France Verdi, La forza del destino: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of L’Opéra National de Paris / Nicola Luisotti (conductor)/ Opéra Bastille, Paris, 25.6.2019. (RP)
Nicola Luisotti Conducts Riveting La forza del destino in Paris
This Week’s Review
Blomstedt’s Beautiful Brahms at Tonhalle Zurich
Switzerland Brahms: Janine Jansen (violin), Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich 27.6.2019. (JR)
Marvellous Chamber Performances from Vadim Repin and Friends
Austria Brahms and Dvořák: Vadim Repin, Nikita Boriso-Glebsy (violins), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Alexandre Kiniazev (cello), Denis Kozhukhin (piano). Mozart-Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, 23.6.2019. (MB)
Uneven Zurich Opera Nabucco Disappoints on a Number of Scores
Switzerland Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Fabio Luisi (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich. 23.6.2019. (JR)
In San Francisco, Dvořák’s Magnificently Dark Fairy Tale
United States Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 22.6.2019. (HS)
(c) Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera)
A Memorable Boris Godunov at Covent Garden
United Kingdom Mussorgsky – Boris Godunov: Soloists, Trinity Boys’ Choir, Royal Opera Chorus and Extra Chorus (chorus master: William Spaulding), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Marc Albrecht (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 19.6.2019. (MB)
The Philharmonia Adds Another Dimension to Fritz Lang’s Metropolis
United Kingdom Huppertz, arr. Strobel: Philharmonia Orchestra / Frank Strobel (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.6.2019. (MB)
Cincinnati Opera Opens 99th Season with Charming Figaro
United States Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Marc Piollet (conductor), Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio. 14.6.2019. (RDA)
