Wagner, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung: Soloists, chorus and orchestra, San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 24.6.2011 and 26.6.2011 (HS)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Latvian Kristine Opolais triumphs as Madama Butterfly at Covent Garden
Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Andris Nelsons. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 25.7.2011 (JPr)
Orff and Rossini in Birmingham Royal Ballet Double Bill
Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and Rossini’s Allegri diversi: Ballet Double Bill to choreography of David Bintley performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet, featuring Principal Dancers – Victoria Marr, Ambra Vallo, Nao Sakuma, Jamie Bond, Iain Mackay and Alexander Campbell, together with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Paul Murphy (Conductor) plus singers and soloists from Ex Cathedra under Jeffrey Skidmore (Artistic Director) Birmingham Hippodrome, 22. 6. 2011. (GR)
Frozen Music: Vivaldi from Garsington Opera at Wormsley
Vivaldi, La verità in cimento: Soloists, The Garsington Opera Orchestra, Laurence Cummings (conductor) The Wormsley Estate 23.6.2011 (BK)
Nico Muhly’s ‘Two Boys’ at English National Opera
Nico Muhly, Two Boys (world premiere): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera, Rumon Gamba (conductor). The Coliseum, London, 24.6.2011 (MB)
Wagner, Das Rheingold, Die Walküre: San Franciso Opera
Wagner, Das Rheingold, Die Walküre: Soloists and orchestra, San Francisco Opera, Donald Runnicles (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 21.6.2011 and 22.6.2011 (HS)
Kožená’s First Gypsy Girl: Carmen from Valladolid
G. Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, Escolanía de Segovia. Conductor: Lionel Bringuier. Auditorio Miguel Delibes de Valladolid. 23.06.2011 (JMI)
Valencia’s Fidelio: Value Added With Jonas Kaufmann
L. van Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana. Conductor: Zubin Mehta. Palau de Les Arts de Valencia. 22.06.2011 (JMI)