Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Axel Kober (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 17.12.2017. (JMI)
Klaus Florian Vogt Is Magnificent in the Deutsche Oper’s Lohengrin
Berlin
Outstanding Cast and Brilliant Conducting for Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète at Deutsche Oper
Germany Meyerbeer, Le Prophète: Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Enrique Mazzola (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 16.12.2017. (JMI)
Thielemann’s Beethoven is Not Overwhelming, but Food for Thought
Germany Beethoven: Luba Orgonášová (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Behle (tenor), Franz-Josef Selig (bass). Berlin Radio Choir (chorus master: Philipp Ahmann), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 14.12.2017. (MB)
Far from Vintage Hänsel und Gretel
Germany Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel: Soloists, Children’s Chorus of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (chorus master: Vincenz Weissenburger), Staatskapelle Berlin / Sebastian Weigle (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 11.12.2017. (MB)
Anna Prohaska Shines as Monteverdi’s Poppea
Germany Monteverdi, L’incoronazione di Poppea: Soloists, Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin / Diego Fasolis (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 10.12.2017. (MB)
Beethoven, Borowski and Barenboims: Invention both in Work and in Performance
Germany Beethoven and Borowski: Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 19.11.2017 (MB)
Dvořák’s Stabat Mater Masterfully Conducted by Jakub Hrůša
Germany Dvořák: Simona Šaturová (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (contralto), Steve Davislim (tenor), Jan Martiník (bass), Berlin Radio Choir (chorus master: Rustam Samedov), Schola of the Berlin Radio Choir (chorus master: Benjamin Goodson), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 17.11.2017. (MB)
Ton Koopman’s Approach to the B minor Mass Seems Devoid of Belief or Meaning
Germany Bach: Yetzabel Arias Fernandez (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (contralto), Tilman Lichdi (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass), RIAS Chamber Choir (chorus master: Justin Doyle), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Ton Koopman (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 27.10.2017. (MB)