Germany Mozart, Così fan tutte: Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper / Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 14.10.2016. (JMI)
A Nicely Sung Così fan tutte but an Unsatisfactory Staging
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A Somewhat Uneven but Generally Pleasing Orfeo ed Euridice in Berlin
Germany Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Staatskapelle Berlin and Staatsopernchor/Alessandro de Marchi (conductor), Schiller Theatre, Berlin, 13.10.2016. (JMI)
Staatsoper’s Well Judged Tosca Makes a Strong Impression
Germany Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Staatsopernchor, Kinderchor der Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Staatskapelle Berlin/Domingo Hindoyan (conductor), Staatsoper im Schiller Theater Berlin, 18.9.2016. (MC)
Photo: Hermann and Clärchen Baus
Daniel Barenboim’s Memorable Elgar Closes Musikfest Berlin 2016
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2016 [9] – Elgar: Andrew Staples (tenor), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Staatsopernchor, RIAS Kammerchor, Konzertchor und Jugendchor der Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Staatskapelle Berlin/Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 19.9.2016. (JQ)
John Adams Conducts German Premiere of his Dramatic Scheherazade.2
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2016 [8] – John Adams: Leila Josefowicz (violin), Berliner Philharmoniker/John Adams (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 15.9.2016. (MC)
Lacklustre, Ponderous Carmen in Berlin Fails to Inspire
Germany Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Children’s Choir of Deutschen Oper Berlin, Chorus and Orchestra of Deutsche Oper Berlin/Ido Arad (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 17.9.2016. (MC)
Deutsche Oper Perform A Masked Ball with Relish
Germany Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Deutsche Oper Berlin/Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 16.9.2016. (MC)
Petrenko Proves to be Ideally Suited to Take Charge of the Berlin Philharmonic
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2016 [7] – Ligeti, Bartók, Richard Strauss: Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Bayerisches Staastsorchester/Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 14.9.2016. (MC)
