United Kingdom Leafcutter John, Max Baillie, Random Works: Wayne McGregor and Random Dance Company, Kings Place, London, 21.9.2013 (JO’D)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Dolores Claiborne an Earnest Failure
United States Tobias Picker, Dolores Claiborne: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 18.9.2013 (HS)
Royal Opera Returns to the Screen with Turandot
United Kingdom Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra / Henrik Nánási (conductor) in Andrei Serban’s 1984 production with designs by Sally Jacobs. Broadcast to The May Fair Hotel, Mayfair, London. 18.9.2013. (JPr)
Oviedo Opera Season Opens with Disappointing Das Rheingold
Wagner: Das Rheingold, Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, Guillermo García Calvo (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 15.09.2013 (JMI)
Exuberance and Commitment in Bampton Opera’s La finta semplice
United Kingdom Mozart, La finta semplice: Soloists, CHROMA / Andrew Griffiths (conductor), Jeremy, Gray (director), St John’s, Smith Square, London, 17.9.2013 (MB)
Warmed Up Again: Mefistofele in San Francisco
United States A. Boito, Mefistofele: Soloists, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Nicola Luisotti (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 11.9.2013 (RRR)
Combination of Real and Fantastic in Doomed Relationship
United Kingdom Various Composers: Justitia, Jasmin Vardimon Company, Sadler’s Wells (Peacock Theatre), London 17.09.2013 (JO’D)
WNO’s Maria Stuarda Fails to Communicate Spirit of Tudor England
United Kingdom Donizetti, Maria Stuarda (Production Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Operas, Graeme Jenkins (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 13.9.2013 (GPu)