David Pountney and Welsh National Opera's superb new Lulu in Birmingham

Von Peter Marks, 07 März 2013

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham, am 5 März 2013

Berg, Lulu

Welsh National Opera

Lothar Koenigs, Musikalische Leitung

Sir David Pountney, Regie

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Welsh National Opera Chorus

Natascha Petrinsky, Gräfin Geschwitz

Patricia Orr, Garderobiere

Paul Carey Jones, Dr. Schön / Jack the Ripper

Peter Hoare, Alwa

Richard Agnas, Schigolch, ein Greis

Alan Oke, Prinz

Marie Arnet, Lulu

Pelléas et Mélisande

Simon Rees, 29th May

Mélisande als Lulu in David Pountneys unbefriedigender Inszenierung von Debussys Pelléas et Mélisande für die Welsh National Opera.

****1

A magnificent Tosca from Welsh National Opera at the Mayflower
David Truslove, 3rd October

WNO imports Edward Dick’s exceptionally fine production, which benefits from from superb casting and outstanding performances led by Natalya Romaniw.

*****

Bancroft and BBCNOW at the Proms: a deeply satisfying Mahler 3
David Karlin, 11th August

Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales provide a Mahler 3 of exceptional clarity and forward momentum, with terrific posthorn solos from Corey Morris and Beth Taylor an outstanding soloist.

****1

A dark and disturbing Rigoletto from WNO at the Mayflower
David Truslove, 14th November

Fine performances in a punchy new production that coats this tragic opera in a large dollop of debauchery.

****1

WNO stages Death in Venice for the first time and it’s a triumph
Mark Valencia, 7th March

Olivia Fuchs solves the problems of Britten's thorny opera in a brilliant new production that hits the heights, featuring Mark Le Brocq as earthbound scholar, Gustav von Aschenbach.

*****

Musical performances keep WNO's new Così afloat
Mark Valencia, 6th March

Max Hoehn takes Così‘s subtitle, La scuola degli amanti (The School for Lovers), and connects it to Monty Python’s sex education sketch in The Meaning of Life. What larks, eh?

***11

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Alan Oke Alban Berg Lothar Koenigs Lulu Marie Arnet Natascha Petrinsky Patricia Orr Paul Carey Jones Peter Hoare Sir David Pountney Welsh National Opera Welsh National Opera Chorus Welsh National Opera Orchestra

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Peter Marks

Peter is founder and music director of Eroica Camerata, a Birmingham-based chamber orchestra. He is also a health professional by day.