R. Strauss, Salome: Soloists, Portland Opera, George Manahan (conductor), Stephen Lawless (director), Benoit Dugardyn (set), Ingeborg Bernerth (costumes), Mark McCullough (lighting), Matthew Ferraro (choreographer/Assistant Director), Keller Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, 9.11.2013 (BJ)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Met’s Die Frau, Without a Shadow of a Doubt, a Great Production
R. Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Vladamir Jurowski (conductor), Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, New York, 12.11.2013 (SSM)
Company Chameleon Uses Dance as Agent for Social Change
United Kingdom Matthias, Prior, Marin: Eden; Pictures We Make, Company Chameleon, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 15.11.2013 (JO’D)
Rare Verdi Trilogy in Hamburg
Germany Verdi: I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata, Philarmoniker Hamburg, Chor Staatsoper Hamburg, Simone Young (conductor), Staatsoper Hamburg, 13.11.2013 (JMI).
Bring in the Nymphs
Germany R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Philarmoniker Hamburg, Axel Kober (conductor), Staatsoper Hamburg, 14.11.2013 (JMI).
Jubliee Opera Presents Stagework Based on Britten’s Late Works
United Kingdom A Time There Was (World Premiere), Lexi Hutton (soprano), Alan Oke (tenor), Alex Ashworth (bass-baritone), Jubilee Opera Soloists and Chorus, Jubliee Opera Orchestra / Stuart Bedford (conductor), Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, 9.11.2013 (RD).
Fruitful Collaboration with Chinese Results in Absorbing Dance Programme
United Kingdom Various Composers, Liang/Maliphant/Wheeldon – An Evening featuring Yuan Yuan Tan and Feng-Yi Sheu: Sadler’s Wells and National Center of Performing Arts, Beijing, Sadler’s Wells, London, 14.11.2013 (JO’D)
Confusing, Uncomfortable Work Attains Catharsis
United Kingdom Elko Blijweert: booty Looting: Wim Wandekeybus’ Ultima Vez, Queen Elizabeth Hall (Southbank Centre), London, 13.11.2013 (JO’D)