Germany Rossini: Guillaume Tell, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Dan Ettinger (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 2.7.2014 (JMI)
Rarely Performed Rossini Disappoints
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
The Power of Stories
Italy Britten, The Prodigal Son. Members of the Chorus and Instrumentalists of the Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome. Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani. Conductor, James Conlon. Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome. 04.07.2014 (JB)
Brandon Jovanovich Delivers Powerful Don José
Bizet: Carmen, Soloists, Chorus and Children’s Chorus of Opernhaus Zürich, Philharmonia Zürich,Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Opernhaus Zürich, 3.07.14 (RP)
Anna Netrebko Debuts as Lady Macbeth
Germany Verdi: Macbeth, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Paolo Carignani (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 1.7.2014 (JMI)
Opera Holland Park reveals cruel, glistening beauty of Britten’s score
United Kingdom Britten, The Turn of the Screw: Soloists, City of London Sinfonia / Steuart Bedford (conductor). Holland Park, London, 1.7.2014. (MB)
Two for One Ends Barcelona Season
Spain Dallapicola: Il Prigioniero; Puccini: Suor Angelica, Liceu Symphony Orchestra, Edmon Colomer (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 27.6.2014 (JMI)
Iván Fischer’s The Red Heifer Sends a Powerful Message
Germany Fischer: Die Rote Färse, Members of Budapest Festival Orchestra and Konzerthaus Orchestra Berlin / Iván Fischer (conductor). Konzerthaus Berlin, Werner-Otto-Saal, Berlin, 28.6.2014. (SH)
Fairy-tale Magic of the Vocal Sort in Frankfurt
Germany Dvorak: Rusalka, Soloists, Opera Frankfurt Chorus, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Johannes Debus (conductor), Opera Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, 28.06.14 (RP)