Austria Schoenberg, Mahler: Thomas Hampson, Klaus Florian Vogt, Wiener Virtuosen. Große Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, 1.11.2015. (SS)
Vienna
Sciarrino’s Carnaval: A renaissance of the Renaissance?
Austria Wien Modern (2) – Sciarrino: Joonas Ahonen (piano), Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Klangforum Wien/Tito Ceccherini (conductor). Mozart-Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, 6.11.2015. (MB)
Pli selon pli: The Ideal Opening to Wien Modern
Austria Wien Modern (1) – Boulez: Marisol Montalvo (soprano), ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cornelius Meister (conductor). Grosser Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, 5.11.2015 (MB)
Vienna State Opera Offers Stylish Production of Hindemith’s Wonderful Cardillac
Austria Hindemith, Cardillac: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Thomas Lang), Orchestra and Stage Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Michael Boder (conductor). Vienna State Opera, 22.6.2015 (MB)
Anna Netrebko Triumphs Once Again As Anna Bolena
Austria Donizetti: Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Andriy Yurkevich (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 10.4.2015 (JMI)
Vienna’s Classic and Always Rewarding Rosenkavalier
Austria Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Adam Fischer (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 9.4.2015 (JMI)
A Rewarding Though Imperfect Parsifal
Austria Wagner: Parsifal, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Adam Fischer (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 8.4.2015 (JMI)
A Superb Elektra at the Vienna State Opera
Austria Strauss: Elektra, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra, Mikko Franck (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 7.4.2015 (JMI)