Spain Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Gianluca Capuano (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 5.3.2024. (JMI)
Robert Carsen’s excellent production of Orfeo ed Euridice reaches Valencia
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
An impressive production of Weinberg’s The Passenger at Madrid’s Teatro Real
Spain M. Weinberg, The Passenger (Die Passagierin): Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytè-Tyla (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 4.3.2024. (JMI)
Beatrice di Tenda re-enters the repertoire with an incisive production at Paris’s Opéra Bastille
France Bellini, Beatrice di Tenda: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opéra national de Paris / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 28.2.2024. (KS)
ETO’s insightful, entertaining and high-quality Rake is not to be missed
United Kingdom Stravinsky, The Rake’s Progress: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Jack Sheen (conductor). Hackney Empire, London, 2.3.2024. (AK)
Two rarely performed works at LA Opera: Highway 1, USA and The Dwarf
United States William Grant Still, Highway 1, USA & Alexander Zemlinsky, The Dwarf: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 3.3.2024. (JRo)
A valuable opportunity to see and hear Handel’s Hercules at Berlin’s Komische Oper
Germany Handel, Hercules: Soloists, Choral soloists (director: David Cavelius) and Orchestra of the Komische Oper / David Bates (conductor). Komische Oper, Berlin, 3.3.2024. (MB)
Seattle Opera’s X reflects on Malcolm X’s legacy, past and present
United States Anthony Davis, X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X: Soloists, Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony / Kazem Abdullah (conductor). McCaw Hall, Seattle, 25.2.2024. (ZC)
Courage, Love and Laughter: Simon McBurney’s ENO Magic Flute enchants and enlightens
United Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Actors, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Erina Yashima (conductor). London Coliseum, 28.2.2024. (CSa)
