United Kingdom Delibes, Coppelia: Vienna Festival Ballet, The Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 27.9.2012 (RJ)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Delius’s Village Romeo and Juliet Gets a Rare London Outing
United Kingdom Delius, A Village Romeo and Juliet: Soloists, The London Chorus, The New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 25.9.2012. (JPr)
New Estonian Ballet Capturing and Beautiful
Estonia Tauno Aints: Modigliani – the Cursed Artist: Estonian National Opera Orchestra and Estonian National Ballet. Risto Joost (conductor). Estonian National Opera, Tallinn, 21.9.2012
Faust Butchered by Bertman – but Survives
Estonia Gounod Faust. Soloists, Estonian National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Vello Pähn (conductor). Estonian National Opera, Tallinn. 20.9. 2012 (Premiere)
Don Carlo in Vienna
Austria G. Verdi, Don Carlo: Soloists, Vienna State Orchestra & Chorus, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Wiener Staatsoper, 10.9.2012 (JMI)
Arabella Trifecta from Vienna
Austria R. Strauss, Arabella: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Vienna State Opera, 11.9.2012 (JMI)
Einstein on the Beach: Fresh and Clean After 20 Years
United States Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach, BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn, New York (19.9.2012) with additional performances (20-23.9.2012) (SSM)
A Mixed-Bag Massenet Werther from Oviedo
Spain J. Massenet: Werther, Principado de Asturias Orchestra, Yves Abel (conductor), Oviedo’s Teatro Campoamor, 17.9.2012 (JMI)