Germany Rachmaninov, Elgar and Strauss: Lahav Shani (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 15.10.2019. (MB)
Astonishing Elgar from Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin
Mark Berry
A fine, unsettling production of Katya Kabanova in Berlin
United Kingdom Janáček, Katya Kabanova: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus director: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin / Thomas Guggeis (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 12.10.2019. (MB)
Katja Kabanova: (credit: Bernd Uhlig)
A strong company evening as Turandot is revived at Deutsche Oper, Berlin
Germany Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Children’s Chorus (chorus master: Christian Lindhorst), Chorus (chorus master: Jeremy Bines), and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Claude Schnitzler (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 10.10.2019. (MB)
Much to ponder in the new production of Tristan und Isolde in Leipzig
Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Leipzig Opera Chorus (chorus director: Thomas Eitler-de Lint), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Ulf Schirmer (conductor). Leipzig Opera House, Leipzig, 5.10.2019. (MB)
Intelligent and largely convincing performances of Mozart and Haydn in Berlin
Germany Mozart and Haydn: Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Ádám Fischer (conductor, piano). Philharmonie, Berlin, 4.10.2019. (MB)
Nicolai’s best-known opera finely sung and played in Berlin
Germany Nicolai, Die lustige Weiben von Windsor: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus master: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 3.10.2019. (MB)
Lovely evening as Katharina Kammerloher celebrates 25 years with the Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Germany Wolf, Schoenberg, Brahms, Mahler, Wolf, Reutter and Falla: Katharina Kammerloher (mezzo-soprano), Roman Trekel (baritone), Klaus Sallmann, (piano), Ensemble Monbijou: Dana Sturm (piano), Tobias Sturm (violin), Boris Bardenhagen (viola), Hannah Eichberg (cello), Kaspar Loyal (double bass). Apollo Saal, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 2.10.2019 (MB)
Christian Gerhaher offers a special experience in his Mahler recital
Germany Mahler: Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano), Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 23.9.2019. (MB)
