United Kingdom Holst, Bach, Strauss J, Strauss R, Beethoven, The Planets – An HD Odyssey: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Ziegler (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 19.6.2016 (SRT)
This Week’s Review
An Outstanding Cast Triumphs in Berlin’s Tristan und Isolde
Germany Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra and Chorus, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 18.6.2016 (JMI)
Søndergård’s Mahler I Brings BBC NOW’s Season to a Resounding Conclusion
United Kingdom Mahler, Szymanowski, Lunn: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Nadine Koutcher (soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales cond. Thomas Søndergård. St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 17.6.2016 (PCG)
A Heartfelt World of Street Dance Embodied in Compagnie Käfig
United States Various composers, Compagnie Käfig: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 17.6.16. (JRo)
A Baffling and Disappointing ‘Update’ of Mozart’s Seraglio
Germany Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Deutsche Oper Orchestra and Chorus, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 17.6.2016. (JMI)
A Sublime, Edgy Die Fledermaus
United States Strauss, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Cincinnati Opera at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, Cincinnati, OH. 16.6.2016 (RDA)
Winning Barber and Shostakovich Usher Out a Record-Setting Season
Canada Morlock, Barber, Shostakovich: Chad Hoopes (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 11.6.2016.(GN)
Christian Gerhaher offers Die schöne Müllerin in Song and Verse
Switzerland Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano), Opernhaus Zurich, Zurich, 15.6.2016. (RP)
