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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Saffron Opera Group celebrate their tenth anniversary with Don Giovanni which worked its magic

23/02/2023 by AUTHOR

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Don Giovanni (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Saffron Opera Group / Michael Thorne (conductor). Saffron Hall, 19.2.2023. (KB)

Alexandra Lowe (Donna Elvira) © Saffron Opera Group

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Categories Opera & Ballet, UK Opera Tags Katie Barnes, Saffron Walden Leave a comment

Ballet Icons Gala 2023 was an indubitably glittering event on stage and off

23/02/2023 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ballet Icons Gala: Dancers, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Maria Seletskaja (conductor). London Coliseum, 19.2.2023 (JO’D)

Aitor Arrieta and Katja Khaniukova in Chopin Romance © Malcolm Levinkind

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Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Opera & Ballet Tags John O'Dwyer, London 1 Comment

A magical Marriage of Figaro in Los Angeles

23/02/202322/02/2023 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 19.2.2023. (JRo)

Lucas Meachem (Count), Ana Maria Martinez (Countess), Craig Colclough (Figaro) and Janai Brugger (Susanna) © Cory Weaver

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet Tags Jane Rosenberg, Los Angeles 1 Comment

Barber proves a highly enjoyable first full production for Ulster Touring Opera

22/02/202322/02/2023 by Robert Beattie

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists of Ulster Touring Opera / Gary Matthewman (musical director / piano), Gillian McCutcheon (clarinet). The MAC Theatre Belfast, 15.2.2023. (RB)

Ulster Touring Opera’s The Barber of Seville

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The new production of Macbeth at Barcelona’s Liceu is really little more than a concert version

22/02/2023 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, Macbeth: Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 19 and 20.2.2023. (JMI)

Ekaterina Semenchuk and Željko Lučić © D. Ruano

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ENO’s The Rhinegold is not to be missed despite questions about Richard Jones’s concept

25/02/202421/02/2023 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, The Rhinegold: Soloists, Orchestra of English National Opera / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). London Coliseum, 18.2.2023. (CC)

Eleanor Dennis (Woglinde), Katie Stevenson (Flosshilde) and Idunnu Münch (Wellgunde) © Marc Brenner

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Categories Opera & Ballet, UK Opera Tags Colin Clarke, London Leave a comment

Edward Lambert’s The Burning Question proves a real company affair from The Music Troupe

05/06/202320/02/2023 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edward Lambert, The Burning Question: The Music Troupe, Elspeth Wilkes and Stephen Westrop (piano duet). King’s Head Theatre, London, 18.2.2023. (MB)

The Music Troupe’s The Burning Question © Tom Trevatt

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Achille in Sciro is a triumph in Madrid, 279 years after its first performance there 

05/06/202320/02/2023 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Francesco Corselli, Achille in Sciro: Teatro Real Chorus, Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla / Ivor Bolton (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 17.2.2023. (JMI)

Teatro Real’s Achille in Sciro © J. del Real

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