David Afkham pone música al amor en el Liceu

By Maria Sánchez, 17 May 2021

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Reviewed at Gran Teatre del Liceu: Auditorium, Barcelona on 16 May 2021

Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture

Strauss R., Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59: Suite

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 1, Op.64bis

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, Op.64ter

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 3, Op.101

Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu

David Afkham, Conductor

The starry trio of Davidsen-Hilley-Mälkki saves Tristan und Isolde

Maria Sánchez, 12th January

A highly unbalanced premiere, its opportunity to become one of the Liceu's historic productions prevented by the contrast between dramaturgy and music.

****1

Ballo del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma: a fresh look at Swan Lake

Graham Watts, 19th July

An innovative angle on a familiar ballet, Benjamin Pech's production brings some novel ideas to fore.

***11

Àlex Ollé's La bohème gets an unfair reception at the Liceu

Maria Sánchez, 14th June

Contrasting sensations at the Liceu, where the audience punished a production of La bohème with boos and gave rapturous applause to a cast that performed at half throttle.

*****

Aleu's video brilliance powers a dystopian Liceu Turandot

David Karlin, 8th October

Fine musical performances blend with staggering video artistry in Aleu's spectacular science-fiction setting.

*****

Thomas’ Hamlet in concert at the Liceu

John Marten Barnard, 10th March

Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet in concert in the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona is enthusiastically conducted by Daniel Oren.

****1

Vocal sparkle but a dull staging in the Liceu's Puritani

John Marten Barnard, 11th October

I puritani returns to Barcelona’s Liceu with Annilese Miskimmon’s production. Javier Camerena and Pretty Yende lead the inauguration of the season with a fine example of romantic bel canto.

****1

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Maria Sánchez

Nacida en Barcelona, se formó musicalmente a una edad temprana y de manera autodidacta. Graduada en Historia del Arte (Universitat de Barcelona) y posteriormente formada en el máster Música como Arte Interdisciplinar (Universitat de Barcelona / ESMUC / Universitat Rovira i Virgili), se especializó en el estudio y creación de nuevos lenguajes escénicos y musicales. Ha llevado a cabo la creación de proyectos dramatúrgicos en torno a la reformulación del mito clásico en las artes escénicas contemporáneas, eje vertebral de sus estudios. En la actualidad, continúa proyectando nuevos discursos y planteamientos sobre la supervivencia del mito en lo social y lo artístico.