Albert Herring earns the crown at Curtis Opera Theatre

Von Cameron Kelsall, 06 März 2020

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“Eve Summer piquantly captures the state of life in an insular English village”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Philadelphia, am 5 März 2020

Britten, Albert Herring

Curtis Opera Theatre

George Manahan, Musikalische Leitung

Eve Summer, Regie

Julia Noulin-Mérat, Bühnenbild

Ethan Burck, Albert Herring

Ruby Dibble, Mrs. Herring

Merissa Beddows, Lady Billows

Anastasiia Sidorova, Florence Pike

Lindsey Reynolds, Miss Wordsworth

Andrew Moore, Mr Gedge

Colin Aikins, Mr Upfold

Thomas Petrushka, Superintendent Budd

Ben Schaefer, Sid

Sophia Maekawa, Nancy

Miloš Repický, Klavier

Members of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra

Curtis Opera Theatre does Barbiere... and Rossini wins

Susan Gould, 22nd November

In Barbiere, the humor is constantly in the music So this staging was best when the director didn't impose anything but followed and respected the text and especially the music.

***11

Mozart's Don Giovanni overwhelmed by pianos

Susan Gould, 8th March

Curtis Institute singers and orchestra rescue Mozart's Don Giovanni from being overwhelmed by pianos.

**111

Curtis Opera Theater's Ariadne auf Naxos

David Browning, 4th March

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale about a great conservatory production of Ariadne auf Naxos, with wonderful singing and visual delights aplenty.

****1

Odyssey Opera presents Menotti’s The Last Savage

Kevin Wells, 13th March

Odyssey Opera makes a convincing case that The Last Savage’s time has come.

*****

Vivaldis Il Giustino mit Jacobs und dem Freiburger Barockorchester

Jens Klier, 21st April

Jacobs, FBO und exzellenter Gesangscrew gelingt es als Ensemble im ureigensten Wortsinne, Atmosphäre und Figuren effektstark zu veranschaulichen.

****1

Anna Netrebko glänzt in Wiens zeitloser Tosca

Laura Servidei, 18th April

In einer Welt, in der Operninszenierungen oft ins Abstrakte abgleiten, bietet die „Tosca“ der Wiener Staatsoper eine erfrischende Rückkehr zur Tradition – und Anna Netrebko liefert eine großartige Darbietung.

****1

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.