Reviews vom 20.8.2016
Salzburg
Salzburg encores
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/08/salzburg_encore.php
Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s new Figaro brings Downton Abbey to downtown Salzburg
bachtrack
Helsinki
Esa-Pekka Salonen appointed first-ever Artist in Association at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet
http://oopperabaletti.fi/en/about-us/news/esa-pekka-salonen-appointed
London
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Barenboim/Argerich review – extraordinary in every respect
The Guardian
Glyndebourne
Weitere „Midsummer Night’s Dream“-Reviews Opera review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Glyndebourne Festival Opera
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/701592/Opera-review
Britten Untamed! Glyndebourne: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/08/britten_untamed.php
Nevil Holt, Leicestershire
Nevill Holt Hall to build permanent 400-seat opera venue in Leicestershire
https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/nevill-holt-hall-to-build-permanent
Santa Fe
Angela Meade at Sante Fe
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/08/angela_meades_r.php
Sidney
Tasmanian counter tenor Nicholas Tolputt wins Australian Singing Competition
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-19/tasmanian-counter-tenor
Ton- und Bildträger
Martinů: Ariane CD review – strong cast and a sympathy with the score
The Guardian
Reviews vom 19.8.2016
London
Daniel Barenboim on ageing, mistakes and why Israel and Iran are twin brothers
The Guardian
BBC Proms 2016: reviews of the best Proms so far, including Prom 41
The Telegraph
Edinburgh
Mariinsky Rheingold a promising start to Edinburgh Festival’s concert Ring
bachtrack
Houston
Houston Ballet Academy has a new director Swedish ballerina Madeleine Onne begins next summer
http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Houston-Ballet-Academy
San Jose
Interview
Sylvia Lee Is Ready for a Starry Season in San Jose
http://www.sfcv.org/music-news/sylvia-lee-is-ready-for-a-starry-season-in-san-jose
Kapstadt
Review: CPO Celebrates Johan Botha
http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=40627
Reviews vom 18.8.2016
Salzburg
Riccardo Muti works his magic in magnificent Salzburg matinee
bachtrack
Amsterdam
Uninspiring remix mars Operafront’s Traviata
bachtrack
Stockholm
Don Giovanni, Drottningholm Opera, Stockholm — “Thrilling’
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6877f8dc-639a-11e6-8310-ecf0bddad227.html
London
A thrilling production: Opera Holland Park’s Queen of Spades reviewed
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/08/a-thrilling-production-opera-holland-parks
In her final column, Ismene Brown salutes the Bolshoi’s real stars: the corps de ballet
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/08/in-her-final-column-ismene-brown-salutes
New York
Met Opera Steers Clear of Red Ink
Company makes progress steadying finances, but still needs to reverse box-office slide and rebuild endowment
http://www.wsj.com/articles/met-opera-steers-clear-of-red-ink-1471481622
Review: Couples Are Reunited in Bracing ‚Cosi fan tutte‘
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/review-couples-are-reunited-purposeful-cosi-fan-tutte/
Cooperstown
Young voices shine in Glimmerglass Opera’s The Crucible
bachtrack
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Opera’s “Roméo et Juliette’ meets the U.S. Civil War
https://www.commdiginews.com/entertainment/santa-fe-operas
Sidney
Pinchgut Opera: Erin Helyard leads a 2017 season full of lust, booze and madness
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/pinchgut-opera-erin-helyard-
Feuilleton
From Sayão to Saudade: Brazil’s Contributions to Opera
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/sayao-saudade-brazils-contributions-opera/
Salzburg
Reviews vom 17.8.2016
Pesaro
La donna del lago in Pesaro
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/08/la_donna_del_la.php
London
Meet conducting’s next superstar: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Telegraph
Sochi
Galina Vishnevskaya international opera festival to be held in Sochi
http://azertag.az/en/xeber/Galina_Vishnevskaya_international_opera
New York
Catch a Rising Opera Star at dell’Arte Opera Ensemble
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2138194-catch-a-rising-opera
Review: “The public domain’ Beats the Heat and Humidity
This Mostly Mozart premiere at Lincoln Center featured 1,000 singers and succeeded as a feel-good communal event.
New York Times
Santa Fe
Vanessa, Santa Fe Opera — review: “An engrossing production’
Tiroler Tageszeitung
Oakland
Sex with a side of brilliant opera: Powder Her Face in Oakland
bachtrack
Sidney
Pinchgut Opera Announces 2017 Season
http://www.broadwayworld.com/sydney/article/PINCHGUT-OPERA
Reviews vom 16.8.2016
Salzburg
An Explosive Opera of “The Exterminating Angel
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/22/thomas-ades-the-exterminating-angel
London
Le Corsaire, Royal Opera House, London — review
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/208e47ea-6072-11e6-b38c-7b39cbb1138a.html
BBCSO/Oramo review – Bray’s restless writing is centrepiece of a varied Prom
The Guardian
Glyndebourne
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, review: ‚Poised and magical‘
The Independent
Edinburgh
Warning: this opera may cause offence
Così fan tutte is at the Edinburgh International Festival; Aug 25‑28
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opera/what-to-see/warning-this-opera-may-cause-offence/
Mozart’s Requiem impresses, but Jenkins’
The Armed Man hits the spot at the Edinburgh Fringe
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-jenkins-armed-man-nycos-edinburgh-fringe-august-2016
Santa Fe
Capriccio, Santa Fe Opera — “Beautifully calibrated’
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4276a42c-6097-11e6-ae3f-77baadeb1c93.html
Get the Party Started
Santa Fe Opera has another winner with Richard Strauss‘ final opera, Capriccio, which this company premiered nearly 60 years ago.
http://www.theaterjones.com/ntx/reviews/20160814123148/2016-08
Melbourne
Chaundy’s Tannhauser for Melbourne Opera a triumph
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/stage/chaundys-tannhauser-for-melbourne
Tannhauser review: Grand, romantic new production a great leap forward for Melbourne Opera
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/tannhauser-review
Laughter and Tears review – what happens when opera and circus collide?
The Guardian
Reviews vom 15.8.2016
London
The Bolshoi’s Corsaire proves that good looks are never enough – review
The Telegraph
Prom 34: Colour and Cubism with HK Gruber, Dutilleux and Beethoven
bachtrack
Glyndebourne
A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – the return of a sweet enchantment
The Guardian
Sante Fe
Santa Fe’s Civil War Gounod
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/08/santa_fes_civil.php
Santa Fe: Straussian Sweet Nothings
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/08/santa_fe_straus.php
Melbourne
Wagner’s Tannhauser brings sexy back to the Regent Theatre
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/stage/wagners-tannhauser-brings
Dubai
Finishing touches put on Dubai opera house as opening night nears
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/tourism/finishing-touches-put-on-
Feuilleton
At the Birth of Modern Ballet
Where ballet training once focused on strength and stamina, Balanchine insisted on tall, light and fast dancers—Patricia Wilde was the prototype
http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-the-birth-of-modern-ballet-1471031487
Botched Restoration of Fresco in Spain Inspires a Comic Opera
New York Times
Reviews vom 14.8.2016
London
Thunderstorm @ Coliseum, London
„Thunderstorm, being staged at the Coliseum this week by the Shanghai Opera Company, was created in 2001 by Mo Fan, one of China’s most acclaimed composers, who has also written for screen.“
http://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/thunderstorm-
Shanghai Opera’s Thunderstorm at London Coliseum review – “skilfully written’
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/shanghai-operas-thunderstorm
A toe into Chinese opera, not immersion: Shanghai Opera’s Thunderstorm
bachtrack
La Corsaire, Bolshoi Ballet, review: Not enough spirit or adventure
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/la-corsaire-bolshoi-
Glyndebourne
A dreamy midsummer night at Glyndebourne – review
The Telegraph
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Shakespeare’s great shapeshifter
The Guardian
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Glyndebourne)
http://www.whatsonstage.com/brighton-theatre/reviews/review-
A Midsummer Night’s Dream opera review at Glyndebourne – “effective revival’
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/midsummer-nights-dream
Enchanted Wood: dream of a Dream at Glyndebourne
bachtrack
New York
On the Way to the Met, a “Meistersinger’ Is Stranded in Europe
New York Times
Charlottsville
Opera as midlife crisis: A new company takes a fresh look at a classic.
Washington Post
Sarasota
Sarasota Youth Opera commissions its sixth world premiere
heraldtribune
Reviews vom 13.8.2016
Verbier
theartsdesk at the Verbier Festival 2016 One-off hits and misses: what a festival’s all about
http://www.theartsdesk.com/classical-music/theartsdesk-verbier-festival-2016
Glyndebourne
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, opera review: A spirited revival of a hallucinatory classic
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/a-midsummer-nights-dream-opera-review-
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Glyndebourne
Peter Hall’s magical production continues to weave its spell on Britten’s opera
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/midsummer-nights-dream-glyndebourne
New York
A Knight of the British Ballet, Joyce Theater, New York — review
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a80083b8-5fa6-11e6-ae3f-77baadeb1c93.html
Sarasota
Casting announced for 2016-2017 Sarasota Opera season
http://ticket.heraldtribune.com/2016/08/11/casting-announced-for-2016-2017-
Chicago
Bernstein’s Age of Anxiety highlights Zinman’s Ravinia program
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-david-zinman-misha-dichter-ravinia-august-2016
Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra deliver rare gold with two American symphonies
http://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2016/08/kalmar-grant-park-orchestra
Indianapolis
Indianapolis hosts Vonnegut festivals, premiere of his opera
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/travel/ct-indianapolis-vonnegut
Santa Fe
Racette’s Golden Girl in New Mexico
Fan interest began raging when Santa Fe Opera engaged venerable artist Patricia Racette to make her role debut as Minnie in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West.
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/08/racettes_golden.php
Queensland
Opera Australia Presents New Production of AIDA on Gold Coast Beach, Sept. 21
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwopera/article/Opera-Australia-Presents
Reviews vom 12.8.2016
London
Proms musical families: ‚She takes a lot more liberties when she’s playing with me!‘
The Guardian
Prom 32: Salonen and the Philharmonia prove a mixed bag
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-prom-32-salonen-wilson-johnson-
Cheselbourne, Dorset Opera Festival
Michael Tanner won’t forget Dorset Opera’s thrilling Macbeth
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/08/michael-tanner-wont-forget-dorset-operas
New York
“The Sarasota Ballet: A Knight of the British Ballet’ Review
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-sarasota-ballet-a-knight-of-the-british-ballet-review
Seattle
Weitere „Count Ory“-Review
Seattle Opera’s Spicy Comedy Is Second to Nun
http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/seattle-operas-spicy-comedy-is-second-to-nun/
Sidney
Sydney Opera House gets $202m renovation in first big facelift since 1973
The Guardian
Dubai
Jose Carerras adds second Dubai Opera date
The tenor sold out his October 8 show at the new venue
http://gulfnews.com/leisure/events/jose-carerras-adds-second-dubai-opera-date-1.1876805
Nachruf
Patrice Munsel, Soprano Who as a Teenager Won a Met Contract, Dies at 91
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/arts/music/patrice-munsel-dead.html?_r=0
London
Proms musical families: ‚She takes a lot more liberties when she’s playing with me!‘
The Guardian
Prom 32: Salonen and the Philharmonia prove a mixed bag
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-prom-32-salonen-wilson-johnson-
Cheselbourne, Dorset Opera Festival
Michael Tanner won’t forget Dorset Opera’s thrilling Macbeth
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/08/michael-tanner-wont-forget-dorset-operas
New York
“The Sarasota Ballet: A Knight of the British Ballet’ Review
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-sarasota-ballet-a-knight-of-the-british-ballet-review
Seattle
Weitere „Count Ory“-Review
Seattle Opera’s Spicy Comedy Is Second to Nun
http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/seattle-operas-spicy-comedy-is-second-to-nun/
Sidney
Sydney Opera House gets $202m renovation in first big facelift since 1973
The Guardian
Dubai
Jose Carerras adds second Dubai Opera date
The tenor sold out his October 8 show at the new venue
http://gulfnews.com/leisure/events/jose-carerras-adds-second-dubai-opera-date-1.1876805
Nachruf
Patrice Munsel, Soprano Who as a Teenager Won a Met Contract, Dies at 91
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/arts/music/patrice-munsel-dead.html?_r=0
Reviews vom 11.8.2016
Salzburg
‚Exterminating Angel,‘ the most important opera of the year, proves it’s here to stay
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-exterminating-angel-salzburg-review
Salzburg
Die Liebe der Danae in Salzburg
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/08/die_liebe_der_d.php
Sizzling sex scenes but Don Giovanni escapes the flames in Salzburg
bachtrack
London
The Flames of Paris, Royal Opera House: “Bravura and sincerity’
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2527d954-5d4a-11e6-bb77-a121aa8abd95.html
Glyndebourne
From Britten to Berlioz: opera’s debt to Shakespeare
The Telegraph
New York
Review: Sarasota Ballet Shows Its Mastery of Frederick Ashton’s Marvels
New York Times
Annandale, N.Y.
For Many, Opera and Puccini Are One (Trump’s Campaign Knows the Appeal)
The Bard Music Festival focuses on Puccini.
New York Times
Santa Fe
The 2016 Festival Season at the Santa Fe Opera Review
Reviews of “La Fanciulla del West,’ “Vanessa,’ “Roméo et Juliette,’ “Don Giovanni’ and “Capriccio.’
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-2016-festival-season-at-the-santa-fe
Santa Fe’s Mozart Cast Sweeps All Before It
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/08/santa_fes_mozar.php
Seattle
Le Comte Ory, Seattle
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/08/le_comte_ory_se.php
Oakland
Festival Opera’s take on Mozart: not over till the Klingon sings
http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Mozart-meets-Star-Trek-at-Festival-Opera-9131858.php
A Gripping Agrippina at West Edge Opera
http://www.sfcv.org/reviews/west-edge-opera/a-gripping-agrippina-at-west-edge-opera
Reviews vom 10.8.2016
London
The Flames of Paris, Bolshoi Ballet, dance review
This rip-roaring show might just make you want to join the revolution
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/the-flames-of-paris-bolshoi-ballet-dance
New York
Review: A Musical Tale of the Cosmos, Birth and Death
“The Hubble Cantata,” by Paola Prestini, fuses music with virtual reality to take the audience through the mysteries of space.
New York Times
Making the Harpsichord Modern Again
New York Times
Miami
Florida Grand Opera Announces New Roster of Young Artist Program Take-Ons
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwopera/article/Florida-Grand-Opera-Announces
Portland
Portland Opera Debut Of The Italian Girl In Algiers
Huffington Post
Seattle
Review: Seattle Opera’s “Count Ory’ bubbles with vibrant visuals, sensational singing Sarah Coburn (Countess Adele) and Lawrence Brownlee (Count Ory) star in Seattle Opera’s “Count Ory.”
http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/classical-music/review-seattle-operas-count-ory
Oakland
Star Trek meets Mozart at Festival Opera
http://www.starkinsider.com/2016/08/star-trek-festival-opera-abduction-from
A dreamlike forest in an abandoned train station: The Cunning Little Vixen at West Edge Opera
bachtrack
Perth
Simone Young and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Electrifying Stravinsky
bachtrack
Reviews vom 9.8.2016
Salzburg
Going for gold: Strauss‘ Die Liebe der Danae returns to Salzburg
bachtrack
London
The Bolshoi’s London run continues with Ratmansky’s Flames of Paris
bachtrack
NYOS/Volkov and BBCSSO/Dausgaard at the Proms review – poised snow-inspired premiere and refined Russians
The Guardian
Proms at… Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London
http://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/proms-old-royal-naval
Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s opening concert delivered an evening of brio and grandeur – review
The Telegraph
New York
Let’s Get Intimate. Big Music Doesn’t Need Huge Halls
New York Times
Washington
Strong “La Bohème’ at Wolf Trap makes a good case for more opera there
Washington Post
Vale
An All-Star Dance Gala Takes Risks and Soars
At the Vail International Dance Festival, the artistic director Damian Woetzel revived rare works and brought fresh faces to classical showpieces.
New York Times
Santa Fe
Weitere „Vanessa“-Review
Noir-Fangled
Santa Fe Opera makes a solid case for a revival of Samuel Barber’s rarely performed Vanessa.
http://www.theaterjones.com/ntx/reviews/
San Francisco
Merola’s “Così fan tutte” is something to sing about
bachtrack
Rio
For This Choreographer, the Olympics Are the Zenith
New York Times
Reviews vom 8.8.2016
Salzburg
Adès’s The Exterminating Angel has an urgent and apocalyptic intensity – review
The Telegraph
London
The Bolshoi are on blistering form in The Flames of Paris – review
The Telegraph
London / Bryanston
Eugene Onegin; The Queen of Spades review – labours of love
The Guardian
Edinburgh
Weitere „Norma“-Reviews
Norma/Opening Concert, Edinburgh International Festival — review
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e34bd680-5b27-11e6-9f70-badea1b336d4.html#axzz4Gfc7fsAD
„Hell hath no fury“: Cecilia Bartoli in Norma at the Edinburgh International Festival
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-norma-edinburgh-festival-cecila-bartoli-august-2016
New York
Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb Discusses Opera’s Challenges with ZEALnyc
http://zealnyc.com/met-opera-general-manager-peter-gelb-discusses-operas-challenges
Chicago
Gandolfi’s garden of musical delights makes for enjoyable stroll at premiere
chicagotribune.com
Kalmar leads Grant Park forces in engaging premiere, majestic Mozart
chicagoclassical.review
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Opera: Orchestra great, soprano not so much, in ‚Capriccio‘
dallasnews.com
Review: “Vanessa’ shines despite libretto short of singable language
http://www.abqjournal.com/821250/vanessa-shines-despite-libretto-short-
Feuilleton
Facing the music: violinist Pekka Kuusisto
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/25/facing-the-music-violinist-pekka-kuusisto
Reviews vom 7.8.2016
Salzburg
Thomas Adès on His Tricky Opera Adaptation of a Buñuel Film
New York Times
London
Tchaikovsky : The Queen of Spades / Opera Holland Park, 2nd August 2016
https://operabritanniauk.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/tchaikovsky
The Queen of Spades @ Opera Holland Park, London
http://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/queen-spades
The Queen of Spades, Opera Holland Park
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/08/the_queen_of_sp.php
The Flames of Paris, Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Opera House
http://www.theartsdesk.com/dance/flames-paris-bolshoi-ballet-royal
Edinburgh
It was a close-run thing – but Cecilia Bartoli’s Norma is a furious triumph – review
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opera/what-to-see/it-was-a-close-run
Norma review at Edinburgh
International Festival – “dramatically strong’
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/norma-review-at-edinburgh
Festival Opera review: Norma, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/14666721.Festival_Opera
Santa Fe
The Devil You Know
The Santa Fe Opera opens its 2016 season with a Don Giovanni that’s as close to perfect as it gets.
http://www.theaterjones.com/ntx/reviews/2016080
Reviews vom 6.8.2016
Salzburg
Thomas Adès bottles it in his new opera: The Exterminating Angel reviewed
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/08/thomas-ades-bottles-it-in-his-new-opera
Bayreuth
Time becomes space: Bayreuth welcomes a new Parsifal
bachtrack
London
The Taming of the Shrew, Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Opera House
Unfeminist comedy in Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Shakespeare ballet
http://www.theartsdesk.com/dance/taming-shrew-bolshoi-ballet-royal-opera-house
The Taming of the Shrew review – Bolshoi’s furiously funny battle of the sexes
The Guardian
Two shrews tame each other in the Bolshoi’s steamy take on Shakespeare – review
The Telegraph
Bolshoi Ballet’s The Taming of the Shrew, dance review: Rollicking reinvention tames a tricky text
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/bolshoi-ballets-the-taming-of-the-shrew-dance
Prom 25: Behind closed doors: Poetic drama from Dutoit in Bluebeard’s Castle
bachtrack
Prom 25: the dark, soulful realms of Bluebeard and Dvořák
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/08/prom_25_the_dar.php
Longborough
Alcina, opera review: High musical values in this jumble sale-chic show
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/alcina-opera-review-high-musical-values-
Glyndebourne
Forty years of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Glyndebourne – in pictures
The Guardian
Santa Fe
A thoughtful Don Giovanni at Santa Fe
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-don-giovanni-daniels-nelson-santa-fe-august-2016
Santa Fe Opera, part 2: the 60th anniversary’s big-ticket items
Washington Post
Santa Fe Opera: Barber’s ‚Vanessa‘ makes for a magical night
http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/arts/headlines/20160804-santa-fe
Reviews vom 5.8.2016
London
Weitere „Queen of Spades“-Reviews
Opera Holland Park: The Queen of Spades review – decrepit Countess rules over vampiric high society
The Guardian
The Queen of Spades, Opera Holland Park, London — review
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c044d284-596c-11e6-8d05-4eaa66292c32.html
The Queen of Spades, Opera Holland Park, review: ‚enthralling‘
The Telegraph
Hartley Wintney, Hampshire
Così fan tutte @ West Green House Opera, Hartley Wintney
http://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/cosi-fan-tutte-west-green-house
New York
Review: Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra Shines in Simplicity
New York Times
Two debuts spark a vivid night at Mostly Mozart Festival
http://newyorkclassicalreview.com/2016/08/two-debuts-spark-a-vivid
Miami
Florida Grand Opera Celebrates a Successful First Year of the New Youth Artist Learning Academy
broadwayworld
Katonah, Caramoor Festival
A Recipe for Success on the Opera Stage
Elza van der Heever stars as Leonora in Beethoven’s ‚Fidelio‘ at Caramoor.
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/recipe-success-opera-stage/
Berkeley
Powder Her Face, West Edge Opera, Oakland, California — “Buoyant, exhilarating’
https://next.ft.com/content/0ce49dc0-5898-11e6-9f70-badea1b336d4
Adelaide
Vorschau
Australian opera director Barrie Kosky returns to the Adelaide Festival with Glyndebourne’s Saul
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/arts/australian-opera-director
Reviews vom 4.8.2016
Salzburg
A Salzburg Festival Rich With Dreams and Power
New York Times
The Exterminating Angel, Die Liebe der Danae, Salzburg Festival
Brilliant ensemble in Adès’s new opera trumps a meaningless Strauss staging
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/exterminating-angel-die-liebe-der-danae-salzburg-festival
London
The Queen of Spades, opera review: A work of hallucinatory intensity that chills the soul
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/the-queen-of-spades-opera-review-a-work
The Queen of Spades, Opera Holland Park, review: ‚All the gutsiness and grace one could wish for‘
Independent.co.uk
The Queen of Spades at Opera Holland Park review – “steadily rising tension’
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/the-queen-of-spades-2/
Gambling and Gothic: The Queen of Spades at Opera Holland Park
bachtrack
A fitting cabaret to celebrate Erik Satie’s 150th birthday at the Proms
bachtrack
Glyndebourne
Watch Glyndebourne’s Béatrice et Bénédict live
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opera/what-to-see/watch-glyndebournes-beatrice-et-benedict-live/
New York
Stephen Sondheim Hopes His Next Musical Will Be Produced in 2017
New York Times
Cooperstown, Glimmerglas Festival
La Bohème at Glimmerglass Festival
http://dctheatrescene.com/2016/08/02/la-boheme-glimmerglass-festival/
Lenox, Tanglewood Festival
Andris Nelsons-Interview
After Withdrawing From Bayreuth, This Conductor’s Silence Grows Louder
New York Times
Nelsons, BSO invigorate Beethoven and Sibelius at Tanglewood
http://theclassicalreview.com/2016/08/nelsons-bso-invigorate-beethoven-and-sibelius
Nelsons, Lewis join forces for Brahms program with Tanglewood Orchestra
http://bostonclassicalreview.com/2016/08/nelsons-lewis-join-forces-for-brahms
Katonah, Caramoor Festival
The Old Ball and Chain: “Fidelio” and Beethoven Lieder at Caramoor
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/opera-teen/the-old-ball-and-chain-fi_b_11310192.html
Berkeley
The Cunning Little Vixen Serves Up Mainly Musical Delights
https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/west-edge-opera/the-cunning-little-vixen
Santa Fe
Vanessa: a winter storm in Santa Fe’s desert
bachtrack
Melbourne
Melbourne Ring Cycle loses its Wotan
http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/melbourne-ring-cycle-loses-its-wotan
Reviews vom 3.8.2016
Bayreuth
Twilight zone: Bayreuth’s Ring ends with a stirring Götterdämmerung
bachtrack
Imprisoned by love: a thought-provoking Tristan und Isolde at the Bayreuth Festival
bachtrack
Tirana
Albania Opera Chief Quits Over Tiny Budget
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/low-budget-institutions
London
Swan Lake, Royal Opera House, London: “Compelling’
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c3948d16-57c9-11e6-9f70-badea1b336d4.html
Update: BBC Proms 2016: reviews of the best Proms so far
The Telegraph
Prom 18: Haitink shows maturity and experience in Mahler’s Third Symphony
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-prom-18-mahler-haitink-london-symphony-july-2016
Romeo and Juliet at the Proms review – thrillingly intense Berlioz drama
The Guardian
Prom 20: Berlioz, Romeo and Juliet
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/07/prom_20_berlioz.php
Glyndebourne
The birth of Glyndebourne opera festival: a glorious (if loud) Sussex Salzburg
The Guardian
Cooperstown
When musicals become operas
Washington Post
Berkeley
West Edge’s “Powder’ is a brash erotic adventure
http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/West-Edge-s-Powder-is-a-brash-erotic-8994667.php
Review: West Edge Opera opens summer season with winning works by Janacek and Adès
http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_30194146/review-west-edge-opera-opens
San Francisco
Vorschau
San Francisco Opera to Premiere of Bright Sheng and David Henry Hwang’s DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER
broadwayworld
Nachruf
Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer and Sibelius protégé – obituary
The Telegraph
Feuilleton
An Essential Music Critic, but Nobody’s Role Model
New York Times
Reviews vom 2.8.2016
Budapest
Newly-minted Festival Academy Budapest debuts first edition with feisty fare
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-solti-hall-kurtag-july-2016
London
Romeo and Juliet at the Proms review – thrillingly intense Berlioz drama
The Guardian
Prom 18 and Prom 20, review: ‚Sometimes the Proms strike gold‘
The Independent
Don Quixote review – the Bolshoi puts its best foot forward
The Guardian
Barry, Cardiff
Kommilitonen! review – WNO’s youth wave flag boldly for Peter Maxwell Davies
The Guardian
New York
Review: Does “Cats’ Have Nine Lives on Broadway? Two, Certainly
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/theater/cats-broadway-revival-review.html?_r=0
Santa Fe
Review: Opera goes to the movies: SFO puts cinematic twist on “Vanessa
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/review-opera-goes-to-the-movies
Santa Fe Opera, part 1: Celebrating 60 with two rarities and Strauss (of course)
Washington Post
Santa Fe Opera stages an updated Roméo et Juliette
bachtrack
Berkeley
Janáček’s CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN at West Edge Opera
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2016-07-29/article/44732?headline=Jan-ek-s
West Edge mounts a charming forest fable
http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/West-Edge-mounts-a-charming-forest-fable-8864018.php
Feuilleton
Facing the music: Kate Royal
The soprano on the pleasures of reading sleeve notes, waking up to music, training as an athlete, and listening to Tony Bennett with the Queen
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/01/facing-the-music-soprano-kate-royal
Reviews vom 1.8.2016
Salzburg
The Exterminating Angel review – a turning point for Adès, and opera
The Guardian
Glyndebourne
Opera reviews: Beatrice et Benedict and The Barber Of Seville
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/694609/Opera-reviews-Beatrice-et-Benedict
Ilford
A Fairy Queen, Iford Arts: over-egged vaudeville with an over-excitable desire to please
The Telegraph
Blandford, Dorset Opera Festival
Plenty of toil, but no trouble: a terrific Macbeth at the Dorset Opera Festival
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-dorset-opera-macbeth-mark-s-doss-july-2016
Miami
Miami Music Festival reaches the heights with a powerful “Crucible”
„A winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1962, Ward’s opera is based on Arthur Miller’s 1953 play about the infamous witch trials of 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts.“
http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2016/07/miami-music-festival-reaches-the-heights
Seattle
Vorschau
High notes and high jinks: Lawrence Brownlee returns to Seattle Opera for bawdy “Count Ory
seattletimes.com
Toronto
A problematic work
Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia, opus 37
http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=11699
Dubai
10 facts you should know about Dubai Opera
Dubai Opera is shaped like a dhow, functions like a spaceship and will light up UAE’s cultural scene
http://gulfnews.com/guides/going-out/culture/10-facts-you-should-know-
Feuilleton
A musical tour of Europe’s great cities: Venice
The Guardian