwyer, London Leave a comment

Donizetti Comic Opera Sparkles with Life

05/11/201302/11/2013 by Stan

Donizetti, L’Elisir d’Amore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Glyndebourne Touring Opera / Pablo González (Conductor), New Victoria Theatre, Woking 30.10.13 (RB)

Read more

Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Robert Beattie, Woking Leave a comment
  • Page 511 of 631
  • <
  • 1
  • ...
  • 506
  • 507
  • 508
  • 509
  • 510
  • 511
  • 512
  • 513
  • 514
  • 515
  • ...
  • 631
  • >
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 … Page510 Page511 Page512 … Page631 Next →

SEARCH THE SITE

CHOOSE A WEEK TO VIEW

CHOOSE A MONTH TO VIEW

TOP 5 SEEN AND HEARD POSTS

  • Iván Fischer and Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Beethoven and Bartók keeps the Prommers spellbound
  • L’Itinéraire in 2025 began with Gerard de Wit’s Sonata and Fantasy
  • Wroclaw’s NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra bring sheer richness of sound to the EIF’s Focus on Poland
  • A glorious Messiah in Aspen with Dame Jane Glover in command
  • Apollo’s Fire blazes in dueling concertos to open Ohio season

RECENT COMMENTS

  • Ian Rayner on Kahchun Wong’s immaculate conception of Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony
  • Frances Vandervoort on Overly complex Die Walküre – though with a sensitive streak – at Santa Fe Opera
  • Dennis Chiapello on Overly complex Die Walküre – though with a sensitive streak – at Santa Fe Opera
  • Stephan on Enigmatic Boulez, dramatic early Mahler at the BBC Proms
  • Julian B on Surviving EIF’s eight-hour opening Tavener choral concert proves dubiously memorable

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE SUMMARY NEWSLETTER

SEEN AND HEARD'S RECENT REVIEWS

  • Iván Fischer and Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Beethoven and Bartók keeps the Prommers spellbound (11/08/2025)
__________________________________
  • L’Itinéraire in 2025 began with Gerard de Wit’s Sonata and Fantasy (11/08/2025) __________________________________
  • Wroclaw’s NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra bring sheer richness of sound to the EIF’s Focus on Poland (11/08/2025) __________________________________
  • A glorious Messiah in Aspen with Dame Jane Glover in command (10/08/2025) __________________________________
  • Apollo’s Fire blazes in dueling concertos to open Ohio season (10/08/2025) __________________________________
  • Beatrice Rana’s fresh performance of Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini wows Prommers (09/08/2025) __________________________________
  • Sofia Opera’s open air Les Misérables is a spectacular triumph of wonderful singing and acting (09/08/2025) __________________________________
  • Capella de la Torre show spirit in their high-voltage (if quite tiring) Les Éléments in Périgord (08/08/2025) __________________________________
  • A very musical day at Itinéraire baroque en Périgord 2025 begins in a perfect way with La Risonanza (08/08/2025) __________________________________
  • Sofia Ballet’s freshly exciting Romeo and Juliet is a terrific success in the setting of Pancherovo Lake   (08/08/2025) __________________________________
  • Clarinettist Mark Simpson’s packed programme and Hugh Cutting’s mixed bag at the EIF 2025 (07/08/2025) __________________________________
  • World premiere of Theofanidis’s Siddhartha, She makes a splash in Aspen (07/08/2025) __________________________________
  • A great start to Itinéraire Baroque 2025 from A Nocte Temporis (07/08/2025) __________________________________
  • Enigmatic Boulez, dramatic early Mahler at the BBC Proms (05/08/2025) __________________________________
  • Tautly focused The Turn of the Screw creates a creepy psychological mood at Santa Fe Opera (05/08/2025) __________________________________
  • INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES, NEWS, AND SEASON PREVIEWS

    • Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green in conversation with Harvey Steiman (08/08/2025)
    __________________________________
  • Warwick Arts Centre’s Orchestral Season 2025-2026 (21/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Opera Holland Park in 2026 (17/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Waterperry Opera Festival in 2025 and its new CEO and Artistic Director John Savourin (17/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Saffron Opera Group’s Der fliegende Holländer on Sunday 14 September at Saffron Hall (09/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Violinist Miranda Cuckson in conversation with Daniele Sahr (09/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Blossom Music Festival – 3 July to 7 September (03/07/2025) __________________________________
  • 2025 Shostakovich Symposium Leipzig: a report by Gregor Tassie (19/06/2025) __________________________________
  • Lammermuir Festival 2025 – 4 to 15 September (12/06/2025) __________________________________
  • Oldenburg State Theatre in 2025-26 (31/05/2025) __________________________________
  • Zach Carstensen examines the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s history with Mahler (24/05/2025) __________________________________
  • Grimeborn Opera Festival 2025 – 16 July to 13 September (20/05/2025) __________________________________
  • Das Rheingold at Grange Park Opera in June and July 2026 with the Orchestra of English National Opera (14/05/2025) __________________________________
  • English National Opera in 2025-26 and their new Music Director André de Ridder (14/05/2025) __________________________________
  • London’s Sadler’s Wells theatres in 2025-26 (13/05/2025) __________________________________
  • Follow us

    Copyright © 2025 Seen and Heard International | All rights reserved |Privacy Policy
    We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.

    Notifications