Vivaldi, La verità in cimento: Soloists, The Garsington Opera Orchestra, Laurence Cummings (conductor) The Wormsley Estate 23.6.2011 (BK)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
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)
Cunningly Good: Janáček, “The Cunning Little Vixen” Performed in New York
Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen: The New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert (Conductor), Doug Fitch (Director), Karole Armitage (Choreographer), New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt (Director), Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus, Anthony Piccolo (Director), Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, 22.6.2011 (SSM)
Aged Madame Butterfly Still Delights the Eye:Latvian Production of Puccini Classic
Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at Latvian National Opera, Riga, 10.6.2011 (GF)
The Fairy Queen Hits the Big Apple: Purcell’s Opera Performed in New York
The Fairy Queen: Big Apple Baroque and Dušan Týnek Dance and Theatre, The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, New York, 14.6.2011 (SSM)