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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Pertusi Steals the Show in Covent Garden’s La Sonnambula

08/11/201106/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Bellini La sonnambula Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Daniel Oren (conductor), The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2.11.2011. (CC)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Colin Clarke, London

Sparkling Die Fledermaus Closes Juventus Lyrica’s 2011 Season

21/07/202106/11/2011 by Jonathan Spencer Jones

 ArgentinaArgentina  Strauss, Die Fledermaus: Soloists and Chorus of Juventus Lyrica, Orquesta Académica de Buenos Aires, Carlos Calleja (conductor), Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 28.10.2011. (JSJ)

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

Tarik O’Regan, Heart of Darkness: An Emotionally Honest Collaboration

08/11/201103/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tarik O’Regan, Heart of Darkness (world premiere): Soloists, CHROMA, Oliver Gooch (conductor). Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 1.11.2011 (MB)

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

Tannhäuser at L’Opéra Bastille, Much to Admire

08/11/201102/11/2011 by Stan

FranceFrance Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine, Chorus and Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris, Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Opéra Bastille, 29.10.2011 (MB)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Mark Berry, Paris

New Local Work on Fedra Mythology Premieres in Buenos Aires

27/01/201602/11/2011 by Stan

ArgentinaArgentina  Perusso, Fedra: Soloists andOrchestra of Teatro Colón, Mario Perusso (conductor), Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 21.10.2011. (JSJ)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Buenos Aires, Jonathan Spencer Jones

A Stunning Carmen at Seattle Opera

30/12/201102/11/2011 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Bizet, Carmen: Seattle Opera, Soloists, Orchestra, Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor), McCaw Hall, Seattle, 15/28.10.2011 (BJ)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Bernard Jacobson, Seattle

Schønwandt Brings Out Strengths of Berg’s Operatic Masterpiece

01/11/201131/10/2011 by Stan

FranceFrance Berg, Lulu: Soloists, Orchestra of the Opéra National de Paris, Michael Schønwandt (conductor). Opéra Bastille, 28.10.2011 (MB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Mark Berry, Paris

Stenhammar’s Forgotten Opera Tirfing Triumphantly Revived in Malmö

24/11/201831/10/2011 by Goran Forsling

SwedenSweden W. Stenhammar, Tirfing: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Malmö Opera / Arnold Östman (conductor), Malmö Opera main stage, Malmö, 30.10.2011. (NS)

Hervardur (Martina Dike, foreground), Gullväg (Ulrika Mjörndal)
& Vidar (Daniel Hällström) © Malin Arnesson

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet Tags Malmö, Niklas Smith Leave a comment
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