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LondonParsifalNeuinszenierung
Wagner: Parsifal
Jakub Hrůša; Evgeny Titov; The Royal Opera; Étienne Pluss; Esther Bialas; DM Wood; Covent Garden Orchester des Royal Opera House
GlyndebourneSparkUraufführung
Armstrong: Spark
Ashley Beauchamp; Fiona Dunn; Glyndebourne Youth Opera; Ryan Dawson Laight; Howard Hudson; Glyndebourne Sinfonia
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Titov und Hrůšas neuer Parsifal: musikalisch vollendete Dystopie
In der jüngsten Wagner-Inszenierung der Royal Opera in London liefern Jakub Hrůša und das Orchester eine Leistung ab, die in die Annalen eingehen wird, während Evgeny Titov eine intelligent nuancierte Dystopie inszeniert.
Elin Pritchard stands out in Holland Park’s Ballo in maschera
Elin Pritchard’s Amelia lights up an evening which is superb musically, easy on the eye and eventually overcomes the shortcomings of Antonio Somma's libretto.
Sir James MacMillan delights with his Christmas Oratorio
MacMillan's large scale choral work offers a rich variety of texts and musical ideas, the composer conducts the BBC Symphony with unerring precision.
Sepia memories: Scottish Opera’s La bohème delights in revival
Hye-Youn Lee and Mario Chang head a strong cast in Barbe and Doucet’s revival of La bohème, which marks the retirement of veteran lighting designer, Guy Simard.
A mafioso Merry Widow at Opera Holland Park
Despite some excellent music-making, John Savournin's production is hindered by a laboured New York relocation.
Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia
With misplaced horse heads, violin case guns and as many mafia gags as you could hope for, Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow may not be subtle but it looks and sounds gorgeous.
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John Wilson; Selina Cadell; OperaGlass Works; Tom Piper; Rosalind Ebbutt; Lewis Hannaby; Eliza Thompson
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Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
David Parry; Daisy Evans; Scottish Opera; Neil Foulis; Kitty Whately; Rhian Lois; Nadine Benjamin