G. Puccini, La Bohème: Soloists, Orquesta Teatro Calderón, Coro Amigos Teatro Calderón/Intermezzo. Conductor: Pietro Rizzo. Teatro Calderón de Valladolid. 9.5.2011 (JMI)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Rare Donizetti: Maria Padilla Performed in Boston
Donizetti, Maria Padilla: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of Opera Boston, Gil Rose (conductor), Boston, Massachusetts, 6.5.2011 (LS)
Frankfurt’s lacklustre Clemenza di Tito
Mozart, La Clemenza di Tito: Soloists, Frankfurter Opern und Museumsorchester, Chor der Oper Frankfurt. Conductor: Julia Jones. Oper Frankfurt 7. 5.2011 (JMI)
Pizzetti’s Murder in the Cathedral in Frankfurt
Pizzetti, Assassinio nella Cattedrale: Soloists, Frankfurter und Museumsorchester, Chor und Kinderchor der Oper Frankfurt. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Oper Frankfurt. 5. 5.2011 (JMI)
Wagner’s First Opera, Die Feen: Music, Suprisingly Good, Libretto, Not Suprisingly, Poor
R. Wagner’s Die Feen Soloists, Frankfurter Opern und Museumsorchester, Frankfurt Opera Chorus. Conductor: Sebastian Weigle. Alte Oper Frankfurt. 06.05.2011 (JMI)
Fine Production of Werther at Covent Garden
Massenet, Werther: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Antonio Pappano (conductor), ROH, London, 5.5.2011 (CC)
Berlioz Was Never Given a Chance: La Damnation de Faust by the ENO
Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust: Soloists, Chorus, Additional Chorus, and Orchestra of the English National Opera (chorus master: Martin Merry), Edward Gardner (conductor). Coliseum, London, 6.5.2011 (MB)
Live From New York: Il Trovatore‘s HD Transmission at the Barbican.
Met Opera Live: Verdi, Il trovatore. Metropolitan Opera’s HD transmission live to the Barbican Cinema, London. 30.4.11 (JPr)