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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Scottish Opera’s Shoestring Rodelinda Attracts Praise

05/11/201303/11/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel: Rodelinda: Scottish Opera on Tour / Susannah Wapshott (conductor), Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, 03.11.2013 (SRT)

 

Andrew McTaggart, Sioned Gwen Davies as Garibaldo,Eduige,Scottish Opera  Rodelinda Credi KK Dundas
Andrew McTaggart, Sioned Gwen Davies,Scottish Opera Rodelinda Credit KK Dundas

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Musselburgh, Simon Thompson Leave a comment

Bebe Dom : A World Premiere

27/01/201603/11/2013 by Stan

ArgentinaArgentina Mario Perusso, Bebe Dom or La Ciudad Planeta: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor: Mario Perusso, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 29.10.2013. (JSJ)

From l. A scene from Bebe Dom. (Photo Prensa Teatro Colón/Máximo Parpagnoli)
From l. A scene from Bebe Dom. (Photo Prensa Teatro Colón/Máximo Parpagnoli)

 

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Jonathan Spencer Jones Leave a comment

In Search of Turandot

11/07/201702/11/2013 by Stan

ItalyItaly  Puccini, Turandot.  Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome. Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani.  Conductor, Pinchas Steinberg.  31.10.2013 (JB)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Jack Buckley, Rome Leave a comment

A Trio of Contrasts from National Dance Company Wales

05/11/201302/11/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bowden, Virtual Descent; Stravinsky, Noces; Ross, Water Stories: National Dance Company Wales, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 31.10.2013. (JO’D)

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Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags John O'Dwyer, London Leave a comment

Donizetti Comic Opera Sparkles with Life

05/11/201302/11/2013 by Stan

Donizetti, L’Elisir d’Amore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Glyndebourne Touring Opera / Pablo González (Conductor), New Victoria Theatre, Woking 30.10.13 (RB)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Robert Beattie, Woking Leave a comment

A Triumphant Wozzeck Performance at Covent Garden

05/11/201302/11/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Berg, Wozzeck: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus master: Renato Balsadonna), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 31.10.2013 (MB)

 

Wozzeck ROH Photo (c) Ashmore
Wozzeck ROH Photo (c) Ashmore

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags London, Mark Berry Leave a comment

Imperfect But Effective New “Butterfly”

05/11/201302/11/2013 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Marco Armiliato (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 26.10.2013 (JLZ)

 

Madama  Butterfly Phot (c) Dan_Rest
Madama Butterfly
Photo(c) Dan_Rest

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Chicago, James L. Zychowicz Leave a comment

A Hänsel und Gretel for Adults, not Children

09/11/202231/10/2013 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel: Glyndebourne Touring Opera / Ilyich Rivas (conductor). New Victoria Theatre, Woking, Surrey, 29.10.2013. (JPr)  

Hänsel und Gretel closing scene (1)
Glyndebourne Touring Opera’s Hänsel und Gretel (closing scene)

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