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*****

München

10. Juni 2018

Gipfel der Opernkunst: Albina Shagimuratova als Semiramide

Von Benedikt Zacher

Schwanenfahrt: Nelsons steuert einen musikalisch beeindruckenden Lohengrin in Covent Garden

Von Mark Pullinger, 7. Juni 2018

David Aldens Neuinszenierung am Royal Opera House, die ans faschistische Deutschland anspielt, ist eintönig, aber es gibt musikalische Entschädigungen.

***11

***11

London

7. Juni 2018

Schwanenfahrt: Lohengrin in Covent Garden

Von Mark Pullinger

München

Making Babylon great again: DiDonato glänzt in musikalisch spektakulärer Semiramide in München

Von Laura Servidei, 18. Februar 2017

Rossinis Meisterwerk wird in David Aldens moderner Neuproduktion von einem beseelten Dirigenten und vier erstklassigen Sängern zum Leben erweckt.

*****

*****

München

18. Feb. 2017

Making Babylon great again: Semiramide in München

Von Laura Servidei

Iain Paterson und Edward Gardner führen Wagners Meistersinger der ENO in Topqualität

Von David Karlin, 7. Februar 2015

Die ENO war in der letzten Woche aus den falschen Gründen in den Nachrichten und Richard Jones' Meistersinger von Nürnberg musste dringend eine großartie Produktion werden. Mit einer glänzenden Vorstellung von Iain Paterson ist sie das.

*****

*****

London

7. Feb. 2015

Wagners Meistersinger in Topqualität

Von David Karlin

Charles Castronovo (Gustavus III) © Ken Howard | Met Opera

The Met's Ballo falls flat in its latest revival

Von Kevin W Ng, 31. Oktober 2023

An attractive supporting cast isn't sufficient to bring this revival of David Alden's Ballo in maschera to life in New York.

**111

**111

New York City

31. Okt. 2023

The Met's Ballo falls flat in its latest revival

Von Kevin W Ng

Paris

Humour et paillettes au Palais Garnier avec Jerome Robbins

Von Laurine Mortha, 24. Oktober 2023

Avec trois œuvres datées des années 1960 et 1970, l’Opéra de Paris fait redécouvrir le répertoire de Jerome Robbins, emblématique de la danse néoclassique, entre minimalisme et paillettes, avec une touche d’humour.

****1

****1

Paris

24. Okt. 2023

Humour et paillettes au Palais Garnier avec Jerome Robbins

Von Laurine Mortha

Gwyn Hughes Jones (Peter Grimes) © Tom Bowles

Peter Grimes a raging, powerful, defiant start to the new ENO season

Von Stephen Pritchard, 21. September 2023

English National Opera opens its new season with a revival of David Alden's masterly production.

****1

****1

London

21. Sept. 2023

Peter Grimes a raging, powerful, defiant start to the new ENO season

Von Stephen Pritchard

Günther Groissböck (Baron Ochs) and Lise Davidsen (Marschallin) © Ken Howard | Met Opera

“Ein sonderbar Ding”: The Met revives an oddly disjointed Rosenkavalier

Von Cameron Kelsall, 27. März 2023

Lise Davidsen's thoughtful role debut at the Marschallin rescues a production that is often at odds with the story it seeks to tell.

**111

**111

New York City

27. März 2023

“Ein sonderbar Ding”: The Met revives oddly disjointed Rosenkavalier

Von Cameron Kelsall

Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Mistress Quickly) and Michael Volle (Falstaff) © Karen Almond | Met Opera

Belly laughs: Falstaff at the Met

Von Kevin W Ng, 12. März 2023

Michael Volle headlines a deluxe revival of Verdi's Falstaff in this revival of Robert Carsen's popular production.

*****

*****

New York City

12. März 2023

Belly laughs: Falstaff at the Met

Von Kevin W Ng

A matter of faith and doubt: David Alden’s Lohengrin returns to Covent Garden

Von David Karlin, 19. April 2022

A strong cast and a masterclass in Wagnerian conducting from Jakub Hrůša complement David Alden’s disturbing staging.

*****

*****

London

19. Apr. 2022

A matter of faith and doubt: David Alden’s Lohengrin at the ROH

Von David Karlin

Camilla Nylund makes impressive Met debut in Rosenkavalier revival

Von Ako Imamura, 13. Dezember 2019

The Met revives Robert Carsen's updated production of Der Rosenkavalier with a strong cast led by Camilla Nylund. Sir Simon Rattle led the Met Orchestra in an inspired and detailed reading of the score.

*****

*****

New York City

13. Dez. 2019

Camilla Nylund makes impressive Met debut in Rosenkavalier revival

Von Ako Imamura

Madrid

Resignificando lo grotesco: La Calisto en el Teatro Real

Von David Santana Cañas, 17. März 2019

Depravación, lujuria y extravagancia se imponen en el Teatro Real de la mano de David Alden para mostrarnos la hermosa música de Cavalli.

****1

****1

Madrid

17. März 2019

Resignificando lo grotesco: La Calisto en el Teatro Real

Von David Santana Cañas

A Falstaff to relish at the Met

Von Robert Levine, 27. Februar 2019

A welcome revival at the Met of Robert Carsen's witty production of Verdi's final opera.

*****

*****

New York City

27. Feb. 2019

A Falstaff to relish at the Met

Von Robert Levine

Antwerp

Un Lohengrin de belle tenue à Anvers

Von Patrice Lieberman, 10. Oktober 2018

L'Opéra de Flandre propose une nouvelle production du Lohengrin de Richard Wagner. Mise en scène sombre, très réussie, de David Alden.

****1

****1

Antwerp

10. Okt. 2018

Un Lohengrin de belle tenue à Anvers

Von Patrice Lieberman

Sir John in Love: the fat knight returns to Covent Garden

Von Mark Pullinger, 10. Juli 2018

Sir Bryn Terfel’s Falstaff is still a cherishable rogue as he takes on the title role in Robert Carsen’s joyous staging at the Royal Opera.

****1

****1

London

10. Juli 2018

Sir John in Love: the fat knight returns to Covent Garden

Von Mark Pullinger

Oslo

Too many doors: an occasionally inert, but well-sung Don Giovanni in Oslo

Von Aksel Tollåli, 29. Mai 2018

Despite some dramatic frustrations, at least in Oslo, Jones' production is saved by some truly outstanding singing.

***11

***11

Oslo

29. Mai 2018

Too many doors: Don Giovanni in Oslo

Von Aksel Tollåli

Glyndebourne

Seriously funny, musically transcendent: Glyndebourne's Rosenkavalier

Von David Karlin, 20. Mai 2018

Strauss' mix of bedroom farce, comedy of manners and bittersweet musing about aging is acted and sung superbly in this revival of Richard Jones' production.

*****

*****

Glyndebourne

20. Mai 2018

Seriously funny: Glyndebourne's Rosenkavalier

Von David Karlin

München

Cavalli's La Calisto returns to Munich in Alden’s psychedelic staging

Von Laura Servidei, 2. April 2018

A flamboyant production and a wonderful cast of singers seals a big success for this gem of the early Baroque.

****1

****1

München

2. Apr. 2018

Cavalli's La Calisto returns to Munich

Von Laura Servidei

Joyce DiDonato leads the vocal pyrotechnics in a dazzling Semiramide at the Royal Opera

Von Mark Pullinger, 19. November 2017

Lengthy but full of melodic invention, Semiramide finally made her triumphant return to the Royal Opera in David Alden's fine new production.

****1

****1

London

19. Nov. 2017

A dazzling Semiramide at the Royal Opera

Von Mark Pullinger

A Rosenkavalier for the radio at The Met

Von Robert Levine, 17. April 2017

There are several things wrong with the new Robert Carsen directed Der Rosenkavalier that just opened at the Met, but the singing is not among them.

***11

***11

New York City

17. Apr. 2017

A Rosenkavalier for the radio

Von Robert Levine

Basel

Sexism and callousness in Richard Jones' Don Giovanni in Basel

Von Sarah Batschelet, 27. Januar 2017

In Richard Jones' production of Don Giovanni at Theater Basel, it was the singers alone who stole the limelight.

***11

***11

Basel

27. Jan. 2017

Sexism and callousness in Theater Basel's Don Giovanni

Von Sarah Batschelet

Stop all the clocks: Renée Fleming's valedictory Marschallin at the Royal Opera

Von Mark Pullinger, 17. Dezember 2016

Renée Fleming has decided the time is right to bow out gracefully from the operatic stage, choosing her signature role to bid the fondest of farewells to London.

****1

****1

London

17. Dez. 2016

Stop all the clocks: Fleming's valedictory Marschallin

Von Mark Pullinger

Strong in concept, strong in casting: Richard Jones' Don Giovanni at ENO

Von Dominic Lowe, 30. September 2016

Richard Jones' new production is original and thought-provoking, while a commendable cast soars under the capable baton of Mark Wigglesworth.

****1

****1

London

30. Sept. 2016

Strong concept and casting: ENO's Don Giovanni

Von Dominic Lowe

Mailand

Daniele Gatti and Robert Carsen tout a blithely-polished Falstaff

Von Courtney Smith, 14. Oktober 2015

Daniele Gatti illuminates Robert Carsen's blithe Falstaff narrative

***11

***11

Mailand

14. Okt. 2015

A blithely-polished Falstaff in Milan

Von Courtney Smith

A second helping for Carsen’s delicious Falstaff at the Royal Opera

Von Mark Pullinger, 6. Juli 2015

If “all the world’s a jest”, as Sir John Falstaff claims at the end of Verdi’s final operatic masterpiece, then we need players – and directors – with a sense of frivolity. Robert Carsen truly delivers.

*****

*****

London

6. Juli 2015

A second helping for Carsen’s delicious Falstaff

Von Mark Pullinger

Mailand

CO₂ at La Scala: a challenging truth by Giorgio Battistelli

Von James Imam, 22. Mai 2015

The auditorium's lights flared up, drawing a blinking audience back into the room. The fourth wall was well and truly broken, and each of us was given no option but to acknowledge our responsibility for the planet.

****1

****1

Mailand

22. Mai 2015

Battistelli's CO₂ at La Scala: a challenging truth

Von James Imam

Amsterdam

Food, Glorious Food: Falstaff at the Holland Festival is a Feast for the Eyes and Ears

Von Jenny Camilleri, 10. Juni 2014

Ambrogio Maestri reprises his star turn as a vocally and theatrically complete Falstaff in Robert Carsen’s lavish, food-fuelled situational comedy at the Holland Festival.

****1

****1

Amsterdam

10. Juni 2014

Falstaff a Feast at Holland Festival

Von Jenny Camilleri

Berlin

All at sea in Berlin: Billy Budd at the Deutsche Oper

Von Max Woods, 22. Mai 2014

Deutsche Oper Berlin’s Billy Budd, although musically satisfying, suffers through an ambiguously set production.

***11