Tristan à l'Opéra National du Rhin

By Samuel Aznar, 22 March 2015

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Reviewed at Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg on 18 March 2015

Wagner, Tristan und Isolde

Axel Kober, Conductor

Antony McDonald, Set Designer

Melanie Diener, Isolde

Ian Storey, Tristan

Attila Jun, King Marke

Michelle Breedt, Brangäne

Gijs Van der Linden, Melot

Sunggoo Lee, Shepherd, Young seaman

Raimund Nolte, Kurwenal

Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin

Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s much-anticipated return to Salzburg gets off to an impressive musical start. Kirill Serebrennikov’s staging raises numerous questions, but answers few of them.

****1

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera brings Spanish to the Lyric Opera

Graham Meyer, 29th March

The Lyric Opera of Chicago's presentation of El último sueño de Frida y Diego brings the Mexican artists to life... or at least a life reminiscent of their real ones.

****1

Eyes wide shut for Berlin’s new Ballo

Mark Pullinger, 29th March

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***11

Handel’s Belshazzar at Komische Oper Berlin

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The Baroque confectionery of Herbert Fritsch's production of Handel's oratorio belies a serious core which is all too close to today's headlines.

****1

Young stars shine in the Staatsoper Berlin’s Rosenkavalier

Mark Pullinger, 28th March

Patricia Nolz makes an outstanding role debut as Christian Thielemann conducts a thrusting Rosenkavalier to open the Staatsoper Unter den Linden's Festtage.

*****

A Baroque Netflix evening: Zurich’s star-studded Giulio Cesare

Mengguang Huang, 28th March

Davide Livermore’s high-octane production transforms Handel into a lavish blockbuster. While the superstars shine, the relentless entertainment-first approach often sacrifices musical refinement and dramatic logic for Netflix-style spectacle.

***11

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Samuel Aznar

Samuel est étudiant en piano au Pôle Supérieur du Conservatoire de Strasbourg après avoir mené à bien un Master de Lettres obtenu en 2011. Passant la majorité de son temps au piano avec une légère prédilection pour les œuvres des impressionnistes français (Debussy, Ravel), mais s'adonnant aussi au jazz et à la lecture, il cultive avec passion son goût pour la culture en général.

Première de Tristan et Isolde à l'Opéra National du Rhin