United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 21.3.2012 (BK)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Vancouver’s Barber Survives Transplantation
Canada Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Vancouver Opera, soloists, Robert Tweten (conductor), Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia. 17.3.2012 (BJ)
Kharkhiv Opera’s Madama Butterfly Rings True
United Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Ukrainian National Opera of Kharkiv / Gheorghe Stanciu (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 19.3.2012
Unintentional Humor in Händel’s “Rinaldo” at Chicago Lyric
United States Händel, Rinaldo: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Harry Bicket (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 16.3.2012 (JLZ)
Compelling Das Rheingold Launches Teatro Argentino’s First Ring Cycle
Argentina Wagner: Das Rheingold: Soloists and Orchestra of Teatro Argentino. Conductor: Alejo Pérez, Teatro Argentino, La Plata. 17.3.2012. (JSJ)
A Foursome of Mimís in Barcelona
Spain Giacomo Puccini: La bohème: Soloists, Orquestra and Chorus Gran Teatre del Liceu, Victor Pablo Pérez (conductor), Barcelona’s Liceu, 12, 13, 15, 16.3.2012. (JMI)
Death Haunts Scottish Opera’s The Rake’s Progress
United Kingdom Stravinsky, The Rake’s Progress: Soloists and Orchestra of Scottish Opera, Sian Edwards (conductor), Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 17.3.2012 (SRT)
Revivals and Shared Productions Promise Exciting Future for WNO
United Kingdom Verdi, Berlioz, Mozart: Welsh National Opera, Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 13-15.3.2012 (RJF)