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Eine eindrucksvolle Babylon-Aufführung beim Holland Festival
Der begeisterte Jubel war mehr als verdient, jedoch ist Jörg Widmanns imposante aber ausgedehnte Oper Babylon mit einer konzertanten Aufführung nicht unbedingt gut bedient.
Venice - six scenes, ten young singers.
A split-level stage featuring an ornate stairwell and scaffolding was the setting for this the tenth Jette Parker Young Artists’ Summer Performance. Entitled ‘Veneziana’, the specially compiled programme embodied the visions of Venice dreamt by Rossini, Donizetti, Britten and Offenbach in six sets of Opera Scenes.
Macbeth at the Royal Opera
Ukranian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska made a sensational Royal Opera debut earlier this season, as a late substitute for the title role of Aida. In the revival of Phyllida Lloyd's production of Verdi's Macbeth, she produced an equally commanding performance.