Reviews vom 30.6.2016
London
Das Rheingold / Opera North, review: The long-awaited Ring is ready to ignite
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/das-rheingold-opera-north-review-
Das Rheingold review – Opera North’s back-to-basics Wagner feels like a liberation
The Guardian
Das Rheingold, Opera North, Southbank Centre
Fiery demi-god and conductor eclipse any B-casting as a Ring comes south
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/das-rheingold-opera-north-southbank-centre
Dipping a toe into the Rhine: Wagner therapy from Opera North
bachtrack
Sonia Prina/laBarocca/Jais review – virtuoso arias from punk-rock androgyne
The Guardian
The Hogboon, Peter Maxwell Davies’s final work, is satisfyingly weird – review
The Telegraph
Goerne / Bezuidenhout @ Wigmore Hall, London
Musichome-com
Wormsley
Idomeneo, Garsington Opera, Wormsley, review: ‚As the drama is played straight, a brilliant cast can shine‘
The Independent
Todesmeldung
Vasyl Slipak: Ukrainian Opera Singer Killed While Fighting In Eastern Ukraine
http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-opera-singer-killed-in-fighting/27827917.html
Feuilleton
When Is an Unfinished Work of Art Incomplete? Part 2
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/when-unfinished-work-art-incomplete-part-2/
Reviews vom 29.6.2016
London
Exclusive: watch an animated guide to Wagner’s Ring cycle
Confused by the complexities of Wagner’s Ring? Don’t know your Woglinde from your Wotan? Help is at hand – the Southbank Centre have produced this handy six-minute animation introducing audiences to the 16-hour marathon.
The Guardian
Pekka Kuusisto, review: the jaunty Finn brings zest to the Wigmore Hall
The Telegraph
New York
“Florencia en el Amazonas,’ “Patience & Sarah’ and “Le Comte Ory’ Reviews
http://www.wsj.com/articles/florencia-en-el-amazonas-patience-sarah-
How “The Sleeping Beauty’ Tells Its Story Through Ballet
New York Times
Princton Festival
Peter Grimes in Princeton
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/06/peter_grimes_in.php
Saratoga
Review: Opera Saratoga @SPAC, Spa Little Theatre Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” 6/27/16
http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/review-opera-saratoga-spac-spa-little-theatre
St. Louis
Scintillating Strauss in Saint Louis
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/06/scintillating_s.php
Shalimar in St. Louis: Pagliaccio Non Son
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/06/shalimar_in_st_.php
Toronto
Canadian Opera Company Tops 2016 Dora Awards; All the Winners!
broadwayworld
Victoria
The Australian Ballet takes on Degas‘ dancers – in pictures
The Guardian
Reviews vom 28.6.2016
London
Weitere “Jenufa”-Reviews
Jenufa, ENO, review: cleverly unleashing the power of Janacek
The Telegraph
Jenufa, opera review: Triumph marks turning of seasons
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/jenufa-opera-review-triumph-marks-html
Jenůfa, English National Opera, review: A “brilliantly effective production’
The Independent.co.uk
The Hogboon review – lively launch for Maxwell Davies‘ uneven folk opera
Professional and amateur performers join Simon Rattle and the LSO for opera premiere
The Guardian
Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh festival review – Britten’s not the only talent
The guardian
Longbourough
Le Nozze di Figaro, Longborough Festival Opera
Mozart’s subversive masterpiece relocated, not always securely, to August 1914
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/le-nozze-di-figaro-longborough-festival-opera
Upstairs, Downstairs: Longborough Festival Opera’s Le nozze di Figaro
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-figaro-doyle-mordal-longborough-june-2016
New York
BWW Dance Review: American Ballet Theatre’s SWAN LAKE
broadwayworld
Tanz
Review: Moves Versatile Enough for Philip Glass and James Brown
New York Times
Feuilleton
Interview
Felicity Lott: Down-to-earth Dame
http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/features/felicity-lott-down-earth-dame
Reviews vom 27.6.2016
London
Janáček : Jenůfa / ENO, 23rd June 2016
https://operabritanniauk.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/janacek-jenufa-eno
Nuns on the run: laughs aplenty in Chelsea Opera’s Le Comte Ory
bachtrack
Early Opera Company / Griffiths @ Wigmore Hall, London
http://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/early-opera-company-griffith
The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians: “When there is violence, you have to make music‘
The Guardian
London u.a.
Opera reviews: Verdi’s Don Carlo and Massenet’s Werther
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/683133/Opera-review-Verdi
Birmingham
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Shakespeare triple bill – review
The Guardian
Review: The Birmingham Royal Ballet’s “Shakespeare Triple Bill’
http://www.redbrick.me/culture/review-birmingham-royal-ballets-
Feuilleton
When Is an Unfinished Work Incomplete?
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/when-unfinished-work-incomplete/
Reviews vom 26.6.2016
Florenz
L’elisir d’amore/ Opera di Firenze, 20th June 2016
https://operabritanniauk.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/lelisir-damore
New York
Review: A Maudlin Trip Down the Amazon, With a Star in Disguise
New York Times
Florencia en el Amazonas, NYCO
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/06/florencia_en_el.php
Staging flaws apart, Catán’s “Florencia” takes wing at City Opera
http://newyorkclassicalreview.com/2016/06/staging-flaws-apart-catans-florencia
Interview with Star of Florencia en el Amazonas, Elizabeth Caballero http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/06/interview_with_.php
Review: At 53, an Effortless Return to Dance “Romeo and Juliet’
New York Times
Isabella Boylston: A New Juliet at American Ballet Theatre
bachtrack
Chicago
Muti, CSO close anniversary season with majestic Bruckner
http://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2016/06/muti-cso-close-anniversary
San Diego
Longtime San Diego opera conductor dies
Edoardo Müller conducted 45 local productions over 31 years
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jun/24/edoardo-muller
San Francisco
A Stunning JENUFA at SF Opera
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2016-06-24/article/44600?headline
Sidney
Opera Australia’s diamond jubilee doesn’t erase funding challenges
the australien.com
BWW Review: THE LOVE FOR THREE ORANGES Is A Bizarre, Juicy, Fairytale Feast Of Color And Comedy
broadwayworld
Laugh out loud production of The Love for Three Oranges in Sydney
bachtrack
The Love for Three Oranges review: Welcome revival of a rare and joyous gem
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/stage/the-love-for-three-oranges-review
Reviews vom 25.6.2016
London
Jenůfa, English National Opera
Janáček’s optimistic tragedy at its most powerful in electrifying revival
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/jenufa-english-national-opera
Janáček’s score, Alden’s direction and Wigglesworth’s conducting make a searing Jenůfa at ENO
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-jenufa-david-alden-english-national-opera-june-2016
New York
New York City Opera Spreads Its Wings with ‚Florencia‘
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/new-york-city-opera-spreads-its-wings-florencia/
Piranhas and Cholera Are No Match for a Diva Daniel Catán’s ‚Florencia en el Amazonas‘ is an opera lover’s dream
http://observer.com/2016/06/piranhas-and-cholera-are-no-match-for-a-diva/
Review: Angel Blue Makes Her Met Debut
New York Times
Isabella Boylston: A New Juliet at American Ballet Theatre
bachtrack
Sidney
Pinchgut Opera puts emotional concerns to fore in Haydn’s Armida
Australian.com
Armida, City Recital Hall, Sydney — review
Excellent singing and fine playing in this production from the independent Pinchgut opera company
https://next.ft.com/content/45c09e04-3927-11e6-a780-b48ed7b6126f
Armida | Pinchgut Opera
http://www.australianstage.com.au/201606237856/reviews/sydney/armida-|-pinchgut-opera.html
Armida review: Music wins in Pinchgut’s magic tale of warriors and witches
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/stage/armida-review-music-wins-in
Feuilleton
How you can get into opera: a beginner’s guide
The Telegraph
Reviews vom 23. und 24.6.2016
Wien
Geronte di Ravoir runs the show in Vienna’s Manon Lescaut
bachtrack
Genf
Too many greys in Grand Théâtre de Genève’s Falstaff
bachtrack
Moskau
Out of Prison for Acid Attack, Dancer Hopes to Get Back to the Bolshoi
New York Times
New York
Met Opera Festival to Begin With Screening of “Amadeus’
New York Times
Reviews vom 22.6.2016
Berlin
A wretched road trip: Rodrigo Garcia’s The Abduction from the Seraglio at Deutsche Oper
bachtrack
London
Weitere “Werther”-Review
Werther review – Massenet’s dark emotions evoked with passion
The Guardian
Classical Opera’s Don Giovanni: a masterclass in concert performance
bachtrack
Glyndebourne
The Barber of Seville: “The most beautiful comic opera in existence’
The Telegraph
Alresford
Weitere “Don Carlo”-Review
Don Carlo review at Grange Park Opera – “a strong cast
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/don-carlo
New York
Couturiers Paired with Choreogaphers for City Ballet Gala
New York Times
Cincinnati
Review: Gay Love in the Time of McCarthy
New York Times
Jerusalem
Jerusalem gears up for opera festival
Jerusalem post
Reviews vom 21.6.2016
Berlin
Götterdämmerung a musical success at Staatsoper Berlin
bachtrack
London
Werther, Royal Opera house, review: star power ignites revival of Massenet’s gloomy opera
THe Telegraph
Werther review at Royal Opera House, London – “outstanding singing’
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/werther-review-a
Massenet : Werther / Royal Opera, 19th June 2016
https://operabritanniauk.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/massenet-werther-
Werther, Royal Opera House, review: ‚Sent a matinee audience home very happy‘
The independent
Werther (Royal Opera House)
Massenet’s intimate romance is the ideal star vehicle for a diva, a divo and a maestro
http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/werther-royal-opera-
Opera Review: Werther at the Royal Opera House
Express
Grigolo and DiDonato light up the Royal Opera’s Werther
bachtrack
Alresford
Don Carlo review – gripping, gruesome and brutally convincin
The Guardian
New York
BWW Review: On Site Opera’s FIGARO a Charming Diversion that’s Not Mozart
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwopera/article/BWW-Review-On-Site-Opera
In This “Romeo and Juliet’ Ballet, a Rebel Juliet
New York Times
Washington
In Series conquers Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio’
Washington Post
Review: “Fidelio’ at The In Series
http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2016/06/19/review-fidelio-in-series1
San Francisco
San Francisco Opera’s new Janáček production fires mightily on all cylinders
http://www.examiner.com/article/san-francisco-opera-s-new-jan-ek-production-
“Don Carlo” – Star-Studded Night at the Opera
HUffington Post
Reviews vom 20.6.2016
Amsterdam
theartsdesk at the Holland Festival
Dutchness, audio-jungle, dirty minds and Dunsinane at one of Europe’s premier arts festivals
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/theartsdesk-holland-festival
Moskau
Bolshoi star Artem Ovcharenko interview: from Russia with ballet pumps
The Telegraph
London
Opera reviews: Tristan And Isolde and La Boheme
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/680907/Opera-reviews
Swan Lake review – a muted ballet blanc saved by its corps
The Guardian
Alresford
Don Carlo @ Grange Park Opera, Alresford
http://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/don-carlo
The Inquisition’s dark days: Don Carlo at Grange Park
bachtrack
Washington
Musings on the “American Ring”
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/06/musings_on_the_.php
Chicago
A somber tribute, then Beethoven and Brahms from Muti, CSO
http://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2016/06/a-somber-tribute-then-beethoven
Istanbul
Europe’s largest opera house to be built in Istanbul’s Taksim
http://www.dailysabah.com/istanbul/2016/06/18/europes-largest
Sidney
John Bell production of Bizet’s Carmen is completely believable
The Australien.com
Feuilleton
Facing the music: Jordi Savall
The Guardian
Reviews vom 19.6.2016
Wien
A Feast of Late Romantic Fare at the Musikverein with Jurowski and Kavakos
bachtrack
Amsterdam
Haydn’s Creation not quite a Big Bang at Holland Festival
bachtrack
Glyndebourne
Danielle de Niese: the diva who put the sex into Sussex
The Telegraph
New York
Review: Following “Figaro’ From Room to Room in a Townhouse
New York Times
Review: Handel’s “Rinaldo,’ With Period Brass in Good Repair
New York Times
Review: The New York Philharmonic Pays Tribute to Orlando
New York Times
How to Make Opera Hot and Cool? LoftOpera Has the Recipe
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/how-make-opera-hot-and-cool
San Francisco
Opera pulls out all the stops for David Gockley
http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Opera-pulls-out-all-the-stops
Opera stars bid fun, fond farewell to David Gockley
http://www.sfexaminer.com/opera-stars-bid-fun-fond-farewell
Interview
Tenor Michael Fabiano Stars in Giuseppe Verdi’s Don Carlo at the San Francisco Opera
http://www.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2016/06/17/tenor-michael-fabiano
Bücher
Sir Peter Wright memoir reveals monster feuds of ballet greats
Rudolf Nureyev is recalled as a troubled man who “pushed people, behaving appallingly’ in new book
The Guardian
Feuilleton
Why an experimental composer is writing an opera about the news
Jacob TV has created a multimedia opera that splices the voices of Trump, Putin and more with music, building into a kaleidoscopic portrait of American media
The Guardian
Breakthrough in understanding the chills and thrills of musical rapture
The Guardian
Reviews vom 18.6.2016
Berlin
Andreas Schager a sensational Siegfried at Staatsoper Berlin
bachtrack
Moskau
Interview: Bolshoi Ballet’s artistic director Makhar Vaziev
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/709e6db4-3223-11e6-bda0-04585c31b153.html
London
Noch zwei “Tristan”-Reviews
Review: Anish Kapoor Ditches Sculpture For Opera Tristan and Isolde, London Coliseum
http://londonist.com/2016/06/review-anish-kapoor-ditches-sculpture-for-opera
Review: Tristan and Isolde (English National Opera)
http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/live-reviews/review-tristan-and-isolde
Yevgeny Sudbin review – Scarlatti brought close to perfection
The Guardian
San Francisco
Weitere „Jenufa“-Reviews
Jenůfa, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco — review
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04542ba2-33a5-11e6-bda0-04585c31b153.html
A Weighty Jenufa at San Francisco Opera
http://www.sfcv.org/reviews/san-francisco-opera/a-weighty-jenufa
Los Angeles
Anatomy Theater’s world debut: the goriest opera ever?
New opera from composer David Lang and artist Mark Dion at Los Angeles’s Redcat is set in the days of public autopsies – with a powerfully relevant message
The Guardian
Toronto
Giselle: A riveting classic from the National Ballet – just ignore the outmoded gender commentary
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/giselle-a-
Sidney
Carmen review: John Bell creates a vivid and seductive Cuban-flavoured affair
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/carmen-review-john-bell-creates
Carmen review (Sydney Opera House)
https://dailyreview.com.au/carmen-review-sydney-opera-house-2/44319/
Review: Carmen (Opera Australia)
http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/review-carmen-opera-australia
Reviews vom 17.6.2016
Oslo
Privilege begets privilege: The Marriage of Figaro in Oslo
bachtrack
Budapest
Budapest Opera House Announces 2016-2017 Season
http://hungarytoday.hu/news/budapest-opera-house-announces new saison
London
Weitere “Iris”-Review
Iris, Opera Holland Park, London — review
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/71b78c98-32dd-11e6-bda0
Glyndebourne
The return of Rossini: watch a live stream of Glyndebourne’s The Barber of Seville
The Telegraph
The Cunning Little Vixen review – pulsing with life
The Guardian
New York
Isabella Boylston Takes Flight in Swan Lake at ABT
bachtrack
San Francisco
Mommie dearest rules the house in SF Opera’s “Jenůfa’
http://www.sfexaminer.com/mommie-dearest-rules-house-sf-operas-jenufa/
S.F. Opera offers an unforgettable ‚Jenufa‘
http://www.examiner.com/review/s-f-opera-offers-an-unforgettable-jenufa
SF Opera’s Jenůfa glows with radiant performances
bachtrack
Todesfall
Alberto Remedios, tenor – obituary
The Telegraph
Reviews vom 16.6.2016
London
Noch eine “Tristan”-Review
Tristan and Isolde, English National Opera, review: ‚Anish Kapoor’s bold designs and lighting triumph
Independent
Und noch eine “Nabucco”-Review
Nabuccos, opera review: He’s not the singer he was 55 years ago
standard.co.uk
Bel canto brilliance: Mariella Devia’s Rosenblatt Recital at Wigmore Hall
bachtrack
Leeds
Opera North’s The Ring Cycle: Die Walküre – The Lowry, Salford
http://www.thereviewshub.com/opera-norths-the-ring-cycle-die-walkure
Washington
The Rape of Lucretia at Wolf Trap Opera, Reviewed
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/20782524/the-rape
St. Louis
“Shalimar the Clown,’ “Ariadne on Naxos’ and “Macbeth’ at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Reviews
http://www.wsj.com/articles/shalimar-the-clown-ariadne-on-naxos-and-macbeth
BWW Review: Opera Theatre of St. Louis Offers a Powerful World Premiere of SHALIMAR THE CLOWN
broadwayworld
San Francisco
John Adams and Peter Sellars Again
Joining Forces for New Opera “Girls of the Golden West,” about the women of California’s Gold Rush, will receive its world premiere at San Francisco Opera in 2017.
New York Times
Weitere “Don Carlo”-Review
Powerhouse Cast Lifts S.F. Opera’s Don Carlo
http://www.sfcv.org/reviews/san-francisco-opera/powerhouse-cast-lifts
Reviews vom 15.6.2016
Berlin
Staatsoper Berlin’s Ring revival begins with musically satisfying Rheingold
bachtrack
A stunning musical achievement: Die Walküre in Berlin
bachtrack
Prag
Keith Warner’s Elektra in Prague has neither myth nor menace
bachtrack
London
Weitere “Tristan”-Review
Review: “Tristan und Isolde,’ From an Unsettled English National Opera
New York Times
Weitere “La Bohème”-Review
La bohème (Opera Holland Park)
Puccini’s opera, backdated to Tudor times and splendidly staged at London’s summer festival
whatsonstage.com
The Royal Ballet and Sadler’s Wells explain how Brexit will hurt dance
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/06/royal-ballet-sadlers-wells-explain-brexit
Longborough
Weitere “Tannhäuser”-Reviews
This Tannhäuser is a treat for the ears – but it’s a shame about the staging
The Telegraph
Tannhäuser review – a clear staging but the singing disappoints
The Guardian
New York
“Swan Lake,’ and Its 32 Fouettés
New York Times
San Francisco
Review: Dynamic ‚Don Carlo‘ dazzles at San Francisco Opera
http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_30010299/review-dynamic
Music and narrative thrive in San Francisco Opera’s Verdi revival
http://www.examiner.com/article/music-and-narrative-thrive-san-francisco
A vocally triumphant “Don Carlo’
http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/A-vocally-triumphant-Don-Carlo
Photo Flash: DON CARLO at San Francisco Opera
broadwayworld
Long Beach
‚The Perfect American,‘ controversial opera about Walt Disney, to get U.S. premiere at Long Beach
latimes
Reviews vom 14.6.2016
Genf
A cinematic Des Knaben Wunderhorn in Geneva
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-mahler-henschel-pons-geneva-june-2016
London
Weitere “La Boheme”-Reviews
La Bohème, opera review: Startlingly original staging takes Puccini back in time
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/la-boh-me-opera-review-startlingly
La Bohème – Puccini’s bohemians relocate to Elizabethan London for a terrific evening
“Opera Holland Park is marking the Shakespeare anniversary not with an opera based on one of his plays, but with Stephen Barlow’s new production of La Bohème, which relocates Puccini’s masterpiece from 1840s Paris to Elizabethan London and its theatrical and intellectual milieu.
The Guardian
La Boheme at Opera Holland Park, London – “a surprise and a success’
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/la-boheme-at-opera-holland-park/
Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne’s Vixen is not only Cunning and Little, but also marvellously energised and colourful – review
The Telegraph
The Cunning Little Vixen, Glyndebourne
Janáček’s comic strip opera revived with its musical energy and visual wit intact
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/cunning-little-vixen-glyndebourne
Circle of Life: Janáček’s Cunning Little Vixen returns to Glyndebourne
bachtrack
Interview
Opera star Vittorio Grigòlo: ‚I am the voice of Italy‘
The Telegraph
Miami
Miami Lyric Opera provides fine advocacy for Arrieta’s “Marina”
http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2016/06/miami-lyric-opera-provides
San Francisco
David Gockley, retiring general director of San Francisco Opera
San Francisco Opera honors David Gockley
http://www.examiner.com/article/san-francisco-opera-honors-david-gockley
Don Carlo in San Francisco: musically perfect, dramatically lacking
bachtrack
Reviews vom 13.6.2016
Berlin
Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle review – Julian Anderson’s aural brilliance
The Guardian
Florenz
Diana Damrau and Zubin Mehta in concert / Opera di Firenze, 9th of June 2016
https://operabritanniauk.wordpress.com/2016/06/12/diana-damrau-and-
Plovdiv
Plovdiv’s Opera Open 2016 festival opens with gala on June 18
http://sofiaglobe.com/2016/06/12/plovdivs-opera-open-2016-festival-opens
London
A summer of doomed romance: how West End fell in love with longing
The Guardian
Weitere “Nabucco”-Review
Nabucco review – Plácido Domingo exudes charisma
The Guardian
Weitere „Tristan“-Review
Transfigured night: Tristan and Isolde at ENO
bachtrack
La Bohème, Opera Holland Park
Puccini’s bohemians find themselves in the 16th century in this emotive production
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/la-boh%C3%A8me-opera-holland-park
Brush up your Puccini: a 16th-century Bohème at Holland Park
bachtrack
London / Wormsley
Opera reviews: Iris, Eugene Onegin and L’Italiana In Algeri
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/678761/Opera-reviews
Wormsley
Garsington’s got it all… even if the fat lady doesn’t sing!
Their Eugene Onegin and L’Italia In Algeri are the big successes on the country-house opera circuit so far
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-3635048/Garsington-s-got
Leeds
Into the Woods review – Opera North casts spell on Sondheim fairytale
The Guardian
Cardiff
Van Morrison/Bryn Terfel review – spine-tingling musical meeting
The Guardian
Feuilleton
Interview: Caitlin Hulcup
http://www.musicomh.com/classical/features-classical/interview-caitlin-hulcup
Reviews vom 12.6.2016
Dresden
In Dresden Cultural Riches Abound Throughout This ‚Florence on the Elbe‘
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/dresden-cultural-riches-abound-throughout
London
Weitere „Nabucco“-Review
Opera Review: Nabucco at the Royal Opera House
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/678824/Opera-Review
Weitere “Tristan”-Review
Wagner : Tristan & Isolde / ENO, 9th June 2016
https://operabritanniauk.wordpress.com/2016/06/11/wagner-tristan-isolde
Dark Night of the Soul: Matthias Goerne and Daniil Trifonov
bachtrack
Aldebourgh
Benjamin Britten’s Les Illuminations, Aldeburgh Festival, review: ‚beyond praise‘
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/classical-music/benjamin-brittens
New York
A Wish List for Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Metropolitan Opera
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/wish-list-yannick-nezet-seguin
Chicago
Pianist Helmchen delivers fresh Beethoven in outstanding CSO debut
http://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2016/06/pianist-helmchen-delivers-fresh-beethoven
San Francisco
Vorschau
Michael Fabiano stars in San Francisco Opera’s “Don Carlo’
http://www.examiner.com/article/michael-fabiano-stars-san-francisco-opera-
Feuilleton
Soprano Renee Fleming ‚would love to‘ work on Hillary’s voice
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-renee-fleming-clinton
Reviews vom 11.6.2016
Amsterdam
Caged bird: Tchaikovsky stars in Herheim’s remarkable Pique Dame at Dutch National Opera
bachtrack
St. Petersburg
A Stellar Principal Cast in La Bayadère at the Mariinsky Theatre
bachtrack
London
Tristan and Isolde review – musically fine but a confused and illogical staging
The Guardian
Tristan and Isolde, opera review: Brave and bold show is exactly what ENO needs
standard.co.uk
Tristan and Isolde, ENO, review: ‚Anish Kapoor has not been madly inspired‘
The Telegraph
Tristan and Isolde, Coliseum, London — “Grand and enveloping’
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/594faf16-2eee-11e6-a18d-a96ab29e3c95.html
Tristan and Isolde (London Coliseum)
English National Opera’s new artistic director scales one of the repertoire’s greatest peaks
http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/tristan-and-isolde-london-coliseum_40936.html
Aldeburgh
How to make Britten fly soprano Sarah Tynan on fusing Les Illuminations with circus
The Guardian
Longborough
Tannhauser review at Longborough Festival Opera – “needs to raise its game’
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/tann/
Tannhäuser, Longborough Festival Opera
Early Wagner about love and sex reworked successfully from a fresh angle
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/tannh%C3%A4user-longborough-festival-opera
Impressively conducted Tannhäuser from Anthony Negus opens Longborough’s season
bachtrack
Cardiff
Opera for the Unknown Woman review – it stirs neither heart nor mind
The Guardian
The Last Mermaid review – Charlotte Church thrills in dystopian eco-fairytale
The Guardian
Houston
Giselle at Houston Ballet Has a Spectacular Second Act
houstonpress
Reviews vom 10.6.2016
London
Brecht’s work won’t survive the 21st century: The Threepenny Opera reviewed
Spectator.uk
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, opera review: Buzzing with rude energy
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/il-barbiere-di-siviglia-opera-review
Vorschau
Can the notion of ‚complete art work‘ save English National Opera, and opera itself?
Exploring how Richard Wagner’s Tristan & Isolde could potentially pave the way forward for ENO
The Independent
Wigmore Hall’s 115th anniversary with Elisabeth Leonskaja – classical review: an evening of the music of their patron saint, Franz Schubert
The Independent
Alresford
La Fanciulla del West, Grange Park Opera, Hampshire, review: ‚Genuinely moving‘
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-
Leeds
Hats off to the terrific cast of Opera North’s Into the Woods – review
The Telegraph
Into the Woods (West Yorkshire Playhouse)
http://www.whatsonstage.com/leeds-theatre/reviews/into-the-woods
New York
Review: At School of American Ballet, Passing With Flying Colors
New York Times
Boston
Odyssey Opera makes a strong vocal case for Mozart’s problematic “Lucio”
http://bostonclassicalreview.com/2016/06/odyssey-opera-makes-a-strong
Da capo drama: Odyssey Opera rejuvenates Gluck’s Ezio
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-gluck-ezio-odyssey-opera-boston-june-2016
Sidney
Lang Lang continues to frustrate in performance at Opera House
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/music/lang-lang-continues-to-frustrate
Review: Lang Lang in Recital (Sydney Symphony)
limelight-magazin
Melbourne
Review: Il Signor Bruschino (Lyric Opera)
http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/review-il-signor-bruschino-lyric-opera
Feuilleton
How you can get into classical music: a beginner’s guide
The Telegraph
The opera that changed music: Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde
http://www.gramophone.co.uk/feature/the-opera-that-changed-music
When Classical Musicians Go Digital
New York Times
Reviews vom 9.6.2016
Mailand
Milano – Teatro alla Scala: Der Rosenkavalier
http://www.operaclick.com/recensioni/teatrale/milano-teatro-alla-scala
Mehta triumphs as Kupfer’s Rosenkavalier arrives at La Scala
bachtrack
Weitere „Rosenkavalier“-Kritik
bachtrack
Gdansk
Penderecki’s The Black Mask, a brutal and complex parable for our times
bachtrack
London
Anish Kapoor on Wagner: ‚He was antisemitic and I’m Jewish. Who cares?‘
As his set designs for ENO’s Tristan and Isolde are unveiled, Anish Kapoor talks about the flak they’ve caused him, his new record-breaking slide – and how he got his own back on the Frenchman who sued him
The Guardian
Iris review – queasy, mucky and uncomfortable but essential viewing
The Guardian
Iris (Opera Holland Park)
What’s on stage
Mascagni : Iris / Opera Holland Park, 7th June 2016
https://operabritanniauk.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/mascagni-iris-opera
A potentially repellent tale made touching, in Opera Holland Park’s Iris – review
The Telegraph
Weitere “Nabucco”-Review
Review: Heavyweight Opera Nabucco Fails To Land Knockout Blow
The Londonist
Der Freischütz, OAE, Elder, RFH
Period orchestra shines for its anniversary celebration
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/der-freisch%C3%BCtz-oae-elder-rfh
Weber : Der Freischütz / Royal Festival Hall, 7th June 2016
https://operabritanniauk.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/weber-der-freischutz-
The OAE celebrates in style with Weber’s Der Freischütz
bachtrack
Wormsley
Weitere “Onegin”-Review
Eugene Onegin, the Wormsley Estate, Garsington Opera, review: ‚The close of the drama is riveting‘
The Independent
New York
Review: “The Golden Cockerel’ at American Ballet Theater Honors Its Origins
New York Times
The Golden Cockerel, American Ballet Theatre, New York — review
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b80d3142-2c12-11e6-bf8d-
Reviews vom 8.6.2016
Göttingen
Göttingen International Handel Festival 2016
https://operabritanniauk.wordpress.com/2016/06/07/gottingen
Warschau
Tristan triumphs but Isolde languishes in a powerful concert performance in Warsaw
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-tristan-isolde-kaspszyk-warsaw-june-2016
London
Despite flickers of his old nobility, this Nabucco confirms Domingo is running close to empty – revie
The Telegraph
Placido Domingo performs Nabucco – review at the Royal Opera House, London
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/nabucco-review
Nabucco review – Plácido Domingo injects star quality into drab production
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/07/nabucco-review
Clear singing, obscure production: Domingo and Monastyrska in Nabucco
bachtrack
Wormsely
Review: A “Eugene Onegin’ That Fills In Tchaikovsky’s Blanks
New York Times
Eugene Onegin (Garsington Opera at Wormsley)
http://www.whatsonstage.com/oxford-theatre
New York
Will Yannick Nézet-Séguin Come Too Late for the Metropolitan Opera?
http://www.wsj.com/articles/will-yannick-nezet-seguin-come-too-late
“The Importance of Being Earnest’ Review: A Wilde and Crazy Opera
Absurdity reigns in Gerald Barry’s version of Oscar Wilde’s comic masterpiece.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-importance-of-being-earnest-review-a-wilde
Todesmeldung
Phyllis Curtin, American Soprano Who Championed New Music, Dies at 94
New York Times
Reviews vom 7.6.2016
Wien
Dvořák’s Spectre’s Bride proves an eerily good time at the Konzerthaus
bachtrack
Amsterdam
Savage and noble: Wozzeck at the Concertgebouw
bachtrack
Zürich
No fuss, no frills: a refreshing Così fan tutte in Zurich
bachtrack
London
Rambert at 90: the ballet company that made British dance a homegrown hit
The Guardian
Wormsley
L’Italiana In Algeri review at Garsington Opera – “fails to hit the spot’
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/442900/
L’italiana in Algeri (Garsington Opera at Wormsley)
http://www.whatsonstage.com/oxford-theatre/reviews/litaliana-in-algeri-garsington
Eugene Onegin, opera review: After the interval, the show suddenly took off
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/eugene-onegin-opera-review
Alresford
Oliver!, Grange Park Opera, Hampshire, UK — “A joy’
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ddde212-2976-11e6-8ba3-cdd781d02d89.html
New York
Review: In “Le Comte Ory,’ a Salacious Rossini Comes Through
New York Times
Feuilleton
Facing the music: Jordi Savall
The Guardian
Reviews vom 6.6.2016
London
The Threepenny Opera review – cartoon counterfeit runs out of juice
The Guardian
Theatre review: The Threepenny Opera
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/676806/Theatre-review
Royal Ballet triple bill review – a breakthrough for Wayne McGregor
The Guardian
Wormsley
L’Italiana in Algeri review – Ezgi Kutlu turns girl power on Ottoman camp
The Guardian
L’Italiana in Algeri was a game but lame production by Garsington Opera: review
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opera/what-to-see/litaliana-in-algeri
L’italiana in Algeri @ Garsington Opera, Wormsley
http://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/litaliana-algeri
Faux orientalism meets La dolce vita: Garsington’s L’italiana in Algeri
bachtrack
Alresford
La Fanciulla del West, Grange Park Opera
Puccini’s gold rush melodrama is well sung but cramped by small theatre
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/la-fanciulla-del-west-grange-park-opera
Cardiff
La Voix Humaine review – intimate invitation to a lover’s betrayal
https://www.wmc.org.uk/Productions/2016-2017/Other/LaVoixHumaine5/
Boston
“Pre-Reform” Gluck: A Gratifying Surprise
http://www.classical-scene.com/2016/06/04/gluck-enzio-odyssey/
Detroit
DSO’s ‚Salome‘ is a rewarding spectacle not to miss
http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/06/04/dsos-salome
San Francisco
Merola Opera Program 2016 Summer Festival begins next month
http://www.examiner.com/article/merola-opera-program-2016-summer-festival
Reviews vom 5.6.2016
Prag
Andreas Scholl and Collegium 1704 at Prague Spring: A match made in Baroque heaven
bachtrack
London
ENO artistic director Daniel Kramer: “I’ve never run an opera house. Isn’t that exciting?’
The Guardian
Wormsley
Eugene Onegine Garsington Opera Wormsley Natalya Romaniw review
The Telegraph
Natalya Romaniw’s Tatyana the star of a stylish Eugene Onegin at Garsington
bachtrack
New York
Review: Wilde’s Wacky “Earnest,’ Now With Arias
New York Times
Washington
Summer opera: Wine, women and Gassmann
Washington Post
Phoenix
Review: Ballet Arizona Performs “Round’ in a Dreamy Desert Ambience
New York Times
Sidney
Singing us to sleep: why Australian opera needs to take more risks
The Guardian
Feuilleton
When should opera stars take a final bow?
The Telegraph
Reviews vom 4.6.2016
Zürich
Serving dark powers and evil games: Spuck’s Der Sandmann in Zurich
bachtrack
Turin
Hans Werner Henze Pollicino enters the wood at Teatro Regio
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-pollicino-teatro-regio-turin-may-2016
London
Bohuslav Martinů’s Ariane and Alexandre bis Guildhall School of Music and Drama
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/06/bohuslav_martin.php
Alresford
Grange Park Opera’s Oliver!: great show, shame about the audience – review
The Telegraph
New York
Big questions for new Met Opera music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin
The Guardian
Can Yannick Nézet-Séguin boost morale at the Met?
The Telegraph
Review: Ballet BC Touches All the Bases, but One Yearns for More
New York Times
Washington
Review: “Juliet and Romeo’ by the Royal Swedish Ballet
http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2016/06/02/swedish-ballet-juliet-romeo/
Royal Swedish Ballet offers an innovative “Juliet and Romeo’: One for today
Washingtonpost
How Deborah Rutter Manages: A Conversation with the Kennedy Center President
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/how-deborah-rutter-manages-conversation-kennedy
Ton- und Bildträger
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: I gioielli della Madonna Live recording: Great Concert Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia (November 29 & December 2, 2015)
http://concertonet.com/scripts/cd.php?ID_cd=3763
Feuilleton
Summer Opera Schedule 2016: Where Will Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Florez & Others Be Singing?
Latinpost
Reviews vom 3.6.2016
Dresden
Lohengrin, Dresden
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/06/lohengrin_dresd.php
Neapel
Goyescas and Suor Angelica: an odd couple in Naples
bachtrack
Moskau
Bolshoi Ballet launch Ballet in Cinema season: world premiere trailer
The Telegraph
London
Review: “The Threepenny Opera,’ “Romeo and Juliet’ and “Human Animals.’
New York Times
Leeds
The conducting is as potent as Furtwängler’s: Opera North’s Ring reviewed
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/06/the-conducting-is-as-potent-as-furtwanglers
Northern Ballet has triumphed with Brontë: Jane Eyre reviewed
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/06/northern-ballet-has-triumphed
New York
Yannick Nézet-Séguin to Succeed James Levine as Met Opera’s Music Director
New York Times
Is Yannick Nézet-Séguin Worth the Wait at the Met?
New York Times
“The Golden Cockerel’ Is a Ballet Bird With a Kick
New York Times
San Francisco
Opera Parallèle Continues Quest to Present Contemporary Work in Intimate Settings
https://www.sfcv.org/music-news/opera-parall%C3%A8le-continues-quest
Reviews vom 2.6.2016
Wien
Daniele Abbado’s disappointing Don Carlo in Vienna
bachtrack
Dresden
Mathis der Maler, Dresden
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/05/mathis_der_male.php
Neapel
Paisiello’s Zenobia in Palmira: a labour of love in Naples
bachtrack
London
Ariane/Alexandre Bis, Guildhall School
Two-faced men and confused women in schizoid Martinů mini-operas
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/arianealexandre-bis-guildhall-school
A surrealist Minotaur and devils in tutus: Ariane and Alexandre bis at Guildhall
bachtrack
Glyndebourne
Noch eine „Barbier“-Review
Glyndebourne Festival Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia reviewed
express.co.uk
Leeds
Northern Ballet’s new Jane Eyre is a beautiful and expressive tribute to Brontë – review
The Telegraph
Charlston
Spoleto Festival Premieres Follow Somber Reflection
New York Times
“Porgy and Bess,’ a Spoleto Festival USA Homecoming
New York Times
San Francisco
Remembering the Holocaust Through Opera in Out of Darkness
https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/San-Francisco-Conservatory-of-Music/Remembering
Weitere „Carmen“-Review
S.F. Opera’s Carmen Puts a Startling, Visceral Spin on an Age-Old Tale
https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/San-Francisco-Opera/S-F-Opera-s-Carmen
Reviews vom 1.6.2016
Innsbruck
Tannhäuser in Innsbruck: a night when the ladies starred
bachtrack
München
Wagner : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Bayerische Staatsoper, 26th May 2016
https://operabritanniauk.wordpress.com/2016/05/28/wagner
Berlin
A dream team at Staatsoper Berlin for Martinů’s Juliette
bachtrack
London
Tanz
Obsidian Tear / The Invitation / Within the Golden Hour at the Royal Opera House
http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2016/05/30/obsidian-tear-the-invitation
Glyndebourne
Weitere “Meistersinger”-Review
Glyndebourne Festival Opera: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg reviewed
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/675198/Glyndebourne-Festival
New York
City Ballet Closes Its Season With Power and Glow
New York Times
San Francisco
Weitere “Carmen”-Reviews
SF Opera’s Carmen asks “Do you wanna ride in my Mercedes, boy?’
http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-operas-carmen-asks-wanna-ride-mercedes-boy/
‚Tacky, tawdry and tasteless‘?
A provocative opera director’s take on ‚Carmen‘ is nothing of the sort
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-sf-opera-.html
Richard Bammer: Opera’s bad girl “Carmen’ is underwhelming in SF
http://www.thereporter.com/opinion/20160530/richard-bammer-operas-bad-
A Carmen for Our Time from Bieito in San Francisco
bachtrack
Toronto
Bringing “The Little Prince’ to life through ballet
National Ballet of Canada premieres beloved tale that has enthralled millions
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2079237-bringing-the-