Reviews vom 31.3.2016
München
Lohengrin and Elsa build a house in Munich
bachtrack
Karlsruhe
Ann Hallenberg / Karlsruhe Händel Festspiele 2016
operabritannia.uk
London
Juan Diego Florez at Royal Albert Hall: an immaculate tenor on autopliot
The Telegraph
The Importance of Being Earnest review – Wilde with plate-smashing perversity
The Guardian
The Importance of Being Earnest, Royal Opera, Barbican
theartsdesk.com
Wilde life: The Importance of Being Earnest, the opera
bachtrack
Daniel Hope: My mentor Yehudi Menuhin: ‚I can still hear his beautiful sound‘
The Guardian
A perfect Easter recipe: Gardiner conducts the St Matthew Passion at the Barbican
bachtrack
New York
Weitere “Roberto Devereux”-Review
“Roberto Devereux’ Review: A Soprano’s Hat Trick
Sondra Radvanovsky has now sung Donizetti’s three Tudor-period queens within a single season.
wsj.com
A Night (and Many Days) Backstage at the Metropolitan Opera
The New York Times
Tel Aviv
Israel Opera celebrates new season
wjpost.com
Frankfurt/ Alte Oper
Ballet Revolución: Auf fleißigen Füßen
Kubanisches Ballett in Frankfurts Alter Oper
Frankfurter Rundschau
Reviews vom 30.3.2016
Wien
La bohème a chilly disappointment in Vienna
backtrack
London
Francesca Hayward, interview: ‚I just want always to move people.. If someone cries, that’s brilliant‘
Francesca Hayward is being touted as Britain’s next great ballerina.
standard.co.uk
New York
Weitere „Elisir“-Review
Metropolitan Opera 2016 –
Review: ‚L’Elisir D’Amore:‘ Vittorio Grigolo’s Star Power Not Enough to Overcome Poor Direction
Latinpost
Interview
The Show-Stopping Singing Of Javier Camarena
http://radio.wosu.org/post/show-stopping-singing-javier-camarena
Los Angeles
“Don Quixote’ at the Los Angeles Ballet
Huffington Post
Tel Aviv
Hanna Munitz stepping down as Israel Opera director
read more
Feuilleton
Our bovine public: a brief history of livestock cameos at the opera
Louis Andriessen’s De Materie has made waves with its inclusion of 100 sheep from Pennsylvania, but they’re hardly the first animals to accompany an aria
The Guardian
Reviews vom 29.3.2016
Baden Baden
Tristan und Isolde, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden — “21st-century tensions’
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/bf5b1bbe-f1af-11e5-9f20-c3a047354386.html
Amsterdam
Karina Gauvin in Debussy’s unforgettable Ariettes in Amsterdam
bachtrack
Mailand
Mariss Jansons and the BRSO set La Scala alight with the „Leningrad“ Symphony
bachtrack
Paris
Ratmansky/Robbins/ Balanchine/Peck, Palais Garnier, Paris — “Technical purity’
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ada7f84c-f367-11e5-96db-fc683b5e52db.html
London
Warning: art may broaden the mind. It should never apologise
The Guardian
Manchester
Can a homeless choir shine as they perform a new version of Bach’s St Matthew Passion?
The Telegraph
The Passion review – astonishing revision gives voice to the homeless
The Guardian
New York
Karlheinz Stockhausen’s “Klang,’ an Epic Cycle at 3 Met Museums
newyorktimes.com
Washington
Here’s why Lawrence Brownlee is a rising opera star
washingtonpost.com
Reviews vom 28.3.2016
Berlin
Opera reviews: Parsifal and Orfeo ed Euridice
BERLIN State Opera’s Easter Festival draws international opera lovers each year.
express.co.uk
Berlin/London
Festtage 2016; Los Angeles Philharmonic/ Dudamel review – Barenboim’s Easter parade
The guardian
London
Vorschau
Donizetti’s Lucia Di Lammermoor: The Royal Opera’s new grisly production
express.co.uk
St Matthew Passion @ St George’s, Hanover Square, London
musicomh.com
New York
Weitere „Roberto Devereux“-Review
Sondra Radvanovsky Completes Three Queens Triathlon at the Met
read more
Sidney
Weitere „Turandot“-Reviews
Turandot review: Dragana Radakovic majestic, while Riccardo Massi delivers powerful Nessun Dorma
read more
Turandot: authentic spectacle back to its very best
theaustralien.com
Feuilleton
The 10 best pieces of Easter classical music
telegraph.co.uk
Last night a diva saved my life – home therapy from opera singers
The Guardian
Reviews vom 27.3.2016
London
Scarlatti showed me how to step into other dance cultures
The Guardian
New York
“Roberto Devereux’ at the Met, and a Soprano’s Triple Crown
New York Times
With Met’s “Roberto Devereux” premiere, Radvanovsky crowns her Tudor tour-de-force
newyorkclassical.review
The Met’s “Roberto Devereux’ Is Dreary When It’s Not Plain Vulgar
observer.com
Met Opera: Radvanovsky Triumphs in “Roberto Devereux”
huffingtonpost.com
Opera Review: The Met’s Glamorous Roberto Devereux
culture.com
Washington
Review: “Hamlet’ at The Washington Ballet
http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2016/03/25/hamlet/
Sidney
Weitere „Turandot“-Reviews
Turandot Ignites on Sydney Harbor
HuffingtonPost
Turandot | Opera Australia
australianstage.com
Chinese symbols abound in enjoyable Turandot on Sydney Harbour
bachtrack
Meet the Megadeth, battleaxe-loving star of Turandot on Sydney Harbour
read more
Feuilleton
Living and Learning with ‚Madama Butterfly‘
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/living-and-learning-madama-butterfly/
Reviews vom 26.3.2016
Berlin
Der Vampyr rises from the dead at Komische Oper
bachtrack
Lyon
Benjamin, Dernière Nuit in Lyon
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/03/embenjamin_dern.php
London
English National Opera is facing a disgraceful finale
The Guardian
Susan Graham/Malcolm Martineau review – power, brilliance and Beauty
The Guardian
Susan Graham exudes an infectious joy in her art at the Wigmore Hall – Review
The Telegraph
New York
Review: Yundi Plays Chopin at Carnegie Hall
New York Times
Review: In Juilliard Dances Repertory, the Past Is a Path
New York Times
Sidney
Turandot review (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour)
daylireview
Review: Turandot (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour)
Limelightmagazine
Reviews vom 25.3.2016
Berlin
Birthday celebrations in Berlin for Aribert Reimann
bachtrack
Karlsruhe
Review : Karlsruhe International Handel Festival 2016
operabritannia.com
Vilnius
Lithuanian National Opera’s superb Manon
baltictimes
London
ENO: The situation looks bleak, but it need not be terminal
The Guardian
LA Philharmonic/Dudamel review – Messiaen gets the multimedia Treatment
The Guardian
New York
U.S. court upholds money manager Vilar’s 10-year prison term
http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-crime-vilar-idUSL2N16V1EE
Review: “De Materie,’ of Matter, Spirit and Sheep
New York Times
The sheep are willing but the spirit is weak in Andriessen’s didactic “Materie”
Newyorkclassicalreview
Boston
Boston Lyric Opera Announces Itinerant 2016-17 Season
New York Times
Shostakovich and flow: Andris Nelsons talks about the Russian composer, and his growing bond with BSO musicians
bostonclassical.review
Los Angeles
3 things you missed from LA Opera’s 30th anniversary Gala
latimes.com
Reviews vom 24.3.2016
Baden Baden
Auf hoher See … – „Tristan und Isolde“ in Baden-Baden
http://www.nmz.de/online/auf-hoher-see-tristan-und-isolde-in-baden-baden
Berlin
Parsifal @ Schiller Theater, Berlin
musicomh.com
Helsinki
The Rake’s Progress, Opera House, Helsinki — “A slick ride to perdition’
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1968c1ca-ef52-11e5-9f20-c3a047354386.html
Lyon
La Juive in Lyon
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/03/la_juive_in_lyo.php
Luzern
Masquerade: Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian RSO in Lucerne
bachtrack
London
ENO music director Mark Wigglesworth quits
Conductor says he will step down at end of current season as troubled company is “evolving into something I do not recognise’
The Guardian
Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil: when Star Destroyers strayed into the Barbican
The Telegraph
Chicago
Chicago Chorale soars high and goes deep in Rachmaninoff “Vespers”
chicagoclassical.review
Debuts and contemporary works on tap in UC Presents’ 2016-17 season
chicagoclassical.review
Oakland
The “other” Bohème delights at West Edge Opera
bachtrack
Dubai
2,000-seat opera house to open with world-class performances this year
gulfnews.com
Reviews vom 23.3.2016
Amsterdam
Van der Aa: Blank Out Review
– enigmatic but effective and fluent Michel van der Aa’s new opera, featuring video, 3D effects and passages of prerecorded music, is compellingly performed by Miah Persson and Roderick Williams
The Guardian
London
ENO head Cressida Pollock’s exclusive manifesto to save her company: ‚I can’t allow it to fail‘
independent.co.uk
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust review – didn’t quite hit the heights
The Guardian
Religion behind the comedy mask: Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle at Cadogan Hall
bachtrack
Frida Kahlo’s brush with ballet: Tamara Rojo dances the artist’s life
The Guardian
Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne preview: Seats at Britain’s best known opera festival this summer will cost up to £300
independent.co.uk
New York
Review: Met Chamber Ensemble, Led by Levine, Explores Schoenberg and Mozart
New York Times
Los Angeles
Review: Strong vocals lift Los Angeles Opera’s “Madame Butterfly
la.daylinews
Calgary
Return of Filumena highlights Calgary Opera’s 2016-2017 season
calgaryherald
Reviews vom 22.3.2016
Salzburg
Salzburger Osterfestspiele starten mit minimalistischem Otello
bachtrack
Gelangweilt bei Otello – Salzburger Shakespeare-Tage
nmz.de
Finsternis der Herzen
Wiener Zeitung
Schlichtes Rampentheater
Salzburger Nachrichten
„Otello“ in Samt und Seide
Christian Thielemann dirigierte Verdis „Otello“ in Salzburg
http://www.news.at/a/salzburger-osterfestspiele-otello-news
Baden Baden
Tristan und Isolde in Baden Baden: Schwarze Sonnen
Simon Rattle dirigiert „Tristan und Isolde“ als gewaltige Sinfonie im Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Musikalisch ist das großes Kino, optisch nicht weiterführend.
Frankfurter Rundschau
Wien/ Volksoper
Ein Gefangener der Liebe mit Breakdancern
„Fürst Igor“ an der Volksoper: ein Erfolg mit Abstrichen.
Wiener Zeitung
Lyon
Der Philosoph singt vor dem Suizid
„Benjamin, dernière nuit“ zeigt die letzten Stunden von Walter Benjamin. Die Uraufführung krönte das Minifestival in Lyon – Intendanten, spielt dieses Werk nach!
Die Presse
Wien/ Theater an der Wien
Heuchelei des Begehrens
Agrippina
Wiener Zeitung
Hamburg
Uraufführung zur Elbphilharmonie-Eröffnung
http://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article153530218/Urauffuehrung-zur-Elbphilharmonie-Eroeffnung.html
Kent Nagano mit Widmann-Oratorium in der Elbphilharmonie
Hamburger Abendblatt
Luzern
Gardiner moves mountains in his Lucerne St Matthew Passion
bachtrack
Budapest
A lacklustre Trovatore opens at the Erkel Theatre, Budapest
bachtrack
Amsterdam
In Amsterdam, a Matrimonio segreto for the future
bachtrack
London
Be ready for blood: soprano issues warning to faint-hearted opera fans
After unease about the gory staging, Diana Damrau defends a radical approach to Donizetti’s opera Lucia di Lammermoor
The Guardian
Not even Gerhaher and the LSO can entirely save Schumann’s Faust
The Telegraph
English National Opera resolves pay dispute with chorus staff
read more
New York
Review: Trinity Wall Street Presents Ginastera’s Raging “Cantata Para América Mágica’
New York Times
Miami
Review: Balanchine and Shakespeare Catch Some Waves in Miami
New York Times
Sarasota
Music review: Sarasota Opera Verdi Cycle Grand Finale Concert
yourobserver.com
The Young Verdi in Sarasota (Part II of the Verdi Cycle)
http://concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=11390
San Diego
Ferruccio Furlanetto at San Diego
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/03/ferruccio_furla.php
Reviews vom 21.3.2016
Wien/ Theater an der Wien
Theater an der Wien: Händel mit Poolparty und Politik
Die Presse
Agrippina – Hauptstadtweiber an der Macht
Der Standard
London
Weitere “Boris”-Reviews
Opera review: Musorgsky’s Boris Godunov at the Royal Opera House
express.co.uk
Boris Godunov review – Bryn Terfel is superb as tsar in torment
The Guardian
Written on Skin, Barbican: An operatic story still etched as deeply as ever
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/written-skin-barbican
Written on Skin review – an erotic yet brutal meditation on art
The Guardian
Signed off with an orchestral flourish: Written on Skin at the Barbican
bachtrack
If Written on Skin isn’t a modern classic, I’ll eat my hat – Review
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opera/what-to-see/written-on-skin—review/
An evocative evening of Anne Boleyn’s Songbook, expertly performed by Alamire
bachtrack
Budapest Festival Orchestra founder Ivan Fischer on the ensemble’s love of song
Independent.
Palm Beach
Palm Beach Opera closes season with a triumphant “Ariadne auf Naxos”
southfloridaclassicalreview
Los Angeles
A rare opera moment: Plácido Domingo and Renée Fleming at L.A. Opera show what might have been
latimes
Reviews vom 20.3.2016
Wien
Belarusian Bolshoi Theater, Vienna Opera to bolster ties
read more
Amsterdam
Saariaho’s fascinating phantasmagoria: Only the Sound Remains in Amsterdam
bachtrack
London
A dusty curio: Handel’s Berenice, regina d’Egitto
bachtrack
Rosenblatt strikes again: Luis Gomes and Ekaterina Siurina at Wigmore Hall
bachtrack
Ensemble Modern review – string theory and Brahms reconstructed
The Guardian
New York
Opolais and Alagna at their heights in an unforgettable Met “Butterfly”
newyorkclassicalreview
Review: New York City Opera, a Quiet “Sunday Morning’
New York Times
Can David McVicar Bring Peace to the Opera Wars?
New York Times
From Bolívar to Super Bowl: why Gustavo Dudamel is reaching out to the world
The Guardian
L.A. Opera’s Butterfly Effect
ladowntownnews
Feuilleton
Boulez and Harnoncourt, So Different, Yet More Alike Than They Realized
New York Times
Reviews vom 19.3.2016
London
English National Opera strike threat withdrawn after pay deal agreed
The Guardian
Berenice review – strong singing doesn’t make the plot any clearer St George’s, Hanover Square, London
The Guardian
New York
Hollywood? Nope. The Met Will Do for David McVicar.
New York Times
Review: Montreal Symphony Orchestra Performs With Panache
New York Times
Drama on Gethsemane: Frank Martin: Golgotha
http://concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=11377
Sideny
Riccardo Massi on Turandot, martial arts and taking on that aria
limelightmagazin
Feuilleton
Forty (More) Under Forty: The Next Generation of Great Opera Singers, Part 1
read more
Forty (More) Under Forty: The Next Generation of Great Opera Singers, Part 2
read more
Reviews vom 18.3.2016
Neapel
A director’s Falstaff in Naple
bachtrack
London
Outraged opera fans cancel bookings after sex and violence warning
Der Standard
Weitere “Boris”-Review
An unqualified triumph: Boris Godunov at the Royal Opera reviewed
spectator.com.uk
Handel: Ariodante London Handel Festival/International Opera School Britten Theatre March 2016
operabritannia.uk
Rosenblatt strikes again: Luis Gomes and Ekaterina Siurina at Wigmore Hall
bachtrack
Simon Rattle on Maxwell Davies: ‚He was a hero to me‘
The Guardian
New York
Interview
Opera’s Brightest New Stars on Bringing L’Elisir d’Amore to the Met
http://www.vogue.com/13417171/lelisir-d-amore-metropolitan-opera-interview/
Paul Appleby shows mature artistry in wide-ranging Recital
Classicalreview
Review: Hong Kong Ballet, Polished and Ready for More
New York Times
Philadelphia
This Man Is Trying to Reinvent the Pennsylvania Ballet
New York Times
Kansas City
BWW Review: THE ELIXIR OF LOVE at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City
broadwayworld
Tel Aviv
Gastspiel
OPERA: RINALDO Estonian National Opera
read more
Reviews vom 17.3.2016
London
Weitere „Boris“-Reviews
Boris Godunov (Royal Opera House)
whatsonstage
Boris Godunov, Covent Garden
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/03/boris_godunov_a.php
Review: Boris Godunov Is More Than Good Enough
https://londonist.com/2016/03/boris-godunov
Monks, mistresses and broken swords: University College Opera takes on La favorite
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-la-favorite-uc-opera-march-2016
Patriot games: Simon Boccanegra at Fulham Opera
bachtrack
Ariodante, London Handel Festival
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/03/ariodante_londo.php
Royal Opera House customers demand money back over new risqué production
Production officials receive 100 responses – including 40 refund requests – after email warning of graphic sex in Lucia di Lammermoor
The Telegraph
Warning: art may broaden the mind. It should never apologise
The Guardian
Tanz
The road to Golgota is long and slow – review
The Telegraph
New York
Weitere „Elisir“-Reviews
Review: “L’Elisir d’Amore,’ With Vittorio Grigòlo
New York Times
Grigolo wins the girl and the evening in Met’s L’elisir d’amore
bachtrack
Long Beach
Weitere “Fallujah”-Review
Fallujah the Opera Viscerally Exposes the Casualties of War
read more
Reviews vom 16.3.2016
London
Bryn Terfel rules as Boris Godunov at Covent Garden
The Telegraph
Boris Godunov, Royal Opera House, review: Bryn Terfel’s Boris simply doesn’t move us
Independent
Boris Godunov arrives at Royal Opera House, Review
Standard.co.uk
Boris Godunov review – Bryn Terfel is a sympathetic and nuanced tsar
The Guardian
Boris Godunov review at the Royal Opera House, London – “superb’
thestage.co.uk
Boris Godunov at the Royal Opera: competent, but missing the mark
bachtrack
Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov through the years – in Pictures
The Guardian
Royal Opera House warns of risque sex scenes in Lucia di Lammermoor
The Telegraph
New York
Review: The English Concert Performs Handel’s “Orlando’ at Carnegie Hall
New York Times
“Tosca,’ “Lucia di Lammermoor,’ “Dido and Aeneas’ and “Orlando’ Reviews
wsj.com
Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a masterful Mahler 3
new yorkclassicalreview
Boston
BLO’s “Werther’ Full Of Captivating Talent And — Chairs?
http://artery.wbur.org/2016/03/15/boston-lyric-opera-werther
Chicago
Chicago Opera Theater announces innovative 2016-2017 season
chicagosuntimes
Los Angeles
Review: Long Beach Opera’s ‚Fallujah‘ tackles the Iraq war with authentic anguish
latimes.com
An Iraq War Vet With PTSD Turned Turmoil Into Art
laweekly.com
Melbourne
Vitesse review – Australian Ballet serves ambitious contemporary triple bill
The Guardian
Reviews vom 15.3.2016
Paris
Review: “Iolanta’ and “The Nutcracker,’ Reunited Naturalistically at the Paris Opera
New York Times
Tcherniakov triumphs with Iolanta, but hobbles Nutcracker at the Garnier
bachtrack
London
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies dies, aged 81
The Queen’s former Master of Music revealed last year that the cancer he hoped he had beaten had returned
Telegraph.co.uk
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies obituary
One of the great British composers and a former Master of the Queen’s Music
The Guardian
English National Opera chorus plans silent protest over wage cuts and redundancies
independent.co.uk
Don Giovanni/The English Touring Opera, review
standard.co.uk
Don Giovanni (Hackney Empire and tour)
Unmissable Mozart from English Touring Opera, and it’s travelling the land
whatsonstage
Mozart: Don Giovanni / English Touring Opera, 11th March 2016
operabritannia.uk
Something old, something new: Donizetti’s Pia de‘ Tolomei, English Touring Opera
bachtrack
Belfast
The Turn of the Screw – Lyric Theatre, Belfast
http://www.thereviewshub.com/the-turn-of-the-screw-lyric-theatre-belfast/
New York
L’elisir d’amore, Metropolitan Opera, New York — “The crowd went wild for Vittorio Grigolo’
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6349a3ec-e776-11e5-a09b-1f8b0d268c39.html
More Delightful Donizetti at the Met: “L’Elisir d’Amore’
theepochtimes
Review: Karita Mattila, and Her Quirks, in Concert
New York Times
Salt Lake City
Utah Opera’s “Aida’ is a blockbuster
http://www.sltrib.com/home/3653214-155/utah-operas-aida-is-a-blockbuster
Reviews vom 14.3.2016
London
Ariodante; Thomas Adès review – fine voices and magnetic aural bounties
The Guardian
Don Giovanni review – Mozart’s dark vision delivers subterranean thrills
The Guardian
Birmingham
Opera Birmingham: Gordon’s “Orpheus,’ “Green Sneakers’
artsbham.com
New York
Javier Camarena Given Another Encore at Metropolitan Opera
abcnews.go.com
Chicago
New tenor boosts Lyric’s “Romeo et Juliette”
Chicagoclassical.review
Kansas City
Lyric Opera’s tuneful and innocent “The Elixir of Love’ a pleasing potion
kansascity.com
San Francisco
“Winterreise’ gets a congenial video accompaniment
sfgate.com
Reviews vom 13.3.2016
Paris
Tcherniakov triumphs with Iolanta, but hobbles Nutcracker at the Garnier
bachtrack
London
Royal College of Music honours Reich, Norrington and Jurowski
The Guardian
The ETO reimagines Don Giovanni as a sadistic 19th century plutocrat – review
The Telegraph
New York
Met Opera’s Credit Rating Left Unchanged by Moody’s
New York Times
Stars serve Donizetti well in Met’s “L’Elisir”
newyorkclassicalreview
Review: Philharmonic Takes on the “Turangalîla-Symphonie’
New York Times
Boston
Blomstedt, 88, brings youthful verve to Beethoven with BSO
bostonclassicreview
Chicago
Elder, CSO deliver powerful performances with Slavic program
chicagoclassical.review
Long Beach
World premiere of opera ‚Fallujah‘ in Long Beach may be among former Marine’s most difficult missions
latimes.com
Toronto
The Devil Inside is an elegant, must-see opera: review
latimes.com
Feuilleton
What Does a Successful 21st Century Opera Company Look Like?
huffington.post
Reviews vom 12.3.2016
Basel
The power of illusion: a stunning new Sleeping Beauty in Basel
bachtrack
London
Chorus strike row deepens as ENO reveals “grave risk of bankruptcy’
thestage.co.uk
Pia de‘ Tolomei review – accomplished performances in taut Drama
The Guardian
Rimsky-Korsakov’s May Night, London
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/03/rimsky-korsakov.php
Golden Hours (As you like it): De Keersmaeker interprets Shakespeare
bachtrack
New York
Review: Renée Fleming, a Voice With Wardrobe Changes
New York Times
Fleming rises to moments of greatness in Carnegie Recital
newyorkclassicalreview.com
Washington
Washington National Opera’s new season
dctheatrescene.com
Seattle
Maria Stuarda at Seattle Opera: Donizetti fever rages on from coast to coast
bachtrack
San Francisco
Oh what a doll! SF Ballet gives new life to “Coppélia
sfgate.com
The sweetness of innocence: San Francisco Ballet’s Coppélia
bachtrack
Reviews vom 11.3.2016
Oslo
Writing on walls: Handel’s Belshazzar in Oslo
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-handel-belshazzar-oslo-march-2016
London
In a world full of zombie new operas, thank god for Philip Glass’s Akhnaten
spectator.com.uk
A rite of spring: Rimsky-Korsakov’s May Night
bachtrack
Thomas Adès, Anne-Sophie Mutter and the LSO ravish the Barbican with an outstanding programme of Adès and
backtrack
A frustrating case of mind over Mutter
telegraph.com.uk
New York
Opera Obsessive Gets a New View of the Met Baritone Theo Hoffman, a native New Yorker, to compete in the Met’s National Council Auditions
wsj.com
Vorschau
Sondra Radvanovsky to Star as Queen Elizabeth I in Met Opera’s ROBERTO DEVEREUX
broadwayworld.com
Brooklyn’s Unconventional LoftOpera Takes on Puccini
New York Times
Boston
Thomas Adès to join BSO as artistic partner in 2016-17 season
bostonclassicalreview.com
Long Beach
Long Beach Opera launches world premiere of “Fallujah’ about Iraq War
presstelegramm.com
Toronto
National Ballet’s Cacti packs a wallop: Review
Alexander Ekman work part of National Ballet mixed program with Four Temperaments and Rubies.
thestar.com
Reviews vom 10.3.2016
Wien
Péter Eötvös“ Tri Sestri Receives Raucous Premiere at the Wiener Staatsoper
bachtrack
Paris
In “Iolanta/The Nutcracker,’ a Director Unites Two Tchaikovsky Works
New York Times
London
Ariodante, Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music
A darkly intense production of Handel’s almost-tragedy
theartsdesk.com
Ariodante at the RCM: in which technique is not enough
bachtrack
Does London have a world-class concert hall? No. Does London need a new one? No
The Guardian
Washington
Terence Blanchard’s Opera, “Champion,’ Is Among Kennedy Center Season Highlights
artsbeat.blog
Dallas
Review: A bawdy, beautiful “Manon’ at the Dallas Opera
dallasvoice
Seattle
Seattle Opera Wins With a Pair of Queens
seattleweekly
Ton- und Bildträger
Ginastera: The Vocal Album CD review – Placido Domingo revisits a past glory
The Guardian
Reviews vom 9.3.2016
Budapest
Unsatisfying staging salvaged by a strong cast in new Budapest Walküre
bachtrack
London
Akhnaten, English National Opera: a lot of hot air
The Telegraph
Iphigénie en Tauride, English Touring Opera: shouldn’t be missed
The Telegraph
Interview
Lang Lang: ‚It’s about the joy that music can give‘
The Guardian
The Last Judgement review – Louis Spohr’s forgotten oratorio is born again
The Guardian
London Philharmonic and Anne Sofie von Otter, RFH: ‚fluttering urgency‘
The Telegraph
New York
Weitere “Manon Lescaut”-Review
Manon Lescaut is a shambolic opera – but the Met’s production is mainly excellent
spectator.cm.uk
Weitere “Don Pasquale”-Review
Metropolitan Opera Review 2015-16 – ‚Don Pasquale:‘ Exquisite Singing & Musicianship All Around
latinpost
Houston
Floyd’s “Prince of Players” receives effective world premiere at Houston Grand Opera
theclassicalreview
San Diego
San Diego Opera: Ferruccio Furlanetto recital The luxurious ache of great singing
sandiegoreader
Montreal
Opéra de Montréal: the 2016-2017 season
http://theconcordian.com/2016/03/opera-de-montreal-the-2016-2017-season/
Todesmeldung
Spanish tenor José Ferrero: Sudden death of international opera tenor, aged 43
slippedisc.com
Reviews vom 8.3.2016
Harnoncourt-Nachrufe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor and Early-Music Specialist, Dies at 86
New York Times
Nikolaus Harnoncourt obituary
One of the most influential conductors of the 20th century who brought a historical perspective to his work
The Guardian
Amsterdam
Chovansjtsjina, Nationale Opera, Amsterdam: “Gripping and glorious’
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/efc10a38-e16b-11e5-9217-6ae3733a2cd1.html
London
Weitere “Aknathen”-Reviews
Akhnaten, opera review: Hypnotic vision with flashes of weird wonder… and lots of camp
standardcom.uk
Akhnaten @ Coliseum, London
musicomh.com
New York
Weitere “Don Pasquale”-Reviews
Review: “Don Pasquale’ Returns to the Met, With a Bravura Aria and More
NewYork Times
Met Opera: Camarena Returns in a Rousing „Don Pasquale“
huffington.post
“Don Pasquale’ Returns With Style
theepochetimes
Met’s Revival of Don Pasquale a great success with a winning cast
bachtrack
Chicago
Haymarket injects dramatic verve into rare Baroque oratorio
Chicagosun.com
Vancouver
Review: Vancouver Opera’s Madama Butterfly has it all
vancouversun.com
Peking
Chinese Opera Legend Zhou Xiaoyan Dies at 98
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=13003&ArticleId=2407128
Sidney
Australian Ballet: dance in the domain of skill, risk and Speed
smh.com.au
Reviews vom 7.3.2016
London
Weitere -Reviews
Akhnaten review – a gloriously coloured eye-catching affair
The guardian
Philip Glass’ Akhnaten review at the Coliseum, London – “mesmerising’
thestage.co.uk
Akhnaten, Coliseum, London, review: Superb singing and breath-taking theatrical moments
independent.co.uk
Glass : Akhnaten / ENO, 4th February 2016
operabritannia.uk
Iphigénie en Tauride, English Touring Opera Fine visuals for Gluck’s tale of redemption from tragedy, but little pity or Terror
theartdesk.com
New York
Strong cast buoys Met’s “Don Pasquale”
newyorkclassicalreview
Review: New York Philharmonic Dives Into Brahms’s “German Requiem’
New York Times
Chicago
Coote brings an extra dose of passion to Lyric’s “Rosenkavalier”
chicagoclassicalreview
Dallas
Opera review: A rough-and-tumble “Manon’ at the Dallas Opera
dallasnews
Reviews vom 6.3.2016
London
Akhnaten (London Coliseum)
Thirty years after staging its UK premiere, ENO returns to Philip Glass’s Pharaoh opera
whatsonstage.com
Akhnaten, English National Opera
Mindfulness meets magic in this outstanding fusion of music and movement
http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/akhnaten-english-national-opera
Glass’s Akhnaten at ENO: an utterly absorbing visual and aural experience
https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-akhnaten-eno-march-2016
Photo Coverage: AKHNATEN At English National Opera
broadwayworld
Violinist Esther Yoo thrills with the Philharmonia
The Telegraph
New York
All the Best Opera: What to See This Season
From Bushwick to Harlem, opera in New York City has never been more varied
http://observer.com/2016/03/all-the-best-opera-what-to-see-this-season/
Boston
Konzertant “L’Heure espagnole”
BSO, Dutoit delight with Ravel’s spicy farce and Spanish postcards
bostonclassicalreview
Salt Lake City
Utah Opera finds the intimate moments in Verdi’s grand “Aida’
read more
Houston
Houston Grand Opera names new leader
bizjournals.com
Staging a world premiere opera
Interview: World premiere of Carlisle Floyd’s opera, „Prince of Players.“
houstoncronicle
Reviews vom 5.3.2016
Budapest
Damiano Michieletto’s La bohème 2.0 in Budapest: dramatically convincing
bachtrack
Neapel
A Norma of total beauty triumphs in Naples
bachtrack
London
Heroique flashes at Wigmore Hall
Bryan Hymel, Irene Roberts & Julius Drake at Rosenblatt Recitals
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/03/heroique_flashe.php
Noch eine „Orlando“-Review
Handel : Orlando / Barbican, 1st March 2016
operabrittania.uk
Maurizio Pollini review – glimpses of greatness amid the gloom
The Guardian
New York
Review: Russian National Orchestra Plays Borodin and Prokofiev
New York Times
Philadelphia
Review: “Capriccio’ at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia
themetrotheaterarts.com
Curtis/Opera Phila. ‚Capriccio‘: Surges, stalls – but a charming conversation on opera and art
philly.com
Sarasota
Sarasota Opera wraps Verdi cycle with a rousing “Aida”
theclassical.review
Washington
Wolf Trap announces 2016 season: the classical view
The Washington Post
Melbourne
Review: Banquet of Secrets (Victorian Opera)
limelightmagazine
Reviews vom 4.3.2016
Budapest
Dohnányi’s Der Tenor a star vehicle for Attila Fekete in Budapest
bachtrack
An Aida in Budapest that could be re-named Amneris
bachtrack
Amsterdam
Noch eine Chowanschtschina”-Review
Khovanshchina at Dutch National Opera convinces musically, less so theatrically
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2016/02/khovanshchina_a.php
London
Why the ENO needs a Fergie
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35709920
Weitere “Trittico”_Review
Vocally and theatrically strong: Il trittico at the Royal Opera reviewed
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/03/opera-il-trittico/
Weitere “Orlando”-Reviews
An utterly heavenly Orlando
The Telegraph
Fool for love: Handel’s Orlando at the Barbican
bachtrack
RPO / Zukerman @ Royal Festival Hall, London
musicomh.com
Cardiff
WNO reminds us Figaro’s a comedy – which is no bad thing
But Elena Langer’s new sequel, Figaro Gets a Divorce, can’t quite shed the baggage
spectator.co.uk
Baltimore
Baltimore Concert Opera provides rare, welcome encounter with Puccini’s ‚Edgar‘
baltimoresun.com
Washington
Review: “New York City Ballet Program A’ at The Kennedy Center
read more
Reviews vom 3.3.2016
Amsterdam
Loy’s minimalist staging clarifies Khovanshchina in Amsterdam
bachtrack
London
At it hammer and tongs: Chelsea Opera Group’s Il trovatore at Cadogan Hall
bachtrack
Orlando, The English Concert, Bicket, Barbican Handel’s psycho-drama entertains but doesn’t engage theartsdesk
Vorschau
Opera’s radical pharaoh returns to ENO
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35670793
Behind the scenes of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten at ENO – in Pictures
The Guardian
Birmingham
Ballett ”Romeo & Julia”
Exquisite woe with BRB’s star-crossed lovers
bachtrack
New York
Vienna Philharmonic, Led by Valery Gergiev, Offers Old and New at Carnegie Hall
The New York Times
Washington
Review: The Mariinsky Ballet Offers Works Honoring Its Legends
The New York Times
Sarasota
Superb singing provides fine advocacy for Verdi’s “Legnano” at Sarasota Opera
theclassicalreview
Dallas
Interview
Unlucky in Love
Soprano Ailyn Pérez is back at Dallas Opera to play another ingénue, in the title role of Massenet’s Manon.
theatrejones.com
Seattle
Chat With Soprano Nuccia Focile
huffingtonpost
Feuilleton
Have We Been Playing Gershwin Wrong for 70 Years?
New York Times
Facing the music: Kent Nagano
Beethoven, Bach, Boulez and Björk… the conductor on the music and musicians that inspire him
The Guardian
Reviews vom 2.3.2016
Wien
Hampson and Rieger in songs of love and loss at the Konzerthaus, Vienna
bachtrack
Zürich
Truth or Illusion? Purcell’s King Arthur resounds in Zurich
bachtrack
London
How Carl Tanner went from bounty hunter to world class operatic Tenor
The Telegraph
International Opera Awards 2016: a long, long shortlist
whatsonstage
Glyndebourne
Nothing, Glyndebourne, East Sussex, review: Unforgettable youth opera acted with blazing conviction
The Independent
The value of Nothing: a dark operatic thriller at Glyndebourne
bachtrack
New York
Noch eine “Figaro”-Review
Review: In the Met’s “Figaro,’ a Scene Stealer in Her Element
New York Times
Anna Netrebko Summons the Intensity of Russian Romances
New York Times
Netrebko transcends diva distractions to reveal artistic depths
newyorkclassicalreview
Anna Netrebko triumphs in her Met Opera recital debut
bachtrack
How a Diva Trains for Opera’s Ironman
Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky trains like a pro athlete to sing Donizetti’s three Tudor queens at the Met this season
wsj.com
Masterful Wagner from the Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall
bachtrack
City Ballet’s Season of Renewal
New York Times
Sarasota
OPERA REVIEW: Overlooked ‚Legnano‘ a Verdi surprise
The Heraldtribune
Veni, Vidi, Verdi
How an opera company on the West Coast of Florida is making world history.
http://www.srqmagazine.com/articles/253/Veni–Vidi–Verdi
Reviews vom 1.3.2016
London
Giselle review at Royal Opera House, London – “poignant and elegiac’
thestage.com.uk
Giselle, Royal Opera House, review: Tale of betrayed love, death and forgiveness is lucidly told
independent.co.uk
New York
Weitere “Figaro”-Reviews
It’s in the wind: Sir Richard Eyre’s Le nozze di Figaro returns to The Met
bachtrack
Le nozze di Figaro, Metropolitan Opera, New York: “Sustained soprano power
read more
Finding Beauty in Georg Friedrich Haas’s Darkness
New York Times
Minnesota
Vorschau
‚The Shining‘ Brings the Overlook Hotel to the Opera Stage
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/shining-brings-overlook-hotel-opera-stage/
Hong Kong
Bringing colour to a sombre tale: Simon Boccanegra at the Hong Kong Arts Festival
bachtrack
Harbin City, China
Harbin Opera House Scoops Major Architecture Award
read more