Neue Kritikenmehr...
A striking, if perplexing, Midsummer Night's Dream from Opera Zuid
Ola Mafaalani's staging is a feast for the eyes with creative and edgy lighting, a clever and expressive use of colour and a stunning visual display, but not everything comes off successfully.
Symphonically lustrous Weill at the Concertgebouw
Performing both works for the first time, the RCO capered crisply through Shostakovich’s Suite from The Nose and played sumptuously in Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins, with captivating songstress Wende.