United Kingdom Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: (Laurent Pelly’s production revived by Daniel Dooner): Soloists, orchestra and chorus of The Royal Opera / Bruno Campanella (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 13.11.2012. (JPr)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Mozart Triumphs Over Chairs in Alternative Don Giovanni
United States Mozart, Don Giovanni: Portland Opera, soloists, George Manahan (conductor and harpsichord), Christopher Alden (director), Paul Steinberg (set), Terese Wadden (costumes), Aaron J. Black (lighting), Clinton Smith (chorus master), Keller Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, 10.11.2011 (BJ)
Wexford Festival Opera (1) A Tale of Distraction and Destruction: Cilèa’s L’Arlesiana
Ireland Francesco Cilea, L’Arlesiana: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / David Angus (conductor). Wexford Opera House, 2.11.2012 (ASB)
Idiosyncratic Productions Dull Manchester’s Appetite for Opera North
United Kingdom Gounod, Mozart, Janáček: Opera North On Tour: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North. Various conductors as shown.The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 6 – 10.11.2012 (RJF)
Runnicles’ Magnificent Tristan: Part Two
United Kingdom Berlioz and Wagner: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 11.11.2012 (SRT)
Musical Rewards Trump Time-Shifted “Lohengrin”
United States Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 3.11.2012 (HS)
Pepita Jiménez Premieres With Age Restriction at Teatro Argentino
Argentina Albéniz, Pepita Jiménez: Soloists, Orchestra, Chorus and Children’s Chorus of Teatro Argentino. Conductor: Manuel Coves, Teatro Argentino, La Plata. 28.10.2012. (JSJ)
ENO’s Pilgrim progresses via Death Row
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, The Pilgrim’s Progress: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). London Coliseum, 5.11.2012. (JQ)