Intriguing Schubert, raucous virtuosity: The Alehouse Sessions

Von David Karlin, 19 November 2021

Laden, bitte warten...

Veranstaltung anzeigen

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Middle Temple Hall, London, am 18 November 2021

Schubert, Die schöne Müllerin (W. Müller), D.795

Barokksolistene, The Alehouse Sessions

Thomas Guthrie, Bariton

Barokksolistene

A staged Messiah that sheds little light on Handel's oratorio

Mark Valencia, 1st June

Netia Jones is a visionary stage practitioner, but this show is a rare misjudgement.

***11

Triumphant Tavener opens the Edinburgh International Festival

David Smythe, 2nd August

John Tavener's epic, eight-hour all-night vigil opens the festival in monumental style, directed by Thomas Guthrie.

*****

Myth meets Shoreditch: a rewarding Handel double bill

Dominic Lowe, 29th March

Part of this year's London Handel Festival, Apollo e Dafne and The Choice of Hercules are transported to the stage in a captivating production that blends music and dance.

****1

Serenades and larks ascending: Vaughan Williams at Temple Church

Mark Valencia, 7th May

Four excellent soloists played a major part in the evening’s success, marking the 50th anniversary of the Collegium Musicum of London.

***11

Vache Baroque opens with a fine Dido and Aeneas

David Karlin, 4th September

Purcell's counterpoint is beautifully sung by a young cast to inaugurate England's latest country house opera venue.

****1

El Liceu abre el año con una Aida histórica

Maria Sánchez, 13th January

Formas ilusorias del Antiguo Egipto de Josep Mestres Cabanes y récord de debuts en el estreno, en el que se coló algún que otro resbalón.

****1

Weitere Kritiken...

David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Raucous virtuosity in Barokksolistene's Alehouse Sessions follows intriguing Schöne Müllerin