Opera & Ballet – Page 536 – Seen and Heard International

Light, Dark and High Decibels in Shechter’s Sun

13/05/201421/03/2014 by Stan

United Kingdom Shechter, Sun:Hofesh Shechter Company, Sadler’s Wells, London, 20.3.2014 (J.O’D)

Oddly Arranged Programme Celebrates the Male Dancer

13/05/201420/03/2014 by Stan

United Kingdom Granados, Bach, Salvatore, Fauré, Banshikov, Vitali, Côté, Kings of the Dance: Sergei Danilian/Segerstrom Center for the Arts/Ardani Artists ,London Coliseum, 19.3.2014 (JO’D)

Kings of the Dance. Ivan Vasiliev and Marcelo Gomes in KO'd (c)Gene Schiavone-500 — Kings of the Dance. Ivan Vasiliev and Marcelo Gomes in KO’d (c)Gene Schiavone-

The RNCM Do Justice to Gluck in his Tercentenary.

26/03/201419/03/2014 by Stan

United Kingdom Gluck, The Drunkard Cured, Orfeo ed Euridice: Soloists, RNCM Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Roger Hamilton (conductor), Royal Northern College of Music. RNCM Studio, Manchester, 16.3.2014. (RJF)

The Drunkard Cured B - Catrin Woodruff and Adam Temple-Smith Photo (c) Paul Cliff — The Drunkard Cured B – Catrin Woodruff and Adam Temple-Smith Photo (c) Paul Cliff

Elspeth Brooke, The Commission and Francisco Coll, Café Kafka Premier at ROH

24/03/201419/03/2014 by Stan

United Kingdom Elspeth Brooke, The Commission, and Francisco Coll, Café Kafka (London premieres): Soloists, CHROMA / Richard Baker (conductor). Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 17.3.2014 (MB)

The Commission/Cafe Kafka - Aldbergh / ROH, March 2014 Photo (c) Stephen Cummiskey — The Commission/Cafe Kafka – Aldbergh / ROH, March 2014
Photo (c) Stephen Cummiskey

Flying Dutchman Revival Continues to Impress

24/03/201418/03/2014 by Stan

Switzerland Wagner: The Flying Dutchman, Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Constantin Trinks, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 14.3.14 (JR)

Refined Playing Keeps Werther’s Emotions in Check Until Climax

30/12/202018/03/2014 by Stan

United States Massenet, Werther (new production by Sir Richard Eyre and directed for live cinema by Gary Halvorson): soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conducted by Alain Altinoglu. Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 15.3.2014. (JPr)

Jonas Kaufmann and Sophie Koch in the Metropolitan Opera production of Massenet’s “Werther.” Photo: Ken Howard — Jonas Kaufmann and Sophie Koch in the Met’s production of *Werther*
(c) Ken Howard

A Haunting and Magnificent Lucia di Lammermoor at LA Opera

18/03/201417/03/2014 by Stan

United States Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: LA Opera, James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 15.3.14-6.4.14 (JRo)

Lucia di Lamermoor Photo (c) Robert Millard — Lucia di Lammermoor
Photo (c) Robert Millard

Stunning Performance of Die Frau ohne Schatten Compensates for Opaque Plot

20/02/201516/03/2014 by Stan

United Kingdom Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 14.3.2014. (JPr)

DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN by Richard Strauss; Photo credit: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; — DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN by Richard Strauss;
Photo credit: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL;

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