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REVIEWS April 2016

12.04.2016 | REVIEWS

 

Reviews vom 23.4.2016

Dublin
Tara Erraught’s Rosina steals the show in hilarious Rossini Barber
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-barber-seville-erraught-dublin-april-2016

Moskau
Donizetti Opera “Don Pasquale” Premiers at Bolshoi
argophilia.com

New York
Muslims, Christians and Mozart: Seeking Harmony at the Met Opera
New York Times

Some Good Credit News for the Met Opera
New York Times

‚Les Fêtes Vénitiennes,‘ a Vaudevillian Spectacle from the Baroque
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/les-fetes-venitiennes-vaudevillian-spectacle-baroque/

BWW Review: LES FETES VENITIENNES
http://www.broadwayworld.com/

Review: The Grandeur of Sibelius and Mahler at the New York Philharmonic
New York Times

New York City Ballet Casts a Singular Luster in “Jewels’
New York Times

Atlanta
Atlanta Ballet’s 2016-17 lineup to show new director’s influence
http://www.ajc.com/news/entertainment/arts-theater/atlanta-/nq8x3/

Dallas
Mighty River
The Dallas Opera takes on its first musical with Kern and Hammerstein’s monumental achievement, Show Boat, at the Winspear Opera House.
http://www.theaterjones.com/ntx/reviews/

San Jose
San Jose’s Smooth Streetcar Ride
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/04/san_joses_smoot.php

Seoul
Korea Opera Festival to highlight May
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/04/135_203226.html

Feuilleton
The politics of Wagner’s Ring
Why do politicians love the Ring cycle? Perhaps because it’s about the intimate relationship between love and power.
The Guardian

Reviews vom 22.4.2016

Bukarest
2 Stars Rejoin Bucharest Opera’s Ballet Company After Clash
New York Times

London
A Handel opera that isn’t by Handel, and a Mozart opera composed in 1990, reviewed
spectator.co.uk

Noch eine “Jenufa”-Review
Janáček : Jenůfa / Royal Festival Hall, 18th April 2016
operabritannia.wordpress.com

Jurowski takes the LPO on an exotic journey – Review
The Telegraph

Menuhin competition: young talent and hints of greatness to come
The Guardian
Menuhin: 100 facts to celebrate his centenary
Friday 22 April is the centenary of Yehudi Menuhin’s birth. His biographer has compiled for us a list of 100 facts about the great musician and his musical legacy
The Guardian

Yundi review – Chinese superstar never quite lets rip
The Guardian

Seattle
Vorschau
Washington Nat’l Opera finishes “Ring Cycle’ after 10 years
seattletimes.com

San Francisco
Verdi as light opera: Pocket Opera’s King for a Day
bachtrack

Todesmeldung
Star of the Opéra Comique has died, aged 104
slippedisk.com

Reviews vom 21.4.2016

Wien
Dudamel and the Vienna Philharmonic promenade through the Gallery
bachtrack

Amsterdam
Roméo et Juliette: Dutch National Opera and Ballet seal merger with leaden Berlioz
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/04/romeo_et_juliet.php

Budapest
17th-century L’Orontea in Budapest goes millennial
bachtrack

London
Noch eine “Jenufa”-Review
Jenůfa, South Bank, opera review: ‚Music of surpassing beauty‘
independent.co.uk

Glasgow
You can strip a Rolls-Royce down only so far before it stops being a Rolls-Royce
Scottish Ballet dance David Dawson’s Swan Lake at Theatre Royal, Glasgow
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/dance/what-to-see/swan-lake-scottish-ballet-review/

New York
Going Dutch
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9, New York Philharmonic, Bernard Haitink
http://concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=11459

Review: Looking for Martha Graham in Her Company’s Dance Steps
New York Times

San Francisco
Christiane Karg: Art Song’s New Champion
read more

Sidney
Opera Australia’s 60th birthday: cultural voice of the Nation
theaustralian.com.au

Feuilleton
Sounds and sweet airs: Shakespeare and Music
The Guardian

Todesmeldung
Countertenor Brian Asawa has died, aged 49
gramophone.co.uk

Reviews vom 20.4.2016

Wien
“Tosca’ Pauses When a Diva Misses Her Cue on Vienna Stage
New York Times

London
Jenůfa review – the engulfing power of Karita Mattila
The Guardian

A crazily lavish, almost unbearably moving performance of Jenůfa – review
The Telegraph

Mattila delivers powerful Kostelnička in Czech Phil’s Jenůfa
bachtrack
Jenůfa, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Bělohlávek, RFH Gorgeous sounds but not enough tension in concert Janáček
theartsdesk.com

The Seasons review – Rattle and the LSO bring wit and humour to Haydn’s masterpiece
The Guardian

Cardiff
Mariinsky Orchestra/Gergiev review – charm and wolfish drama
The Guardian

New York
Review: Christiane Karg and Yo-Yo Ma Revel in the Classics
New York Times

Chicago
Jansons and Bavarian orchestra deliver a “Leningrad” for the ages
http://chicagoclassicalreview.com/

Houston
Noch eine “Siegfried”-Review:
Fear in future past: Siegfried at Houston Grand Opera
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-siegfried-morris-

San Diego
San Diego Opera announces 2016-2017 season
http://lgbtweekly.com/2016/04/18/san-diego-opera-announces-2016-2017-season/

Reviews vom 19.4.2016

Zürich
The pulp of great fiction: Christian Spuck’s Romeo and Juliet in Zurich
bachtrack

Braunschweig
Mythic moth: Smareglia’s La falena in Braunschweig
bachtrack

Birmingham
The Next 25 assures Symphony Hall’s reputation as the UK’s finest auditorium – Review
The Telegraph

New York
Miami City Ballet, Dancing Balanchine, Raises the Bar in New York
New York Times

A Mahler Mini-Festival in New York
New York Times

Chicago
Muti leads CSO in dramatic Tchaikovsky, sunny Mahler
chicagoclassicalreview.com

Detroit
MOT debuts solid “Lady Macbeth’
detroitnews

Verdi’s ‚Macbeth‘ receives spectacular Michigan Opera Theatre production
examiner.com

Dallas
Dallas Opera takes gamble and scores with “Show Boat,’ the 1st musical in its history
artsblog.dallas.news

Houston
The Cast of Siegfried Triumphs in HGO’s Production of the Wagner Classic
houstonpress
Sword-forging, horn-blowing, fearless dragon-slaying Siegfried is a dream come true
houston.culturemap.com

Toronto
Interview
Opera star honoured for career that almost wasn’t
Ben Heppner nearly took a job in the auto-parts business — instead he became Canada’s greatest living dramatic tenor
The Star.com

Calgary
Review: Calgary Opera’s Magic Flute an exotic comic adventure
calgaryherald

Feuilleton
Facing the music: Angela Gheorghiu, Streisand, Sinatra and Sting, the Empress Sisi and the sun king – the soprano on her musical inspirations on and off the opera stage
The Guardian

Reviews vom 18.4.2016

Amsterdam
Joyce DiDonato in the Venice of the North
bachtrack

Berlin
Letters from Berlin: Der Rosenkavalier (Deutsche Oper)
musicaltoronto.org

London
Opera reviews: I Capuleti e I Montecchi and Alexander Balus
express.co.uk
Balus-opera-reviews
Saul @ Milton Court Concert Hall, London
musicomh.com

The Goose of Cairo @ St John’s, Smith Square, London
musicomh.com

She Said: The enduring power of the female voice in dance at ENB
bachtrack

London/Edinburgh
Rusalka; OAE/Jurowski – Review
The Guardian

Cardiff
Mariinsky Ballet: Concerto DSCH, Sacre, Wales Millenium Centre A flying visit from St Petersburg, without the swans
theartsdesk.com

New York
Review: Les Arts Florissants in a Heady Mix of Cabaret and Miley Cyrus
New York Times

Boston
Nelsons, Boston Symphony stand strong in uncompromising Mahler Ninth
theclassicalreview.cm
Boston Baroque’s “Magic Flute” delivers Mozart with bells on
bostonclassical-review

Reviews vom 17.4.2016

Düsseldorf
Something to crow about: The Golden Cockerel as sharp political satire in Düsseldorf
bachtrack

London
Weitere „Lucia“-Review
Donizetti : Lucia di Lammermoor, Royal Opera House
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/04/donizetti_lucia.php

Brawn and brains: Javier Camarena dazzles at the Wigmore Hall
bachtrack

New York
James Levine: the best moments from his 40 years as Met Opera Boss
The Guardian

A Look Back at Met Opera Maestro James Levine
www.wsj.com

Phila. Orchestra not concerned that Yannick will leave for Metropolitan Opera

philly.com

Weitere “Elektra”-Reviews:
Elektra, Metropolitan Opera, New York — “Virtuosic and volcanic’
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c41705da-02e6-11e6-99cb-83242733f755.html

Elektra at the Met
http://likelyimpossibilities.com/2016/04/elektra-at-the-met/

Brisbane
Review: Three Countertenors (Brisbane Baroque)
limelightmagazin

Reviews vom 16.4.2016

London
A glorious revival of the opera Mozart abandoned
telegraph.co.uk

The Mariinsky combine precision and emotion to luminous effect – Review
telegraph.co.uk

Ballett
The Winter’s Tale, Royal Opera House, London — Review
read more

LSO/Simon Rattle review – compelling conductor delivers full sonic spectrum
The Guardian

Glasgow
Rusalka, Scottish Opera
Reality bites in Dvořák’s rarely heard masterpiece
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/rusalka-scottish-opera

New York
James Levine, Transformative at the Met Opera, Is Stepping Down
New York Times
A Capstone, Not an End, to James Levine’s Career
New York Times

Review: “Elektra’ at the Met Does Full Justice to Strauss’s Masterpiece
New York Times

Stemme, Meier light a fire in Met’s probing “Elektra”
newyorkclassical.review

Vengeance Reigns in New Staging of “Elektra’
Huffington.post

Charlotte
Operacarolina. announces

Ton- und Bildträger
„Cold Mountain“ opera recording out; bluegrass festival update
santafenewmexico.com

Fort Worth
BWW Interview: Fort Worth’s JFK, the World of Contemporary Opera and American Lyric Theater’s Lawrence Edelson
broawayworld.com

Reviews vom 15.4.2016

Interview: The Proms‘ David Pickard: Evolution not Revolution
The Guardian

Weitere “Winter’s Tale”-Reviews
The Winter’s Tale is a classic of modern ballet – Review
The Telegraph

Review: Ballet Of The Winter’s Tale Is A Modern Classic The Winter’s Tale, Royal Opera House
Londonist

English National Ballet: She Said review – Frida Kahlo and fantastic beasts in mixed evening
The Guardian

She Said, dance review: Rojo paints a different picture of Kahlo in women’s triple bill
standard.co.uk

The Secret Life of Organs review – a night embracing their majesty
The Guardian

New York
Les Arts Florissants Bring Opéra-Ballet Back to Life
New York Times

Boston
Berlin Philharmonic comes to Boston in Celebrity Series’ 2016-17 season
bostonclassicalreview

Fort Worth
Fort Worth Opera gives home town the starring role in “JFK’
http://www.star-telegram.com/living/article71571267.html

“JFK’ Envisions an Operatic Ending for Camelot
New York Times

Toronto
Love spits fire in COC’s Carmen: Review
Joel Ivany and excellent cast pull something new from Bizet’s well-travelled opera.
the star

A touch of Broadway in this Carmen, but the voices are opera-ready
national.post.com

Perth
WA Opera rides off with fine work
The Riders, Iain Grandage (composer)/Alison Croggon (librettist)
yahoo.com

Reviews vom 14.4.2016

Paris
Paris Opera Ballet Performs Balanchine, Robbins, Ratmansky, and Peck
Huffington.post

London
The BBC Proms 2016: few surprises, but a solid programme
The Guardian

Proms 2016: 20 things not to miss
The Telegraph

Proms 2016 to feature performance on top floor of Peckham car park
The Guardian

Royal Ballet: The Winter’s Tale review – Wheeldon’s Shakespeare has classic potential
The Guardian

The Royal Ballet’s The Winter’s Tale review – “outstanding’
Thestage.co.uk

Bukarest
Bucharest National Opera’s ballet company falls apart after director’s resignation
romania insider.com

Romanian Ballet Company Loses Its Leading Lights
New York Times

Melbourne
Lucia Di Lammermoor review: Jessica Pratt ascends vocal stratosphere in anaemic Victorian Opera show
read more

Jessica Pratt’s Lucia truly worthy of international acclaim
australian.com.au

Review: Jessica Pratt gives outstanding performance in Lucia di Lammermoor for Victorian Opera
heraldsun.com.au
Toronto
Interview
How Carmen’s Anita Rachvelishvili transforms herself into a red-hot opera heroine
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/florence-foster-jenkins/review/

Film & Oper
Florence Foster Jenkins is the perfect antidote for sobering times – Review
The Telegraph

‚She never knew how terrible she really was‘ – the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/florence-foster-jenkins/true-story/

Feuilleton
How Old Is Too Old for the Opera Stage?
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/how-old-too-old-opera-stage/

Reviews vom 13.4.2016

Budapest
Idomeneo takes Budapest by storm
bachtrack

London
Lemony Snicket: the trouble with being interested in classical music is that people look at you funny
The Guardian

Bach Cantatas and Magnificat, Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki, Saffron Hall
theartsdesk.com

LPO/Eschenbach review – lucid and humane pairing of Brahms and Schoenberg
The Guardian

Glasgow
Scottish Opera Connect’s chilling Cabinet of Doctor Caligari raises the hairs
bachtrack

Miami
Miami Lyric Opera serves up an enjoyable “Elixir”
southfloridaclassical.review

Pittsburgh
Opera review: ‚Fairy Queen‘ shines but also suffers from identity crisis
post.gazette.com

Omaha
An Opera Company Matures in the Midwest
Handel’s “Semele’ demonstrated both Opera Omaha’s ambitions and some of its challenges.
read more

Houston
Orfeo at Opera in the Heights a Great Way to Finish the Season
houston.press

Dubai
Dubai Opera House’s star-studded line up to include Domingo, Carreras, Shankar and Al Jassmi
read more

Tokio
A rather conventional Werther in Tokyo
“The best French diction (from this non-French cast) came from the versatile baritone Adrian Eröd, who was certainly the best Albert I’d seen in any Werther production.”
bachtrack

Reviews vom 12.4.2016

London
Meet George Williams, the star dancer who uses movement to overcome his learning difficulties
The Telegraph

Giselle, Royal Opera House, London — “Unfailing elegance, subtle power’
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/71ab285e-ffc5-11e5-99cb-83242733f755.html

Glyndebourne
Raqib Shaw: ‚Opera captures the essence of gay suffering‘
The Telegraph

New York
An “Elektra’ at the Met Inhabited by a Vital Spirit
New York Times

2016 Metropolitan Opera: ‚Madama Butterfly‘ Review: Kristine Opolais Delivers Heart-Breaking Turn for the Ages
latinpost.com

Miami
Miami Lyric Opera serves up an enjoyable “Elixir”
southfloridaclassicalreview.com

Sarasota
Review: Sarasota Ballet Blends Oddity and Englishness in a Double Bill
New York Times

Omaha
To mark 60th birthday, Opera Omaha will launch spring festival in 2018
omaha.com

Long Beach
Review
Suzan Hanson brings immediacy, authenticity to Long Beach Opera’s ‚La Voix Humaine‘
latimes.com

Long Beach Opera revives Poulenc’s ‚La Voix Humaine‘
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/opera-711566-poulenc-hanson.html

San Francisco
Melancholy and resignation: a moving Das Lied von der Erde in San Francisco
bachtrack

Reviews vom 11.4.2016

Budapest
The JDCMB Long Read: Iván Fischer
read more

London
Und weiteres zur neuen Londoner-“Lucia”:
Lucia di Lammermoor review – flawed but full of provocative thought
The Guardian

Opera review: Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor
express.uk

The Audience Booed Lucia Di Lammermoor, But The Gore Isn’t The Real Problem: Review
http://londonist.com/2016/04/lucia-di-lammermoor

Donizetti : Lucia di Lammermoor / Royal Opera, 7th April 2016
operabritannia.uk

Let rip at the opera, but don’t be a Boor
The Guardian

Glasgow
Rusalka review – Scottish Opera leave fairytale cruelty to lurk below the surface
The Guardian

Boston
Nelsons, BSO play it cool in decorous Mozart, celestial Bruckner
bostonclassicalreview

Chicago
Muti, CSO give elegant advocacy to Berlioz’s bizarro “Romeo and Juliet”
Chicagoclassicalreview

Norfolk, Virginia
Review: Virginia Opera’s „The Flying Dutchman“ delivers plenty for the devoted Wagner fan
pilotonline.com

New Orleans
New Orleans Opera ends season with intensely dramatic “Tosca’
read more

Phoenix
Falstaff Makes a Big Splash in Phoenix
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/04/falstaff_makes_.php

Reviews vom 10.4.2016

London
Weiteres zur umstrittenen „Lucia“ am ROH: REVIEW: Blood, Bondage, and Boos in “Lucia di Lammermoor’ at the Royal Opera
read more
Lucia di Lammermoor @ Royal Opera House, London
read more
Outraged audience members boo opening night of “feminist’ production at Royal Opera House amid “gratuitous’ scenes featuring S&M, blood and murder
daylimail
Lucia di Lammermoor (Royal Opera House)
Katie Mitchell’s conceptually interesting production is a mitigated success
whatsonstage.com
Katie Mitchell directs Lucia Di Lammermoor review at the Royal Opera House, London
thestage.co.uk

Renée Fleming review – lightness and luminosity

The Guardian

Les Arts Florissants / Christie @ Wigmore Hall, London
musicomh.com

New York
Review: Orchestra of St. Luke’s, With Susan Graham
New York Times

Miami
Miami City Ballet: Feeling That Warmth and Attack
New York Times

Dallas
How the Dallas Opera is crossing the line with ‚Show Boat‘
http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/arts/headlines/20160408-2.ece

San Francisco
Svadba in San Francisco: The brand new SF Opera Lab opened last month with artist William Kentridge’s staged Schubert Winterreise.
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/04/svadba_in_san_f.php

Review: San Francisco Ballet unveils a Broadway-big Justin Peck premiere alongside works by Christopher Wheeldon and George Balanchine
mercurynews.com

Reviews vom 9.4.2016

London
Lucia di Lammermoor, Royal Opera House, verdict: ‚too leaden even for the hecklers‘
The Telegraph

Royal Opera House audience boo violent production of Lucia di Lammermoor
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35995554

Opera review: Lucia di Lammermoor at The Royal Opera House
express.co.uk

Lucia di Lammermoor, Royal Opera House, London — “Undeniable emotional impact’
read more

Lucia di Lammermoor review – fussy, but an unforgettable finale
The Guardian

Boos at Royal Opera House on opening night of ‚gratuitous‘ new production
standard.co.uk

Flawed and floored: Katie Mitchell delivers a powerful Lucia at Covent Garden
bachtrack

Opera must bring down the curtain on gimmickry and gore
The Telegraph

Renée Fleming : Barbican Hall, 6th April 2016
operabritannia.uk

New York
Review: Opera Stars Come Out for a Gala Concert
New York Times

The Soprano Ailyn Pérez Wins Beverly Sills Artist Award
New York Times

San Antonio
Ballet San Antonio Announces 2016-2017 Season
read more

Toronto
Opera Atelier’s Lucio Silla is a production in perfect balance
globeandmail.com

Rock/Rap/ Pop

Reviews vom 8.4.2016

Basel
“Sir Richard” and Theater Basel: Celebrating fifteen years
bachtrack

London
Is there a funnier opera than Gerald Barry’s Importance of Being Earnest?
An anarchic musical cut-up of Wilde’s play that’s dangerously hilarious is given a second outing at the Barbican Theatre
spectator.com.uk.

Otello: Why is a white tenor leading the Royal Opera House’s new production?

The end of blackface make-up promised a new dawn for singers of colour, writes Alison Kinney
independent.com
Philharmonia/Temirkanov/Lugansky review – first-rate playing
The Guardian
To stream or not to stream, that is the question
read more

New York
BWW Review: Lawrence Brownlee Dominates CHARLIE PARKER’S YARDBIRD at New York’s Apollo
broadwayworld.com

Review: Ballet Hispanico’s Oldies but Goodies
New York Times

Toronto
Opera Atelier’s hailed Lucio Silla returns home to Toronto
theglobeandmail.com

Feuilleton
Understanding Tragedy Through Art
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/understanding-tragedy-through-art/

Reviews vom 7.4.2016

London
Opera and Music 2016/17
Details of The Royal Opera’s 2016/17 Season have been announced.
http://www.roh.org.uk/news/opera-and-music-201617
Royal Opera House launches new 2016-17 season
The Telegraph
Royal Opera House director to have last laugh at critics with final Show
The Telegraph
Royal Opera to serve up opera of Buñuel’s surreal dinner party in 2017
The Guardian

Operndirektor gesucht
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE DIRECTOR OF OPERA
https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/6292327/director-of-opera/

The Royal Ballet’s new season: another tiptoe towards equality
The Guardian

Itzhak Perlman review – a packed-out love-in celebrates the violinist’s 70th
The Guardian

Edinburgh
Scottish Opera’s Rusalka: traditional, but also bristling with macabre humour – Review
The Telegraph

New York
Weitere „Simone“-Review
Met Opera: Domingo, Levine, and Verdi Together Again in “Simon Boccanegro’
Huffingtonpost

Reviews vom 6.4.2016

Oslo
They had it coming: An unsettling Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk in Oslo
bachtrack

Mailand
Jesting aside: La Scala revives Giordano’s La cena delle beffe
bachtrack

Genua
Roberto Devereux in Genova
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/04/roberto_deverea.php

Rom
Benvenuto Cellini in Rome
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/04/_benvenuto_cell.php

London
Musical
Glenn Close’s triumphant performance makes you feel the shock of Sunset Boulevard as if for the first time
The Telegraph

Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard reviews roundup: A ‚blend of Cruella de Vil and Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey
Independent

New York
Opera’s Changing Face
“Orphic Moments’ and “De Materie’ offer a chance to examine the changing nature of the institutions that perform opera
http://www.wsj.com/articles/operas-changing-face-1459806371

Miami
An Alpha Experience
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: The Passenger
http://concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=11430

Melbourne
A delightful and beautifully constructed modern take on Rameau’s classic operetta.
read more

Review: Ariadne auf Naxos (Citiopera)
limelightmagazin

New York
Richard Tucker Music Foundation Names Soprano Tamara Wilson as Winner of 2016
read more

Reviews vom 5.4.2016

Berlin
theartsdesk in Berlin: Three Ballets
Versatile Staatsballett shine in Cranko, Duato, and a classic Giselle
http://www.theartsdesk.com/dance/theartsdesk-berlin-three-ballets

Zürich
Ravens of misfortune: Barrie Kosky innovative Macbeth opens in Zurich
bachtrack

Lyon
Review: Ballet de L’opéra de Lyon
http://www.culturekiosque.com/dance/reviews/ballet_de_lyon981.html

Madrid
Holocaust Survivor Recalls “Brundibar,’ a Children’s Opera
New York Times

New York
Review: Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra’ at the Met, and a Question of Career Timing
New York Times

Old guard stands up well in Met’s revival of Simon Boccanegra
bachtrack

Kathleen Battle to Return to the Metropolitan Opera
New York Times

Tamara Wilson Wins 2016 Richard Tucker Award
New York Times

Yardbird‘ opera at the Apollo: A respectable success, despite the libretto, and not enough Parker
philly.com

Miami
FGO’s “The Passenger” proves a gripping and spectacular experience
southfloridaclassical.review

Pittsburgh
Review: Pittsburgh Opera gives classic ‚Barber of Seville‘ a Hollywood makeover
postgazette.com

San Francisco
Review: ‚Svadba-Wedding‘ perfect match for SF Opera Lab
mercurynews.com

SF Opera Lab confronts the enigmatic challenge of “Svadba-Wedding’

Reviews vom 4.4.2016

Preview: Opera Holland Park 2016
musichome.com

Elpidia @ St George’s, Hanover Square, London
musicomh.com

Review: I Capuleti E I Montecchi, Pop-Up Opera
http://www.ayoungertheatre.com/review-i-capuleti-e-i-montecchi/

Opera reviews: The Importance of Being Earnest and Rosenblatt Recitals
express.com.uk

New York
Domingo and Levine bring rich, visceral advocacy to Met’s “Boccanegra”
newyorkclassicalreview

Chicago
Student protesters try to disrupt CSO concert
chicagoclassical.com
Sidney
Swan Lake review: Revival makes stars of swans but lacks in genuine Drama
smh.com.au

BWW Review: The Australian Ballet Brings Stephen Baynes‘ SWAN LAKE Back
To The Sydney Stage To Enchant Audiences With The Tragic Romance
broadwayworld

Reviews vom 3.4.2016

London
Meeting two cultures: Richard Alston Dance Company’s An Italian in Madrid at Sadlers Wells
bachtrack

New York
Weitere Reviews zu „Roberto Devereux“ und „Elisir“ an der Met
BWW Review: Radvanovsky Completes Donizetti Hat Trick with Potent DEVEREUX at the Met
broadwayworld.com

BWW Review: Audience LOVE-fest for Grigolo in Met’s Cartoon-y ELISIR D’AMORE
broadwayworld

James Levine’s Health a Concern as He Returns to Met Pit
newyorktimes.com

Review: “Spanish Nights’ of Falla and Massenet
newyorktimes.com

San Francisco
San Francisco Joins the Growing World of Small Operas
newyorktimes.com

ChamberWORKS debuts in S.F. Opera’s new intimate Taube Theater
santacruzsentinel.com

Photo Flash: First Look at Ana Sokolovic’s SVADBA-WEDDING at SF Opera Lab

broadwayworld.com

Frankenstein in a Tutu! Coming to San Francisco Ballet

read more

Toronto
World premiere of Canadian opera a testament to expertise
 theglobeandmail.com

Reviews vom 2.4.2016

London
Viola player sues Royal Opera House for ‚irreversible‘ hearing loss
The Guardian

Elpidia review – Handel’s pastiche sung with magnificence
The Guardian

Opera review: The Importance of Being Earnest
express.co.uk

The Importance Of Being Earnest, opera review: Subversive, wild and sublimely demented
standard.co.uk

Schubert Lieder, Gerhaher, Huber, Wigmore Hall

Hit and miss from the great German baritone and regular Schubertian partner
theartsdesk.com

New York
Angel Corella’s Pennsylvania Ballet at the Joyce
bachtrack

Boston
Haitink and BSO deliver rousing Mahler and elegant Beethoven
bostonclassicalreview

Chicago
Tenor Camarena ignites a fire in high-flying Chicago debut
chicagoclassicalreview

Reviews vom 1.4.2016

Paris
 A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Opéra Bastille. Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
mundoclasico.com

Wien
Jürgen Flimm’s La clemenza di Tito loses the plot in Vienna
bachtrack

Mailand
A Ballet at la Scala, One of Europe’s Most Acclaimed Theaters
Huffington Post

London
A new dance piece in which race definitely matters: Ballet Black’s Triple Bill reviewed
spectator.co.uk

Birmingham
Opera
The greatest British opera after Dido and Grimes? Vaughan Williams’s Riders to the Sea
spectator.co.uk.

Grange Park
New opera festival at Grange estate unveils first Season
thestage.co.uk

New York
Review: “¡Figaro! (90210),’ a California Love Triangle
New York Times

Interview
Andreas Scholl: A Countertenor Lifts His Voice for Baroque Opera
New York Times

Todesfall
Gegam Grigorian, opera singer – obituary
The Telegraph

 

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