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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Tristan in Helsinki – lyrical beauty and deep emotions

29/05/201322/05/2013 by Stan

FinlandFinland Wagner Tristan und Isolde:  Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Pinchas Steinberg (conductor). Finnish National Opera 17.5.2013 (Premiere) (GF)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Göran Forsling, Helsinki

Talented Cast, Joyful Accompaniment in Glyndebourne’s Falstaff

04/04/202321/05/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Sir Mark Elder. Glyndebourne Theatre, Sussex, 19.5.2013. (JPr)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Glyndebourne, Jim Pritchard

Poor Staging Spoils Ariadne auf Naxos

20/07/201320/05/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Glyndebourne Opera House, 18.5.2013 (MB)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Glyndebourne, Mark Berry

Rare Haydn Opera Performed in Bilbao

20/05/201320/05/2013 by Stan

SpainSpain Haydn: Il Mondo della Luna, Navarra’s Symphony Orchestra, Rossini Chorus, Jesús López Cobos (conductor), Bilbao’s Teatro Arriaga. 16.5.2013 (JMI)

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

RAM’s Lighthouse Performance is Outstanding

20/05/201319/05/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Purcell, Dido and Aeneas *;Davies, The Lighthouse # : Soloists, Chorus, Royal Academy Sinfonia, Iain Ledingham * and Lionel Friend #(conductors), Sir Jack Lyons Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 16.5.2013 (MB)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags London, Mark Berry

ENO’s Chilling Wozzeck Provokes Righteous Anger

20/05/201318/05/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Berg, Wozzeck: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the English National Opera / Edward Gardner (conductor), The Coliseum, London, 11.5.2013 (MB)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags London, Mark Berry

A Shostakovich Novelty and an Unsettling Symphony

20/05/201318/05/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shostakovich: Soloists, Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.5.2013. (JPr)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Jim Pritchard, London

López Banzo Gets a Grip on Agrippina

20/05/201317/05/2013 by Stan

SpainSpain Handel: Agrippina, Al Ayre Español, Eduardo López Banzo (conductor), Madrid National Auditorium, 12.5.2013 (JMI)

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