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Ivor Bolton; Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; Bayerische Staatsoper; Isabel Leonard; Lawrence Brownlee; Nikolay Borchev
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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.
The NY Phil pays tribute to Sondheim at Bravo! Vail
The New York Phil concluded its six-concert residency at this summer’s Bravo! Vail Festival with a survey of Stephen Sondheim’s legacy stylishly led by Leonard Slatkin.
A singer for the ages: Lise Davidsen a triumphant Ariadne at the Met
The Norwegian soprano is acclaimed at the Met in Richard Strauss' mash-up of commedia dell'arte and tragic opera.
To the World: a musical geography lesson at Glimmerglass
In place of a full musical, this revue highlighted classic and contemporary songs that celebrate places and cultures, although some selections seemed questionable out of context.
Isabel Leonard soars in Glimmerglass Festival's Songbird
Set in New Orleans during the Jazz Age, this riff on Offenbach's La Périchole captures the festive spirit of the summer, despite some tired jokes.
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.