United Kingdom Christ lag in Todesbanden, Der Kaiser von Atlantis: Soloists, Aurora Orchestra / Peter Selwyn (conductor). Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 5.10.2012 (MB)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Gorgeous Singing, Bewildering Staging for Bellini in San Francisco
United States Bellini, I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and the Montagues): Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 3.10.2012 (HS)
A Gritty Don Giovanni for the 21st Century
United Kingdom Mozart, Don Giovanni (sung in English): Soloists and Chamber Orchestra of Mid Wales Opera / Nicholas Cleobury (conductor), Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, 2.10.2012. (RJ)
Washington’s Don Giovanni: Eros to the End
United States W.A. Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Washington National Opera Orchestra, Philippe Auguin (conductor), Washington National Opera, Kennedy Center, Washington, 1.10.2012 (RRR)
Fairy Tale Cenerentola at Teatro Colón
Argentina Rossini, La Cenerentola: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor: Reinaldo Censabella, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 28.9.2012. (JSJ)
Choreographed Giulio Cesare from ENO
United Kingdom Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Soloists, Orchestra of the English National Opera, Christian Curnyn (conductor). The Coliseum, London, 1.10.2012 (MB)
Opposites Attract in Birmingham Royal Ballet Triple Bill
United Kingdom Opposites Attract: A triple bill of dance comprising Take Five (music/The Dave Brubeck Quartet; choreography/David Bintley) Lyric Pieces (music/Edvard Grieg; choreography/Jessica Lang) and Grosse Fuge (music/Beethoven; choreography/Hans Van Manen): Artists of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, the Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Koen Kessels (conductor), Birmingham Hippodrome, 26.9.2012. (GR)
Jenufa in Zurich: an Auspicious Start to a New Era
Switzerland Janacek: Jenufa: Soloists, Philharmonia Zurich and Chorus of Zurich Opera (chorus master Ernst Raffelsberger), Fabio Luisi (conductor), Zurich Opera, 30.9.12 (JR)