Puccini, Turandot: (Revival Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre, 28.5.2011 (LRK)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Revival of Phyllida Lloyd’s Macbeth thrills audiences at Royal Opera House
United Kingdom Verdi Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Antonio Pappano 24.5.2011. (CC)
Best Ever Magic Flute in Budapest
W.A. Mozart, The Magic Flute: Vígszínház (Comedy Theater), Budapest 14.5.11 (BM)
Fascinating Poulenc and refreshing Stravinsky in Royal Ballet’s triple bill.
Stravinsky and Poulenc: Thomas Trotter (organ), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Ballet, Barry Wordsworth (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 28.5.2011 (MB)
A “western” Butterfly in La Plata: Madama Butterfly in Argentina
Argentina Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Argentino. Conductor: Tulio Gagliardo, Teatro Argentino, La Plata. 15.5.2011. (JSJ)
Diana Damrau Superstar: Triumphant Lucia di Lammermoor in Bilbao
G. Donizetti: Lucia di LammermoorSoloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, Coro de Ópera de Bilbao. Conductor: Carlo Montanaro. Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao. 20.05.2011 (JMI)
Handel’s Belshazzar in Toulouse
Handel, Belshazzar: Soloists, Berlin’s Akademie für Alte Musik, RIAS Kammerchor. Conductor: René Jacobs. Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse. 22.5.2011 (JMI)
Flute Magic: Seattle Opera’s Die Zauberflöte in Double Time
Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Seattle Opera, soloists, Gary Thor Wedow (conductor), Chris Alexander (director), Rosa Mercedes (choreographer), Robert Dahlstrom with Robert Schaub (set design), Zandra Rhodes (costumes), Duane Schuler (lighting designer), Beth Kirchhoff (chorus director), Philip A. Kelsey and David McDade (musical preparation), McCaw Hall, Seattle, 7-8.5.2011 (BJ)