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UnknownWorld Opera Day: Celebration Concert Act I
Beethoven, Bizet, Verdi, Puccini, Cilea, Donizetti, Korngold, Traditional Russian
New National Theatre; Isabel Leonard; Chuma Sijeqa; Yaritza Véliz
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Eine Cinderella mit viel Komik (und einem Selfie)
In einer sehr komischen Produktion von Rossinis La Cenerentola an der Staatsoper brauchen die Musiker etwas Zeit, um warmzuwerden, sind in Bestform aber unwiderstehlich charmant.
Louis Langrée makes his New York Philharmonic debut
Three of the pieces that Louis Langrée conducted in his New York Philharmonic debut concerts were similarly atmospheric and impressionistic, stealing each other’s thunder. Happily, the Scriabin was cathartic.
Philadelphia Orchestra conjures sorcerers and spells
Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges made up for an uneven first half that jumped from Mozart to Harry Potter.
Cinderella's pink dream: La Cenerentola in Amsterdam
At Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, Laurent Pelly stages Cenenrentola as a pink daydream.
Massenet the arch-romantic: Werther returns to Covent Garden
Edward Gardner brings out the Wagner influence in Massenet's opulent score, Juan Diego Flórez give a persuasive performance in the title role.
Nézet-Séguin and the Met Orchestra in French repertoire
Isabel Leonard demonstrated her keen sense of language and a wonderful lack of affectation in both scores she sung.
