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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Rienzi: Both Opera and Performance a Mixed Bag

10/03/202303/07/2013 by Stan

SpainSpain Wagner: Rienzi: Barcelona’s Symphony Orchestra, Liceu’s Chorus and Polifónica Puig-Reig / Pablo González (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, 30.6.2013. (JMI)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Barcelona, JM Irurzun

Bittersweet Rosenkavalier at Zurich Festival Lacks Magic and Eroticism

01/07/2013 by Stan

SwitzerlandSwitzerland  R. Strauss, Rosenkavalier : Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Fabio Luisi, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 30.6.2013. (JR)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet Tags John Rhodes, Zurich

Glyndebourne Captures Spirit of the Baroque in Rameau’s First Opera

10/03/202301/07/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rameau, Hippolyte et Aricie: Soloists, Glyndebourne Chorus and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, / William Christie (conductor). Glyndebourne Opera Theatre, Sussex, 29.6.2013 (MMB)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Glyndebourne, Margarida Mota-Bull

Traditional Simon Boccanegra with Lush, Plush Staging

10/07/201301/07/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Simon Boccanegra: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Antonio Pappano (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 27.6.2013 (CC)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Colin Clarke, London

Britten’s Riddle. And Ours.

10/07/201301/07/2013 by Stan

ItalyItaly Britten, CurlewRiver: Members of the Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome. Conductor, James Conlon; Staging and décor, Mario Martone; Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani; Costumes, Ursula Patzak; Lighting, Pasquale Mari. Basilica of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, Rome 27.6. 2013 (JB)

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

Rigoletto: Two Casts, Two Different Performances

10/07/201301/07/2013 by Stan

SpainSpain Verdi: Rigoletto: Seville Symphony Orchestra, Maestranza Chorus, Pedro Halffter (conductor), Teatro Maestranza, 25 & 26.6.2013 (JMI)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags JM Irurzun, Seville

BRB’s Giselle: Midsummer Madness and Poignant Farewells

29/06/201324/06/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Adolphe Adam, Giselle: (Performed to the choreography of Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, with additional material from David Bintley), Dancers from Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Koen Kessels (conductor), Birmingham Hippodrome, 21.6.2013 (GR).

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Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Birmingham, Geoff Read

Good Performances in Updated Cav and Pag

29/06/201324/06/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana/Leoncavallo Pagliacci : Opera Holland Park / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Holland Park, London, 22.06.13 (RB)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags London, Robert Beattie
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