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Royal Opera’s Un Ballo More to the Audience’s Taste than the Critics’

25/01/201516/01/2015 by Stan

Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera:: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 13.01.2015 (RP) Cast: Riccardo: Joseph Calleja Amelia: Liudmyla Monastyrska Renato: Dmitri Hvorostovsky Ulrica: Marianne Cornetti Oscar: Lauren Fagan Samuel: Anatoli Sivko Tom: Jihoon Kim Silvano: Samuel Dale Johnson Minister of Justice: … Read more

Admirable Singing but Incoherent Staging in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo

25/01/201515/01/2015 by Stan

United Kingdom Monteverdi, L’Orfeo: Soloists, Vocal Ensemble from Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Dancers from East London Dance, Orchestra of Early Opera Company, Christopher Moulds (conductor). Roundhouse, London, 13.1.2015 (MB)

King Arthur, Without Farcical Aquatic Ceremonies

10/01/201518/12/2014 by Seb Smallshaw

Austria Austria Purcell: King Arthur. Soloists, Robert King (conductor), ensemble and choir of The King’s Consort. Theater an der Wien, Vienna. 29.11.2014 (SS)

A Triumphant Anna Bolena with Consummate Style

01/01/201516/12/2014 by Stan

United States Donizetti, Anna Bolena: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Patrick Summers (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 6.12.2014 (JLZ)

Lyric Opera Presents "Anna Bolena" © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2014 — Lyric Opera Presents “Anna Bolena”
© Todd Rosenberg Photography 2014

Fioroni Focuses on Political Implications and Sadistic Undercurrents in Turandot

01/01/201515/12/2014 by Mark Berry

Germany Germany Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: William Spaulding) and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin / Ivan Repušič (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 12.12.2014 (MB)

Photo (c) Bettina Stöß, From production at the 2008 premiere.

Despite Fine Singing Christof Loy’s Tristan Seems Misconceived

15/12/201407/12/2014 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus master: Renato Balsadonna), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 5.12.2014 (MB)

141202_0009 tristan adj PRODUCTION IMAGE (C) ROH. PHOTOGRAPHER CLIVE BARDA-500 — Tristan und Isolde(C) ROH. PHOTOGRAPHER CLIVE BARDA

Salonen’s Pelléas et Mélisande an Extraordinary Performance and Musical Triumph

10/12/201430/11/2014 by Stan

United Kingdom Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.2014 (MB)

A Brave Attempt to Put On Oberon by New Sussex Opera

04/12/201426/11/2014 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Weber, Oberon: Soloists, St Paul’s Sinfonia, New Sussex Opera Chorus, Nicholas Jenkins (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 25.11.2014 (MB)

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