Germany Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden, Kinderchor der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Julian Kovatchev (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, Germany , 16.5.2015 (MC)
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Striking Virtuousity in Znaider’s Performance Of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto
Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2015 – Albert Schnelzer, Sibelius, Berlioz: Nikolaj Znaider (violin), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Daniel Harding (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 15.5.2015. (MC) Albert Schnelzer: ‘Tales from Suburbia’ Sibelius: Violin Concerto Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique It was frustrating having to choose between this Semperoper performance and another simultaneously timed festival concert at the Frauenkirche … Read more
A Mixed Verdict on Dresden’s New Production of Weber’s Classic Opera
Germany Weber: Der Freischütz, Staatskapelle Dresden & Staatsopernchor Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 6.5.2015 (JMI)
Elektra in Dresden: Not a Vintage Evening
Germany Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Chorus of the Saxon State Opera (chorus master: Wolfram Tetzner), Staatskapelle Dresden, Peter Schneider (conductor). Semperoper, Dresden, 15.12.2014 (MB)
Der Rosenkavalier in Dresden: A superlative evening!
Germany Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus of the Saxon State Opera (chorus master: Wolfram Tetzner), Members of the Children’s Chorus of the Saxon State Opera, Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor). Semperoper, Dresden, 14.12.2014 (MB)
High Expectations Met in New Dresden Arabella
Germany Strauss: Arabella, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 10.11.2014 (JMI)
Daphne: Decent Music Marred by Poor Production
Germany Strauss: Daphne, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sächsischen Staatsopernchor, Omer Meir Wellber (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 9.11.2014 (JMI)
Georg Zeppenfeld (Peneios), Romy Petrick (Magd), Robert Dean Smith (Apollo)
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Rare Performance of Peter Ronnefeld’s Nachtausgabe
Germany Ronnefeld: Nachtausgabe, Orchestra Giuseppe Sinopoli Akademie, Ekkehard Klemm (conductor), Semperoper II, Dresden, 4.10.2014 (JMI)
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