United Kingdom Meyerbeer, Robert le Diable: Soloist, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Daniel Oren (conductor). 18.12.2012
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Enterprising Theater an der Wien Stages Hindemith Opera
Austria Hindemith, Mathis der Maler: Soloists, Slovak Philharmonic Choir (chorus mistress: Blanka Juhaňaková), Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Bertrand de Billy (conductor). Theater an der Wien, Vienna, 16.12.2012 (MB)
Theatrical Tosca : Naglestad and Giordano impress
Switzerland Puccini, Tosca: Soloists,Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor:Marco Amiliato, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 18.12.2012. (JR)
A Teatro Real Macbeth That Nobody Understands
Spain G. Verdi, Macbeth: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Teodor Currentzis (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real, 5.12.2012 (JMI)
A Memorably Symphonic La Bohème In Valencia
Spain Puccini, La Bohème: Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana, Choir Generalitat Valenciana, Riccardo Chailly (conductor). Valencia’s Palau de Les Arts 2.12.2012. (JMI)
Bryn Terfel on Top Form in Wagner’s Flying Dutchman
United Kingdom Wagner, The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Zurich Opera House / Alain Altinoglu (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 15.12.2012. (JPr)
Some First Rate Singing in Seville’s Siegfried
Spain Wagner: Siegfried, Seville Symphony Orchestra, Pedro Halffter (conductor). Sevilla Teatro de la Maestranza, 12.12.2012 (JMI)
Prequel to Così Fan Tutte: So, Do They All?
United States Jonathan Dawe, Così Faran Tutti, Orchestra of the Second Instrumental Unit, Ryan McAdams (conductor), Company XIV, Austin McCormick (Choreography), The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University, New York, 13.12.2012 (SSM)