Hungary Vajda, Mario and the Musician; Bartók, Bluebeard’s Castle: Hungarian State Opera, Gregory Vajda (conductor), Erkel Theatre, Budapest, 14.11.2013
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Inspired Choral Singing in Glass’s Indian Opera
United Kingdom Glass, Satyagraha (sung in Saskrit): Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of English National Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor), London Coliseum, 20.11.2013 (CC)
Rossini with Artifice Provokes Smiles, Laughs
United States Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera, Giuseppe Finzi (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 14.11.2013 and 19.11.2013 (HS)
The Turn of the Screw
Britten, The Turn of the Screw. Soloists (prime parte) of the Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale of Bologna. Conductor, Jonathan Webb Teatro Comunale, Bologna. 19.11.2013 (JB)
Sir Thomas Directs a Convincing Don Giovanni
United Kingdom Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Chorus of Don Giovanni, Orchestra of Scottish Opera / SperanzaScappucci (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 19.11.2013 (SRT)
The Extraordinary Men of Stuttgart Ballet
United Kingdom, Various Composers, Made in Germany: Stuttgart Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, London, 18.11.2013 (JO’D)
Small Scale is Beautiful in Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Programme
United Kingdom Various Composers, Particle Velocity: Phoenix Dance Theatre, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 19.11.2013 (JO’D)
Provocative and Interesting Rape of Lucretia from Glyndebourne
United Kingdom Britten: The Rape of Lucretia: Glyndebourne Touring Opera / Jack Ridley (conductor), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, 15.11.13 (RB)