Germany Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Giuliano Carella (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 14.5.2016. (MC)
Colourful and Satisfying Carmen with Gold Standard Orchestral Playing
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Singing of Distinction from Kristine Opolais in Dresden
Germany Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2016 – Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov: Kristine Opolais (soprano), Concertgebouw Orchestra/Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 13.5.2016. (MC)
An Enchanting Sleeping Beauty in Dresden
Germany Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty: Semperoper Ballet, Staatskapelle Dresden/Paul Connelly (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 12.5.2016. (MC)
Fine Cast in Gimmicky Production of Figaro at Semperoper, Dresden
Germany Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Omer Meir Wellber (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, Germany, 11.5.2016. (MC)
Flowing, Dramatic Production of Mathis der Maler at Semperoper
Germany Hindemith, Mathis der Maler: Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Simone Young (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 10.5.2016. (MC)
Jerusalem Quartet Play Shostakovich’s Dresden Quartet in Dresden with Concentration and Understanding
Germany Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2016 – Shostakovich: Jerusalem Quartet, Konzertsaal, Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber, Dresden, 9.5.2016. (MC)
Thielemann Memorably Adds Lustre to a Stellar Cast in Dresden’s Die Walküre
Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Chorus and orchestra of Semperoper, Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 23.2.2016. (JPr)
(c) Frank Höhler
Epic Concert Features Brahms’ Rinaldo and Liszt’s Faust Symphony
Germany Brahms, Liszt: Johan Botha (tenor), Herren des Sächsischen Staatsopernchores, Dresdner Philharmonie/Bertrand de Billy, (conductor), Albertinum (Lichthof), 25.5.2015. (MC)
Photo: Marco Borggreve