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Reviews vom 31.3.2015

Berlin
Review: A Present-Day “Parsifal’ With a Nod to the Past
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Parsifal, Berlin Staatsoper, Schiller Theater, Berlin, review: ‘thrilling’
This new production of Wagner’s opera, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, was commanding and radical,
says Mark Ronan
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Paris
Orchestral colours aplenty: Debussy, Dusapin and Stravinsky at the Philharmonie de Paris
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London
Royal Ballet mixed programme review – Shechter’s bold departure
http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/mar/29/untouchable-hofesh-shechter-royal-ballet-review

Lion King: François-Frédéric Guy’s epic Beethoven at the Institut français
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-beethoven-francois-frederic-guy-institut-francais-march-2015

Bristol
BSO/Karabits/Matthews review – sending Schubert ahead of his time
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Liverpool
Music for Easter, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, review: ‘intriguing’
James MacMillan’s new choral work for Easter, A Little Mass, is a cannily composed success, says David Fanning
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New York
Review: “The Tempest Songbook’ Closes Gotham Chamber Opera’s Season
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Berkeley
Assessment: West Edge Opera thrills with ‘Poliuto’
http://www.heraldrecorder.com/local/assessment-west-edge-opera-thrills-with-poliuto-h6410.html

Sidney
Nachtrag zur Open-Air-”Aida”
Aida review – Sydney harbour opera’s head is bigger than its heart
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Feuilleton/ Interview
Placido Domingo Opens Up About His Career Path, the Current State of Opera, and More
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 Reviews vom 30.3.2015

London/ Vorschau
9/11 opera Between Worlds envisages what happened inside the towers
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Giove in Argo; Madama Butterfly – review
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Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Handel’s Giove in Argo: Opera reviews
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Glasgow
St Matthew Passion review – Bach’s drama made vivid again
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New York
Cedar Lake Ballet’s Closing Reveals the Perils of Relying on a Single Donor
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Stober makes pleasing impression in generous recital at Weill Hall
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Review: Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham Works at Juilliard Dance

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Richmond
Opera review: ‘La Traviata’ opens with a stunner
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Boston
Christophers leads H&H in mesmerizing account of “St. Matthew Passion”
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Abu Dhabi
The Magic Flute makes for a charming night at the opera
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Muskat
Polish tenor Piotr Beczala rules Royal Opera House Muscat stage
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Reviews vom 29.3.2015

London
Hofesh Shechter mixed bill: “doesn’t make the building shudder’
The Israeli choreographer’s first ever work for the Royal Ballet goes down a storm but is some way below his best, says Mark Monahan
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Unlocking new angles on a classic: Shobana Jeyasingh Dance’s Bayadère – The Ninth Life
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-bayadere-ninth-life-jeyasingh-linbury-march-2015

New York
Sight But No Vision: ‘Iolanta’ and ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ at the Met
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/opera-teen/sight-but-no-vision-iolan_b_6954710.html

Review: Argento Chamber Ensemble Brings Out Mahler’s Inventive Side
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Boston Young singers spark Boston Opera Collaborative’s vivid “Rinaldo”
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Chicago
A gifted young composer apart, few sparks fly with de Waart and CSO
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Calgary
Review: Calgary Concert Opera Company presents Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte
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Review: Alberta Ballet’s Carmen and Forgotten Land speak to the human spirit
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Sidney
Aida review (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour)
http://dailyreview.crikey.com.au/aida-review-handa-opera-on-sydney-harbour/21620

Aida review: Gale Edwards brings a bold, sumptuous vision of Egypt to Sydney Harbour
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BWW Reviews: Handa Opera On Sydney Harbour’s AIDA Combines The Timeless Story of Love and War With The Sydney Skyline
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Reviews vom 28.3.2015

Zürich
Suspicion and terror on the throne: A fine Anna Bolena in Zurich
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-anna-bolena-netrebko-pisaroni-zurich-march-2015

London
Princess Ida, Finborough Theatre
Tweaked plot and lyrics muddy the waters of Gilbert and Sullivan’s tricky sexist satire http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/princess-ida-finborough-theatre

Unlocking new angles on a classic: Shobana Jeyasingh Dance’s Bayadère – The Ninth Life
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-bayadere-ninth-life-jeyasingh-linbury-march-2015

Christian Tetzlaff review – works in progress, in the best sense
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/27/christian-tetzlaff-bach-bartok-review

Louis Lortie, Wigmore Hall, review: ‘made the walls shake’
The French-Canadian pianist gave a powerful, intelligent performance, topped off with careless grandeur says Ivan Hewett
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New York
Aided by Josefowicz’s fire, Adams returns to form with “Scheherazade.2
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BWW Reviews: BALLET WEST Debuts at the Joyce Theater in NYC
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Boston
Odyssey Opera announces spring festival offerings
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Los Angeles
Dudamel Extends Contract With Los Angeles Philharmonic
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Ton- und Bildträger
Rossini: Guillaume Tell CD review – for the completists only
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/25/rossini-guillaume-tell-review

Feuilleton
10 Stunning Opera Houses Around the World
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Reviews vom 27.3.2015

Genua
Giordano: Fedora / Teatro Carlo Felice of Genoa, 22nd March 2015
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Frankfurt/ Alte Oper
Klang, der auf etwas Größeres verweist
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Moskau
Wagner Opera Scandal Reflects Deep Divide in Russian Society
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London
Louis Lortie review – Beethoven and Liszt pairing brings enormous challenges
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New York
Review: Nikolai Lugansky Plays Schubert and Tchaikovsky
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Pittsburgh
Review: Riveting lead boosts Pittsburgh Opera’s slow-paced ‘Carmen’
http://triblive.com/aande/theaterarts/7999264-74/carmen-act-jose#axzz3VVRZTHEL

New Orleans
New Orleans Opera announces a season of high passion
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Buchbesprechung
Sweet and sexy in Stalinist Russia
Leonid Yakobson achieved the unthinkable in choreography A review of Janice Ross’s Like a Bomb Going Off brings the neglected choreographer Leonid Yakobson firmly back centre stage
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Feuilleton
The modernist maverick: Pierre Boulez at 90
Ivan Hewett pays tribute to classical music’s most contentious revolutionary
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Nachrufe
Maria Radner, my beloved friend
Fellow singer Karen Cargill remembers a colleague – lost in the Germanwings disaster – who became so much more
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As the Opera World Mourns Plane Crash Victims, Video of Their Last Production
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Reviews vom 26.3.2015

London
Giove in Argo review – seductive rare revival of Handel’s recycled opera
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Giove in Argo (Britten Theatre)
The first modern-day performance of a little-known Handel opera
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Giove in Argo, Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music
Into the woods with quality Handel, fine young singers and the brilliant Laurence Cummings
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/giove-argo-britten-theatre-royal-college-music

English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer Award 2015
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Hilary Hahn sparkles in a varied programme at Wigmore Hall
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-hilary-hahn-cory-smythe-wigmore-hall-march-2015

Los Angeles
‘Marriage of Figaro’ Closes LA Opera Season Without a Hitch
http://laist.com/2015/03/24/la_opera_marriage_of_figaro.php

Review Roundup: Los Angeles Opera’s MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
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Seoul
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Racked by Infighting
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Feuilleton
Scratch-and-Win to Support Opera Companies?
How the U.S. Government Can Support Opera
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/scratch-and-win-support-opera-companies/

Reviews vom 25.3.2015

Prag/ Vorschau
Opera: Boris Godunov at the National Theatre
www.praguepost.com/night-day/46136-opera-boris-godunov-at-the-national-theatre

London
Papering the house: classical music’s dark secret
The industry practice of giving away large numbers of complimentary tickets in order to boost official attendances is ethically unclear, says Rupert Christiansen
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The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake: high-flyer or ugly duckling?
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Manchester
An understated production of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the RNCM
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-midsummer-nights-dream-rncm-march-2015

New York
How David Geffen’s $100 Million Lincoln Center Gift Came Together
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Sierra and Costanzo wrap London series with mixed recital
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Much beautiful singing at The Met’s NCA finals, with some standouts
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Dallas
Peter Manning Scores Dallas Opera Post
The renowned Briton will serve as Guest Concertmaster and Guest Conductor for the Dallas Opera’s 2015-16 season.
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San Francisco
SF Ballet Glides Gracefully Through a Demanding Don Quixote
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Long Beach
Review: Long Beach Opera unveils intriguing, passionate “Marilyn Forever’
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Hong KongThe Bolshoi Opera presents The Tsar’s Bride: a powerhouse of dramatic detail
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Reviews vom 24.3.2015

Berlin
A timeless Bohème at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
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Amsterdam
Inspired by folk music: Mariss Jansons’ farewell performance with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-jansons-hampson-royal-concertgebouw-march-2015

London
Ann Maguire Gala, Royal Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, review: ‘heroic’
This dance gala in honour of murdered school teacher Ann Maguire was infinitely touching, says Mark Monahan
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Ann Maguire Gala, Sadler’s Wells – dance review
Rivalries and egos were set aside in a moving display of unity in memory of Ann Maguire, the teacher tragically stabbed to death in her classroom last year
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Evgeny Kissin review – reflection and severity from former prodigy
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/23/evgeny-kissin-review-barbican-london

New York
Met Competition Features Nation’s Top Opera Talent
Five winners each received $15,000 cash in the final round in New York
http://www.wsj.com/articles/met-competition-features-nations-top-opera-talent-1427073811

The Metropolitan Opera Announces 2015 National Council Winners
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Weitere “Ernani”-Review
Ernani, Metropolitan Opera, New York — review
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Review: Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance Offers New and Old
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Pittsburgh
Opera review: Pittsburgh Opera’s ‘Carmen’ effective without flash
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Los Angeles
A by-the-book ‘Marriage of Figaro’ from Los Angeles Opera
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-la-opera-figaro-review-20150323-story.html

Reviews vom 23.3.2015

London/ Weitere Reviews zur „Butterfly”
Clattering cherry blossom: solid revival of Madama Butterfly at Covent Garden
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-butterfly-opolais-jagde-luisotti-royal-opera-march-2015

Madama Butterfly review – beauty and tragedy take flight
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/22/madama-butterfly-review-beauty-tragedy-flight

Boulez at 90 review – a viscerally exciting tribute
Under Thierry Fischer, the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s playing offered a powerful reminder of Boulez’s place in the pantheon of 20th-century music
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/22/boulez-at-90-review-detailed-viscerally-exciting

Total Immersion: Boulez at 90, Barbican Hall, review: ‘packed with aural seduction’
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New York
Metropolitan Opera Review 2015 – Ernani: Francesco Meli Shines in Title Role Alongside Placido Domingo, Angela Meade, Dmitry Belosselskiy
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New York: Ernani
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Young and old lions roar in Met’s retro “Ernani”
http://newyorkclassicalreview.com/2015/03/young-and-old-lions-roar-in-mets-retro-ernani/

Domingo Still Wears the Crown in “Ernani”
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/blog/domingo-still-wears-the-crown-in-ernani/

Should New York City Opera Be Revived?
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/new-york-city-opera-revived/

Palm Beach
Palm Beach Opera closes season with colorful and captivating Donizetti
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Hero shines in hit-and-miss “Daughter of the Regiment’
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Chicago
Nelson leads Chicago Bach Project in an inspired “St. John Passion”
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Reviews vom 22.3.2015

London
Madama Butterfly, Royal Opera House, review: ‘ravishing’
Kristine Opolais brings great emotional subtlety to the Royal Opera’s visually stunning production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, says Rupert Christiansen
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Madama Butterfly, Royal Opera Great conductor and soprano realise Puccini’s deepest heartbreak to perfection http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/madama-butterfly-royal-opera-0

 

Manchester
Hallé Orchestra: Mahler 5th Symphony,
The Bridgewater Hall Manchester, review: ‘epic’ Cellist Alisa Weilerstein is a phenomenon, says Ivan Hewett
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Hallé/Elder review – Alisa Weilerstein devours a multi-flavoured concerto
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New York Metropolitan Opera 2014-15 Preview Placido Domingo Debuts Don Carlo in ‘Ernani;
‘ A Look at His Past Baritone Roles
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Review: New York Philharmonic Performs Esa-Pekka Salonen’s “Nyx’
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Breaking: Top N.Y. Avant-Garde Ballet Company Closes Cedar Lake, founded a decade ago by Walmart heiress, shuts its doors
http://observer.com/2015/03/breaking-top-ny-avant-garde-ballet-company-closes/

 

Review: The Joyce Unleashed Series, With a Middle Eastern Flavor
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San Francisco Oh, What a Night: Don Quixote Returns to San Francisco Ballet
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Feuilleton
Musicians Discuss the Influence of Pierre Boulez
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Reviews vom 21.3.2015

Wien
Everything and the kitchen sink: HK Gruber’s Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald
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London
Blue lips and beards: The Rake’s Progress at the Royal Academy of Music
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Philharmonia/Ashkenazy review
Sibelius’s 150th celebrated with satisfying bite
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Birmingham
Royal Ballet review – religion, fate and fleshly temptation
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Serenade/Carmina Burana, Birmingham Royal Ballet, London Coliseum

Balanchine and Bintley showcase BRB’s contrasting talents
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Wheel of Fortune: Carmina burana a safe bet for Birmingham Royal Ballet
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Birmingham City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Dvořák and Rachmaninov, Birmingham Symphony Hall, review: ‘virtuosity’
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New York Review: Joyce DiDonato Blends Bel Canto and Emotion at Carnegie Hall
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Boston
Dohnányi, BSO offer vigorous account of Mozart’s symphonic triptych
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Sarasota
Fine singing and superb conducting in Verdi’s “Don Carlos’ at Sarasota Opera
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Dallas
REVIEW: Dallas Opera’s “La Boheme’
http://www.dallasvoice.com/review-dallas-operas-la-boheme-10191949.html

Feuilleton
In praise of Pierre Boulez at 90
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Reviews vom 20.3.2015

Zürich
Truls Mørk in Zurich: a true voice for the cello
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-truls-mork-zurich-chamber-orchestra-march-2015

London
Weitere “Mahagonny”-Review
Royal Opera’s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny review: far too well behaved
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Natalia Osipova in the Royal Ballet’s “Swan Lake’
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Maurizio Pollini, Royal Festival Hall, review: Chopin’s Preludes were like shining diamonds
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New York
Placido Domingo Leads Top 20
NYC Opera Renaissance Performers in Honor of the Late Maestro Julius Rudel
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-drake/placido-domingo-leads-top_b_6861560.html

Review: Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Tamara Stefanovich in All-Boulez Program
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Detroit
New season, new adventure for Michigan Opera Theatre
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Hong Kong
Dutch National Ballet’s Cinderella
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Sidney
New opera in Australia: it’s not over till Senator Brandis sings
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Ton- und Bildträger
Record reviews: A tale of two “Carmens”
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10 of the best: Essential Richter recordings
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Reviews vom 19.3.2015

Amsterdam
James Gaffigan conducts a full-blooded Rigoletto at the Concertgebouw
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-rigoletto-platanias-gaffigan-march-2015

London
Catone in Utica review – compelling and beautifully done
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Cut-and-shut Baroque: Handel’s Catone in Utica from Opera Settecento

http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-handel-catone-in-utica-opera-settecento-march-2015

Maurizio Pollini, Royal Festival Hall, review: ‘the cheers of the crowd felt strange’
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Maurizio Pollini review – thrills with irresistible energy
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh 2015: Can this man save the Edinburgh International Festival?
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New York
Review: In “Lucia di Lammermoor’ at the Met, Singing Through Sickness
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A worthy cast hits most of the high notes in Met’s “Lucia”
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Met Opera: Shagimuratova Goes Brilliantly Mad In ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’
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Calleja sings with nobility and passion at the Met’s Lucia di Lammermoor
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New York City Ballet Announces 2015-16 Season
Justin Peck World Premieres, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins & More!
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Washington
Interview
Mariachi performer Cecilia Lopez discovers opera, befriends Violetta in “La Traviata’
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Los Angeles
For soprano Pretty Yende, a career in opera adds up
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-pretty-yende-la-opera-20150318-story.html

Tel Aviv
Opera Review: “L’elisir D’amore’
This stage direction radiated good humor, original ideas and refined taste, without taking itself too seriously.
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Opera-Review-Lelisir-Damore-394261

Perth
Review : Perth International Arts Festival / March 2015
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Reviews vom 18.3.2015

Amsterdam
Richard Goode’s journey through late Beethoven in Amsterdam
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-goode-beethoven-amsterdam-march-2015

London
Siege of Calais, Wild man of the West Indies, Boheme – Review
ETO is back on tour with three superb productions
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Swan Lake review – duets to die for in Royal Ballet’s disco hell
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Impish Shostakovich and epic Sibelius from Yuja Wang, MTT and the LSO
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-yuja-wang-tilson-thomas-london-symphony-march-2015

New York
Handel opera gets an Asian makeover at BAM
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2015/3/16/handel-opera-gets-asian-makeover-bam

New York / Washington
Opera Reviews: “Semele’ and “The Flying Dutchman’ Are Imperfect Immortals
In Brooklyn, Handel’s “Semele’ gets transported to China; Washington
National Opera’s production of Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman’ feels adrift.
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Philadelphia
Review: Christopher Wheeldon’s “Swan Lake’ Focuses on the Men
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Sarasota
Rimsky’s “Golden Cockerel” gets a colorful revival at Sarasota Opera
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Sarasota Opera delivers an intense, gripping “Tosca”
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Feuilleton
Facing the music: Leila Josefowicz
From Justin Timberlake and Stockhausen to Björk and Sondheim – the violinist shares her musical passions http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/16/facing-the-music-leila-josefowicz

Reviews vom 17.3.2015

Berlin
Love in the time of mining: La fanciulla del West at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-fanciulla-del-west-deutsche-oper-berlin-march-2015

Moskau
Controversial Russian Opera Director Agrees to Remove Risque Jesus Poster
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London
LPO/Jurowski review – Carolin Widman premieres Anderson’s lyrical violin and orchestra poem
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Liverpool
A barnstorming 175th birthday for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-petrenko-royal-liverpool-philharmonic-175-march-2015

New York
Review: Martha Graham Dance Company in an Intimate Performance
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Boston
BLO offers Boston’s first staging of “Katya Kabanova’
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San Diego
Weitere Reviews zu „Nixon in China”
BWW Reviews: ‘China’ Comes to San Diego Opera
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Review
San Diego Opera seizes the hour with prophetic ‘Nixon in China’
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It’s Primetime in the USA: Nixon in China gets its close-up at San Diego Opera
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-nixon-china-san-diego-march-2015

Dallas
The Dallas Opera’s La Boheme Captures Puccini’s Poetry and Heartbreak
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/mixmaster/2015/03/la_boheme.php

Sidney
Music to Malouf’s ears as Sydney Chamber Opera takes on novel
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Sydney Chamber Opera launches Fly Away Peter based on David Malouf’s novel
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Melbourne
Lyric Opera review: Ravel and Puccini double bill swift and clever
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Ton- und Bildträger
Sonya Yoncheva: “Paris, Mon Amour”
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Reviews vom 16.3.2015

Lyon
Festival Les Jardins mystérieux – Franz Schrekers „Die Gezeichneten“ an der Opera du Lyon
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Nürnberg
Assoziatives statt Aussage – Nur Szymanowskis grandiose Musik und ihre Interpreten überzeugen in Nürnbergs „Król Roger
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Amsterdam
For Michaela DePrince, a Dream Comes True at the Dutch National Ballet
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Paris
Swan Lake by St Petersburg Ballet Theatre Ballet review
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London
La bohème (English Touring Opera – Tour)
A new production of Puccini’s evergreen tear-jerker that’s musically first-rate
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BWW Reviews: ENGLISH TOURING OPERA – LA BOHEME, Hackney Empire, March 13 2015
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La Bohème review – sparse but beautifully sung production from ETO
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New York
Who Should Lead the New York Philharmonic? Five Critics Answer
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Chicago
Haymarket Opera delights with Telemann’s “Don Quichotte”
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Sarasota
Uneven vocalism makes for a routine “Figaro” at Sarasota Opera
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San Diego
SD Opera sets 51st season Jack O’Brien makes his SD Opera debut in “Great Scott” in 2016 http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/mar/14/san-diego-opera-2016-season/

‘Nixon in China’ stellar at Civic Theatre
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/mar/15/san-diego-opera-nixon-review/

Los Angeles
Cecilia Bartoli cancels West Coast tour
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Melbourne
Veteran Madeleine Eastoe ensures Giselle forever young
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Review: Australian Ballet’s Giselle a spectacular work
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Reviews vom 15.3.2015

London
Kristine Opolais: ‘I suffer when I’m singing Butterfly’
Ahead of her return to Covent Garden, soprano Kristine Opolais tells Rupert Christiansen about the pain of playing Puccini’s tragic heroine
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La Boheme, English Touring Opera, review: ‘bleakly abstracted’
A hideous set undermines ETO’s crisp account of Puccini’s opera, says Rupert Christiansen
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REVIEW: Pop-up Opera perform Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail
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Handel: Semele / London Handel Festival, 10th March 2015

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Fresh-voiced Semele opens London Handel Festival
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-semele-london-handel-festival-march-2015

Glasgow
Thomas Dausgaard to take over at BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
The Danish-born musician becomes the Glasgow orchestra’s chief conductor in September 2016.
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New York
Adés dances and romances death at Philharmonic
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Ballet West Comes to the Joyce
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Chicago
Dutoit exhumes two intriguing semi-concertos for CSO’s mostly French program
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Houston
Houston Ballet Shines in 2015 Modern Masters Program
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Los Angeles
A ‘Barber of Seville’ Full of Laughs and Other High Notes
http://laist.com/2015/03/13/la_opera_barber_of_seville.php

Reviews vom 14.3.2015

London
Noch eine “Mahagonny”-review
Review: “Mahagonny,’ Brecht and Weill’s Dark Satire, Opens at Royal Opera House
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Will Self: “Opera remains the preserve of the rich’
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/13/will-self-opera-preserve-rich

 

The Wild Man of the West Indies (English Touring Opera – Tour)
A second half-forgotten opera by Donizetti joins ETO’s spring tour
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Wild Man of the West Indies, ETO, Hackney Empire, review:
‘Donizetti fans will be grateful’ English Touring Opera’s revival of this problematic Donizetti opera is admirable, says Rupert Christiansen
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The Wild Man of the West Indies review – music of exquisite poignancy
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Ballet de Lorraine review – heart-stoppingly dangerous
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Michael Tilson Thomas 70th Birthday Gala, LSO, Barbican, review: ‘this team can do anything’
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LPO/Manze review they tore into Elgar’s green and pleasant surfaces to release the pent-up energy beneath http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/13/lpo-manze-review

 

Light and shadows up to Mozart’s summit: Camerata Salzburg in Cadogan Hall
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Birmingham
CBSO/Volkov review – brisk and purposeful Bruckner
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New York
A new cast impresses in the Metropolitan Opera’s Tales of Hoffmann
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Review: Kirill Gerstein Plays Liszt’s “Transcendental Études’
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Review: Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance Opens Its Season
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Reviews vom 13.3.2015

Madrid
García Lorca’s “El Público’ Is Made Into Opera at Teatro Real in Madrid
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London Weitere “Mahagonny”-Reviews
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Royal Opera House – review
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Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny review – it never gets the tone right
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The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Royal Opera House)
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English National Ballet: Modern Masters review – Tamara Rojo’s triumphant triple bill
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English National Ballet: Modern Masters, Sadler’s Wells, review: ‘a shot of pure adrenalin’
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10th Anniversary of the Russian Icons Gala : from Don Quixote to double suicide
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New York A Mass-ive Attempt at Inspiration Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem, Avery Fisher Hall http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=10500

The Kronos Quartet premieres three works at Carnegie Hall
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-kronos-quartet-carnegie-hall-march-2015

Philadelphia
Dance Review: Pennsylvania Ballet’s “Swan Lake’
A new artistic director takes on a classic ballet in Philadelphia.
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Chicago Harris Theater’s
“Beyond the Aria” series closes with big voices in light music
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Feuilleton
Barbara Hannigan: no jacket required…
Who says women can’t be conductors? Well, quite a lot of men. So what has the famous soprano Barbara Hannigan learned since she picked up the baton – and started waving it in a (shock!) sleeveless dress?
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Reviews vom 12.3.2015

Berlin
Conducting’s next big question: who will bag the Berlin Phil?
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Oslo
Black and White: Oslo’s new production of Lohengrin
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-lohengrin-erath-norwegian-national-opera-march-2015

London
Mahagonny: the opera that Hitler hated
Brecht and Weill’s Mahagonny has had a troubled history. Rupert Christiansen wonders whether the Royal Opera House’s new production can lift the curse
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Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny: A sparky production by the Royal Opera House
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REVIEW-London “Mahagonny” sticks to message – man is own worst enem
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Jeremy Denk, Cadogan Hall, review: ‘unsatisfying’
A performance by the American pianist Denk was easy to admire, but difficult to love, says Ivan Hewett
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New York
Metropolitan Opera Review 2014-15- “Manon:”
Vittorio Grigolo & Diana Damrau Have Irresistible Chemistry In Laurent Pelly’s Intellectually & Emotionally Engrossing Production
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Met Opera: Damrau and Grigolo Juggle Love and Money in Massenet’s ‘Manon’
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wilborn-hampton/met-opera-damrau-and-grig_b_6839598.html
Review: “Manon’ Gets a Revival at the Met
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/arts/music/review-manon-gets-a-revival-at-the-met.html
Damrau and Grigolo ignite in Met’s thrilling “Manon”
http://newyorkclassicalreview.com/2015/03/damrau-and-grigolo-ignite-in-mets-thrilling-manon/
Damrau and Grigolo battle through Pelly’s Manon production… and win
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-manon-pelly-damrau-grigolo-metropolitan-opera-march-2015

Julius Rudel Gala Benefits City Opera Revival Hopes
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Washigton
Weitere “Holländer”-Review
I’m on a Boat: Washington National Opera’s The Flying Dutchman, Reviewed
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Novosibirsk
Religious Offense Charges Against Russian Opera Director Dropped
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Reviews vom 11.3.2015

München
With an uneven cast, Munich Siegfried disappoints
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Paris
Dai Fujikura : Solaris
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 7th March 2015
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London
Crisis-hit English National Opera appoints new
CEO The ENO has appointed a management consultant as its new CEO, effectively demoting its controversial artistic director
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The Siege of Calais (English Touring Opera – Tour)
Donizetti’s L’assedio di Calais in an early but timely revival by ETO
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Verismo before its time: Donizetti’s Siege of Calais at English Touring Opera
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-siege-calais-english-touring-opera-hackney-march-2015

 

New York
Metropolitan Opera Review 2014-15- “Carmen:”
Yonghoon Lee Steps in for Ailing Jonas Kaufmann, Develops Tremendous Chemistry With Elina Garanca & Ailyn Perez in Bizet’s Masterpiece
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Review: Elliott Carter Premiere and Levine Withdrawal With Met Chamber Ensemble
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Chicago
Schiff illuminates four Viennese masters’ late keyboard works
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Nashville
Nashville Opera Announces 2015-16 Season
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Saint Paul /Minnesota
A Brainwashed Baritone: Review of “The Manchurian Candidate’ at Minnesota Opera
A political thriller from a prize-winning team; the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra plays a new concert hall.
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Review: ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ is another winner for Minnesota Opera
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/295668531.html
Review: “The Manchurian Candidate,’ Eagerly Awaited, Has Premiere in St. Paul
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Feuilleton
Facing the music: Philippe Jaroussky
From Shostakovich and Perlman to Bernstein and Lady Gaga – the countertenor shares his musical passions on and off the stage
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/09/facing-the-music-philippe-jaroussky

 

Reviews vom 10.3.2015

Rom
Review: Rome Opera’s “Tosca’ Resurrects Puccini’s Original Material
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London
World’s biggest opera houses defend ENO after funding cuts
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31794103

 

Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland, Barbican, review: ‘exhausting’
The Korean composer’s trippy adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic is a loud and garish nightmare, says Rupert Christiansen
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Alice in Wonderland review – Netia Jones’s ingenious staging can’t disguise dramatic flaws
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/09/alice-in-wonderland-review-jones-chin

 

Alice in Wonderland, Barbican Hall – opera review:
Unsuk Chin’s score is dazzling Korean composer Unsuk Chin’s new production of Alice in Wonderland is an answer to those who question the point of Lewis Carroll’s classic
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Alice in Wonderland: Unsuk Chin brings an inexhaustible array of orchestral tricks out of her hat
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Cardiff
BBCNOW/Cottis review – all-female lineup is unfamiliar music to our ears
This International Women’s Day concert, conducted by Jessica Cottis, put the spotlight on a mighty handful of French, female composers
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Glasgow
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas & Poulenc : Les mamelles de Tirésias / Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 4th March 2015
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New York
Review: The New York Philharmonic Highlights Nordic Works
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Review: “The Legend of Mulan’ Choreographs a Chinese Folk Tale
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Washington
BWW Reviews: An Adrift FLYING DUTCHMAN Makes Port at Washington National Opera
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At WNO, strong “Dutchman’ cast makes up for production’s deficits
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Eric Owens’ Flying Dutchman delivers in Washington
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/reviewflying-dutchman-eric-owens-washington-march-2015

 

Reviews vom 9.3.2015

London
Vorschau
Brecht has lost none of his bite: How the message from a 1920s opera resonates today
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Interview
Laurence Cummings: ‘It’s the music that drives me’
The conductor of ENO’s The Indian Queen prepares for the London Handel Festival
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Uneven recital as Carlo Colombara rides to the Rosenblatt rescue
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-carlo-colombara-rosenblatt-wigmore-hall-march-2015

Farnham
The Rake’s Progress (Bury Court, Farnham) – ‘endless delights’
A terrific staging of Stravinsky’s opera by some outstanding young artists
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Glasgow
SCO/Robin Ticciati review – poised pairing of Schubert and Beethoven
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New York
Jonas Kaufmann and the Reverse Scalpers: Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera
http://schleppynabuccos.blogspot.co.il/2015/03/jonas-kaufmann-and-reverse-scalpers.html

Murry Sidlin’s “Defiant Requiem’ Returns to Avery Fisher Hall
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Miami
Miami Lyric Opera serves up a dramatic “Traviata”
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Reviews vom 8.3.2013

London
Simon Rattle: Maestro with the magic touc
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New York
Metropolitan Opera Board to Have a New President
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Lacking lovers make for uneven second-cast “Hoffmann”
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Review: Anna Caterina Antonacci Charms With French Art Songs
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Boston
Roger, the King at BSO
http://www.classical-scene.com/2015/03/06/king-roger-bso/

Szymanowski’s ecstatic opera swirls and glows with Dutoit, BSO
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Dutoit, BSO opulent in rare Szymanowski opera
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Chicago
Muti and CSO score with Ligeti and Tchaik rarities
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Palm Beach
Palm Beach Opera hires chief conductor
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Toronto
National Ballet’s winter season a contemporary feast for the senses
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Reviews vom 7.3.2015

Wien La Juive:
Neil Shicoff’s dramatic farewell to the Wiener Staatsoper
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-juive-shicoff-wiener-staatsoper-march-2015

Amsterdam
Polished stagecraft still wields its magic in Dutch National Opera’s Zauberflöte
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London
Weitere Review zur „Indian Queen“
The Indian Queen: The Last and Most Profound Opera by Purcell at the ENO
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Hercules review – Handel’s neglected opera is an extraordinary study in marital jealousy http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/mar/05/handel-hercules-opera-review
Handel: Hercules, The English Concert, Barbican, review: ‘more Albert Square than Hanover Square’
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OAE/Fischer review – high-voltage
Dvořák, majestic Brahms – with added stage invasion “During the finale of the New World Symphony, a prankster pushed his way into the auditorium and bounded on to the platform, filmed himself dancing in front of the orchestra, and then happily allowed himself to be carted off by security staff, who had gathered at the side of the stage.”
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Mid-concert selfie stage invasions – hasn’t Dvorák suffered enough?
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Glasgow
A delightful double bill of classical tragedy and French absurdism at RCS in Glasgow
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New York
Weitere Reviews zur „Semele”
Review: Handel’s “Semele’ Comes With Sumo Wrestlers at BAM
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Fine singing enhances BAM’s odd yet entertaining “Semele
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Christian Wolff marks 80 years with a pleasurable night of his music
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Welcome To The ‘American Idol’ Of The Opera World
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/06/opera-national-council-auditions_n_6794666.html

Reviews vom 6.3.2015

Budapest Opera House
To Get New Infrastructural Base
http://hungarytoday.hu/cikk/opera-house-get-new-infrastructural-base-66153

 

London
Save room for seconds: I pazzi per progetto & The Dancing Master
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-pazzi-dancing-master-guildhall-march-2015

 

Massenet: Le roi de Lahore/ Chelsea Opera Group, 1st March 2015
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Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne 2015:
watch Mozart and Britten operas live on the Telegraph site Glyndebourne to show key productions for free, in partnership with the Telegrap
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Edinburgh Hebrides Ensemble review – the clarinet in the limelight
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New York
David Geffen’s $100 million gift buys naming rights at Avery Fisher
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Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniele Gatti http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=10477

 

Youth Symphony Cancels Program That Quotes “Horst Wessel’ Song
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Injury Sidelines American Ballet Theatre Principal David Hallberg
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2015-16 season: Balanchine and more
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San Francisco
Glass Piano Etudes: A Performance of Epic Proportions
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San Jose
Curtains for Ballet San Jose? Troupe led by Jose Manuel Carreno faces shutdown
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Los Angeles Netia Jones: punk it up
It is one of the most visually riotous shows of the year – an Alice in Wonderland that takes live action and video to surreal extremes. Imogen Tilden meets Netia Jones, the nerdy young director with her finger firmly on the button http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/04/netia-jones-alice-in-wonderland-interview

 

Feuilleton 10 of the world’s best concert halls
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Reviews vom 5.3.2015

London
Simon Rattle: new concert hall was not precondition for accepting
LSO Job Rattle, who takes over as music director of the London Symphony Orchestra in 2017, denies appointment was dependent on venue being built
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Simon Rattle to Return to His Roots, Taking Over the London Symphony
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Antonii Baryshevskyi: an impressive Wigmore Hall debut
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New York
Metropolitan Opera Review 2014-15- “Don Giovanni:”
Peter Mattei Leads Stellar Cast in Nuanced Rendition of Mozart Masterpiece
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BAM’s “Semele’: Where Baroque Opera Meets Sumo Wrestling
Provocative Handel opera is staged with a 17-ton Ming Dynasty temple
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Semele at BAM: Making room for the sumo wrestlers
Fitting the Canadian Opera Company’s Semele into the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Gilman opera house required technical ingenuity.
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Review: Roman Rabinovich Plays Bach and More at SubCulture
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Chicago Lyric’s “Tannhäuser” tenor ailing; Ryan Center mezzo makes Cardiff finals
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Washington
Washington National Opera Releases Schedule for 2015-16 Season (u.a. 3x “Ring” April/Mai 2016)
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Detroit
Vorschau Frida Kahlo’s turbulent life tailor-made for opera
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Seattle
Semele: Singing Trumps Spectacle at Seattle Opera
http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/957202-129/semele-singing-trumps-spectacle-at-seattle

 

Los Angeles
An Exciting Alice in Wonderland Opera
https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/los-angeles-philharmonic/an-exciting-alice-in-wonderland-opera

 

Reviews vom 4.3.2015

 

München
A thrilling Die Walküre in Munich raises the bar in this Ring
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-walkure-petrenko-bayerisches-staatsoper-february-2015

London
Le Roi de Lahore review
voluptuous drama in a fantasy orient Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
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To Paradise and back: a thrilling
Le Roi de Lahore from Chelsea Opera Group
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-massenet-roi-de-lahore-spyres-chelsea-opera-march-2015

Birmingham
Entirely enchanting: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Coppélia
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New York
Review: “Les Contes d’Hoffmann’ at the Metropolitan Opera
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Jonas Kaufmann Joins Carmen
Sick List at Metropolitan Opera
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/jonas-kaufmann-joins-carmen-sick-list-metropolitan-opera/

Gatti, Vienna Phil go far and deep with Brahms 2 and 4
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Miami
Young soprano lifts FGO’s worthy “Pearl Fishers”
http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2015/03/young-soprano-lifts-fgos-worthy-pearl-fishers/

Washington
An underwhelming Dialogues of the Carmelites from Francesca Zambello in Washington
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-poulenc-carmelites-zambello-washington-february-2015

Vancouver
Opera review: Die Fledermaus evokes mystique of old Vienna Vancouver
Opera’s production of Strauss operetta delivers farcical plot and comic turns
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Los Angeles
Singing best part of L.A. Opera’s slapsticky ‘Barber of Seville’
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Feuilleton
The Wow Factor
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/wow-factor/

Reviews vom 3.3.2015

München
A thrilling Die Walküre in Munich raises the bar in this Ring
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-walkure-petrenko-bayerisches-staatsoper-february-2015

London
Le Roi de Lahore review
voluptuous drama in a fantasy orient Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
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To Paradise and back: a thrilling
Le Roi de Lahore from Chelsea Opera Group
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-massenet-roi-de-lahore-spyres-chelsea-opera-march-2015

Birmingham
Entirely enchanting: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Coppélia
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New York
Review: “Les Contes d’Hoffmann’ at the Metropolitan Opera
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Jonas Kaufmann Joins Carmen
Sick List at Metropolitan Opera
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/jonas-kaufmann-joins-carmen-sick-list-metropolitan-opera/

Gatti, Vienna Phil go far and deep with Brahms 2 and 4
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Miami
Young soprano lifts FGO’s worthy “Pearl Fishers”
http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2015/03/young-soprano-lifts-fgos-worthy-pearl-fishers/

Washington
An underwhelming Dialogues of the Carmelites from Francesca Zambello in Washington
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-poulenc-carmelites-zambello-washington-february-2015

Vancouver
Opera review: Die Fledermaus evokes mystique of old Vienna Vancouver
Opera’s production of Strauss operetta delivers farcical plot and comic turns
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Los Angeles
Singing best part of L.A. Opera’s slapsticky ‘Barber of Seville’
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Feuilleton
The Wow Factor
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/wow-factor/

Reviews vom 2.3.2015

Rom
Pappano, Harteros e Kaufmann portano in trionfo l”Aida’ di Santa Cecilia
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London
Die Zauberflöte, Royal Opera
Young lovers, a comic turn and paternal priest triumphant in Covent Garden staple
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/die-zauberfl%C3%B6te-royal-opera-0

Madam Butterfly @ Royal Albert Hall, London
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Madam Butterfly review – Puccini’s tragedy hits home hard
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Draft Works 2015: Royal Ballet’s young choreographers
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Bruckner, BBC SO, Leif Segerstam, Barbican, review: ‘a boa-constricting concert’
Despite some wonderful moments, says John Allison, this performance of Bruckner’s 8th Smphony would not have converted any Brucknerphobes
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London Sinfonietta/De Ridder review – one of their best performances in years
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New York
Gatti, Vienna Phil open Brahms cycle with routine Third, beaming First
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Review: At New York Philharmonic, a Soloist but Not His Violin
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Ratmansky’s New “Sleeping Beauty’ Looks Back to 1890
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Fort Lauderdale
Opera reviews: Pittsburgh sopranos shine in Florida operas
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Ton- und Bildträger
My Life is an Opera, Roberto Alagna, review: ‘red-blooded’
Despite a few lapses in good taste, Rupert Christiansen says Alagna can hit straight at the heart of operatic matter
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Reviews vom 1.3.2015

Amsterdam
In Amsterdam, a Tamerlano of understated elegance
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-tamerlano-dutch-national-opera-february-2015

Madrid
Opera under the sand: captivating world première of Sotelo’s El Público
http://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-el-publico-sotelo-teatro-real-madrid-february-2015

London
Nachtrag zur „Indian Queen“
The Indian Queen, Coliseum, review: An evening in musical triumph
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Crushed: Exquisite Madam Butterfly suffers in the Royal Albert Hall
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Glyndebourne
Michael Fabiano: A new breed of opera star
The star of this year’s Glyndebourne Festival tells Serena Davies how youth and YouTube will keep opera alive
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New York
Metropolitan Opera Review 2014-15- La Donna del Lago- Joyce Didonato and Juan Diego Florez Lead Terrific Cast
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Masterworks made in New York, courtesy of Bargemusic
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Boston
Dutoit and Fischer play it cool, wonderfully, with BSO
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Boston
Ballet makes the most of “Lady of the Camellias’
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Los Angeles
Review: “Ghosts’ of the Guillotine Reunite at Versailles
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Critic’s Notebook
The world as seen by Beaumarchais through a character named Figaro
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Feuilleton
Why the male domination of classical music might be coming to an end
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