Sweden Verdi, Attila : Soloists, GöteborgsOperan’s Chorus and Orchestra, Giancarlo Andretta (conductor), GöteborgsOperan main stage, Gothenburg, Sweden, 21.8.2011 (NS)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Bayreuth Festival 2011 (1) – A Tannhäuser better than many people think
Germany Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 19.8.2011. (JPr)
An abstract Pelléas et Mélisande in Buenos Aires
Argentina Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor: Emmanuell Villaume, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 17.8.2011. (JSJ)
Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) (3) – Adelaide di Borgogna and Il Viaggio a Reims or ‘ROF Funeral Services’
Italy Rossini, Adelaide di Borgogna: Rossini Opera Festival (ROF), Teatro Rossini, Pesaro, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna: Conductor – Dmitri Jurowski; Sets, Costumes, Projections and Stage Director: Pier Alli 17.8.2011 (JB)
Rossini Opera Festival ROF (2) – La Scala di Seta and the Rossini Entertainment Business
Italy Rossini, La Scala di Seta: Rossini Opera Festival (ROF), Pesaro, Orchestra Sinfonica G Rossigni, Conductor – José Miguel Pérez-Sierra; Director, Damiano Michieletto; Sets and Costumes – Paolo Fantin; Lighting – Alessandro Carletti. 15.8.2011 (JB)
Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) (1) – Where Was Moses When the Lights Went Out?
Italy Rossini, Mosè in Egitto: Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale Bologna; Conductor, Roberto Abbado; Director, Graham Vick; Sets and Costumes Stuart Mann; Lighting Giuseppe di Iorio; Chorus Master, Lorenzo Fratini, : Rossini Opera Festival (ROF), Adriatic Arena, Pesaro, 14.8.2011 (JB)
Buxton Gilbert and Sullivan Festival 2011 (5) – A brilliant production of Utopia Ltd
United Kingdom Sullivan, Utopia Ltd: Soloists and chorus of the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, Opera House, Buxton. 19.8.2011 (RJW)
Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (4) – Luxurious beauty and languid atmosphere in Massanet’s Thaïs
United Kingdom Massenet, Thaïs: Soloists, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Usher Hall, 18.8.2011 (SRT)
