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Leinwandfähige Porgy and Bess in Amsterdam
Eric Owens singt Porgy mit Leib und Seele und ist mit seiner charismatischen Ausstrahlung der unbestrittene Held dieser Oper.
Varieté. Nasalität. Schostakowitsch. Kosky.
Ich kam wie sonst auch beim Royal Opera House an, machte es mir auf meinem Sitz bequem und – können Sie es glauben – die Oper war weg!
Grief and nostalgia trump a rarity at Three Choirs Festival
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs’ largely forgotten Symphony no. 2, "Odysseus" proves exhausting, while works by Ireland and Howells tap into rich veins of mythical wistfulness and excruciating pain.
Pulling the heart strings: Madam Butterfly returns to ENO
Anthony Minghella's classic production of Madam Butterfly makes a welcome return with a sensational role debut by Natalya Romaniw as Cio-Cio-San.
Sukanya: close but no sitar
Ravi Shankar's valiant fusion of East and West is no greater than the sum of its parts.
Dido: Purcell's opera renamed and relocated
Director Purni Morell sandpapers every trace of spikiness from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, leaving the production a victim of its own good intentions.