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)
The Turn of the Screw
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
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)
Hamburg’s Verdi Trilogy: I Due Foscari, Last is Best
Verdi: I Due Foscari, Philarmoniker Hamburg, Staatsoper Chorus, Simone Young (conductor), Staatsoper Hamburg 16.11.2013 (JMI)
Mixed Bag of a Mastersingers
Switzerland Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conducted by Sebastian Weigle, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 10.11.2013. (JR)
La Battaglia di Legnano: A True Verdi Rarity
Verdi: La Battaglia di Legnano, Philarmoniker Hamburg, Chor Staatsoper Hamburg, Simone Young (conductor), Staatsoper Hamburg 15.11.2013 (JMI).
Hamburg Opera