Argentina Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists,Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor:Ira Levin, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 14.6.2013. (JSJ)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Fine Production of Death in Venice by Gardner and ENO
United Kingdom Britten, Death in Venice: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera / Edward Gardner (conductor). Coliseum, London, 14.6.2013 (MB)
Der Rosenkavalier Not Up to Expectations
Germany Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Staatskapelle and Staatsoper Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper Dresden, 16.6.2013 (JMI)
Manon Lescaut Disappoints
Germany Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Staatskapelle and Staatsoper Dresden, Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor), Semperoper Dresden 18.6.2013 (JMI).
Forsythe Company Presents Movement in a Foreign Language
United Kingdom Willems, N.N.N.N. & Study # 3: The Forsythe Company, Sadler’s Wells, London, 18.6.2013. (JO’D)
Dresden’s Der Fliegende Holländer as Senta’s Nightmare
Germany Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer, Staatskapelle and Staatsoper Dresden / Constantin Trinks (conductor). Semperoper Dresden, 15.6.2013. (JMI)
Opera North Continues Ring Cycle Triumph with Siegfried
United Kingdom Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North, Richard Farnes (conductor), Town Hall, Leeds, 15.6.2013 (JL)
ENB’s Swan Lake Tugs at the Heart Strings
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky/Deane, Swan Lake: Dancers and Orchestra of English National Ballet / Tom Seligman (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.6.2013. (JPr)