Jim Pritchard

The Met’s revival of Robert Carsen’s Rosenkavalier was the most enjoyable performance of it I’ve ever seen

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United StatesUnited States The Met: Live in HD – Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Simone Young (conductor). Broadcast live to the Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 15.4.2023. (JPr)

[l to r] Samantha Hankey (Octavian), Lise Davidsen (Marschallin) and Erin Morley (Sophie) in the final trio © Ken Howard/Met Opera

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The Royal Ballet exhibits Ashton’s Cinderella choreography in their Disneyfied new staging

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prokofiev, Cinderella: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor). Broadcast (directed by Ross MacGibbon) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 12.4.2023. (JPr)

Vadim Muntagirov (The Prince) and Marianela Núñez (Cinderella) © Tristram Kenton

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The orchestral virtuosity in Melbourne Opera’s Götterdämmerung is a lasting memory of their Ring

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AustraliaAustralia Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Melbourne Opera / Anthony Negus (conductor). Livestreamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall from the Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, 2.4.2023. (JPr)

Bradley Daley (Siegfried), Steven Gallop (Hagen) and Christopher Hillier (Gunther) © Robin Halls

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The Met’s Falstaff was not laugh-out-loud funny but was still totally engaging and entertaining

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United StatesUnited States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Daniele Rustioni (conductor). Broadcast (directed for the screen by Habib Azar) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 1.4.2023. (JPr)

Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Mistress Quickly) and Michael Volle (Falstaff) © Karen Almond / Met Opera

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More straightforward storytelling again in Melbourne Opera’s Siegfried

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AustraliaAustralia Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Melbourne Opera Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor). Livestreamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall from the Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, 31.3.2023. (JPr)

Robert Macfarlane (Mime) and Bradley Daley (Siegfried) © Robin Halls

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