Rigoletto sin joroba pero cojo

By Julián Montaña, 02 June 2015

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“La hermosa voz de Katerina Tetryakova deleitó a todos, es potente y tiene carácter”

Reviewed at Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Bogotá on 26 May 2015

Verdi, Rigoletto

Katerina Tretyakova, Gilda

Nino Surguladze, Maddalena

Massimiliano Pisapia, The Duke of Mantua

Claudio Sgura, Rigoletto

Gianluca Buratto, Sparafucile

Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá

Coro de la Ópera de Colombia

A noble Norma trapped in a hollow dystopia

Andrew Larkin, 24th May

Salome Jicia delivers a vocally impressive and emotionally committed Norma, but Orpha Phelan’s post-apocalyptic staging fatally weakens Bellini’s sacred tragedy.

***11

A deli-cious revival of Rossini’s Il turco in Italia at Glyndebourne

Dominic Lowe, 23rd May

Mariame Clément’s production of Rossini's meta comedy is tightly revived with some excellent singing. Come for the writing tips, stay for the cured meats.

****1

Superb musical performances in Pinchgut's Scarlatti rarity in Sydney

Sandra Bowdler, 23rd May

As usual, Pinchgut lavishes musical excellence on an obscure Baroque work... but why stage an oratorio?

****1

The Met’s Frida y Diego proves visually stunning, musically thrilling

David Wolfson, 22nd May

Deborah Colker and her design team create visually vibrant worlds for the Met’s new production of El último sueño de Frida y Diego, by Pulitzer Prize winner Gabriela Lena Frank.

*****

Glyndebourne’s first Tosca: vocally strong but imperfect

David Karlin, 21st May

Ted Huffman brings some interesting ideas to his first Glyndebourne production. Excellent singing is let down by indifferent physical acting.

***11

Dudamel’s LA Phil Walküre proves worth the wait

Matthew Richard Martinez, 21st May

An enveloping performance of Die Walküre spans three consecutive evenings, featuring world class singing in Frank Gehry’s stunning space.

****1

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Julián Montaña

Julián Montaña es magíster y candidato a doctor en Musicología de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Es profesor universitario y traductor. Trabaja en diversos proyectos editoriales sobre música como Lector Musical, y colabora con orquestas sinfónicas de Colombia y salas de conciertos en Bogotá realizado notas de programa de conciertos.

Un Rigoletto sin joroba pero cojo en el Teatro Mayor