Les Musiciens du Louvre y Minkowski: vía crucis flébil

By Ramón del Buey Cañas, 08 April 2017

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“impecable trabajo de tutti, que labró y desgranó el prolijo discurso sonoro”

Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 6 April 2017

Bach, St John Passion, BWV245

Les Musiciens du Louvre

Marc Minkowski, Conductor

All that glitters is not gold: Mitridate, Re di Ponto in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 4th December

The Staatsoper Unter den Linden's multi-seasonal Baroque project continues with a new production of Mozart's first opera seria, which roars and soars under the conducting of Marc Minkowski.

****1

Operetta with teeth: Offenbach’s La Périchole at the TCE

David Karlin, 13th November

Laurent Pelly’s new production combines froth and hilarity with a dark, satirical heart; Marc Minkowski and the orchestra seduce us.

****1

Christmas celebrations with Marc Minkowski

Zoltán Szabó, 13th December

An early Christmas celebration in Budapest, with four of Bach's cantatas from his Christmas Oratorio.

****1

Baroque sorcery: Handel's Alcina returns to the Staatsoper

Katherine Syer, 20th October

Baroque purists might prefer a more surefire line-up of brilliantly executed arias, but the theatrical framework of Adrian Noble's Alcina production offers a great deal.

****1

Cross-dressing abounds: Gluck's Armide

David Karlin, 19th October

Excellent playing from Les Musiciens du Louvre and a mixed vocal performance are matched by a staging by Ivan Alexandre likely to be controversial.

**111

Platée at Opéra Garnier : Folly in charge

Jean-Marc Piriou, 9th September

One has to admit that the 2015 vintage of this operatic Grand Cru, with us since 1999, is a particularly fine one. To be consumed with immoderation!

*****

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Ramón del Buey Cañas

Ramón del Buey Cañas (Madrid, 1993) es Personal Docente e Investigador en Formación del Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; miembro del equipo directivo de la Asociación de Música Electroacústica y Arte Sonoro de España y programador de Filmadrid Festival Internacional de Cine.

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