Argentina Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor: Massimo Zanetti / Carlos Vieu. Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 18.7.2013. (JSJ)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
PROM 15: Wonderful Playing from Staatskapelle Berlin in Die Walküre
United Kingdom Prom 15: Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.7.2013. (JPr)
Prom 15 Photo -BBC/Chris Christodoulous
PROM 14: Barenboim’s Impressive Rheingold Augurs Well for Rest of Ring Cycle
United Kingdom PROM 14. Wagner: Das Rheingold (concert performance, sung in German): Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.7.2013. (GD)
Copyright: BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Magical Love Potions in Holland Park
United Kingdom Donizetti L’Elisir D’amore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera Holland Park / Stephen Higgins (conductor), Holland Park, London, 20.7.13. (RB)
Galileo from Philip Glass: Visually Arresting and Dramatically Cohesive
United States Glass, Galileo Galilei: Soloists, Cincinnati Opera, Kelly Kuo (conductor), Ted Huffman (stage director), David A. Center (scenic design), Rebecca Senske (costume design), Thomas C. Hase (lighting design), James D. Geier (make-up and hair), Yara Travieso (movement). Cincinnati, Ohio, 19.7.2013 (RDA)
Photo: Philip Groshung
Grandeur and Intimacy in Poignant Aida
United States Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Cincinnati Opera, Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Music Hall. Cincinnati, Ohio. 18.7.2013 (RDA)
Photo: Philip Groshung
Confounding Audience Expectations: Kremlin Ballet (3)
United Kingdom Chopin, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Seasons of the 21st Century – Programme 3: The Kremlin Ballet, London Coliseum, London, 20.7.2013. (JO’D)
Villagers Win Through in Battle Against a Road
United Kingdom Orlando Gough/Richard Stilgoe, Road Rage (première),Garsington Community Opera, Southbank Sinfonia / Susanna Stranders (conductor), Garsington Opera Pavilion, Wormsley, 19.7.2013. (RJ)