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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Valencia’s Fidelio Five Years Later: More Mature, More Memorable

03/07/201111/06/2011 by Stan

L. van Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana. Zubin Mehta (conductor). Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts, Valencia. 05.06.2011 (JMI)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags JM Irurzun, Valencia

Simon Boccanegra at English National Opera

03/07/201110/06/2011 by Stan

Verdi, Simon Boccanegra : (Sung in English) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera/Edward Gardner. London Coliseum, 8.6.2011 (CC)

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

Opera Holland Park’s Light As A Feather Don Pasquale

03/07/201109/06/2011 by Stan

Donizetti, Don Pasquale : Soloists, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Bonynge (conductor) 7.6.2011 (GDn)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Gavin Dixon, London

A Superb Festival Tosca in Valencia

03/07/201107/06/2011 by Stan

G.Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Escolanía de la Mare de Déu dels Desemparats. Zubin Mehta (conductor). Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts, Valencia.  4. 6.2011 (JMI)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags JM Irurzun, Valencia

Welsh National Opera’s Turandot – A Second Opinion

03/07/201104/06/2011 by Stan

Puccini, Turandot: (Revival) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre, 3.6.2011 (GPu)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Cardiff, Glyn Pursglove

Madrid’s Winning Revival of Le Nozze di Figaro

03/07/201103/06/2011 by Stan

Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Coro Intermezzo. Conductor: Víctor Pablo Pérez. Teatro Real de Madrid. 30.5.2011 (JMI)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags JM Irurzun, Madrid

La Coruña Mozart Festival’s Budget Rediscovered Opera

03/07/201101/06/2011 by Stan

La Coruña Mozart Festival – D. Terradellas, Sesostri, Re d’Egitto: Soloists, Orquesta Real Compañía de Ópera de Cámara de Barcelona. Conductor: Juan Bautista Otero. Teatro Colón de La Coruña 29. 5.2011 (JMI)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags JM Irurzun, La Coruna

Verdi’s La Battaglia di Legnano in Rome

03/07/201131/05/2011 by Stan

Verdi, La Battaglia di Legnano: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome, 29.5.2011 (JB)

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Jack Buckley, Rome
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