East meets West in Britten’s emotionally wrenching Curlew River

Von Ako Imamura, 31 Oktober 2014

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“The result is neither the East nor the West, but is uniquely Britten”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Cathedral Church of St John the Divine, New York City, am 30 Oktober 2014

Britten, Curlew River, church parable

Martin Fitzpatrick, Musikalische Leitung

Netia Jones, Regie

Ian Bostridge, Madwoman

Mark Stone, Ferryman

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Andrew Larkin, 22nd March

Netia Jones’ modern reimagining intrigues more than it convinces, but still makes a strong case for Dvořák’s dark fairy tale.

***11

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Chloë Rouge, 7th October

L'« operatorio » de Dusapin remporte un beau succès, grâce à la science orchestrale du compositeur, l'incarnation d'une belle distribution et une mise en scène efficace en noir et blanc.

****1

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****1

Garsington Opera's new A Midsummer Night's Dream

Roy Westbrook, 16th June

In the first and last acts, ladies entered with a train still attached to a bolt of cloth, which was then cut to length by an attendant. Was this production brought to the stage in a great hurry, allowing no time for costume fittings?

***11

Irish National Opera’s Least like the other at the Linbury

David Karlin, 15th January

Brian Irvine and Netia Jones pull no punches in telling the story of Rosemary Kennedy, sister of JFK and Bobby, left permanently disabled by a lobotomy at the age of 23

****1

Le rideau déchiré : Les Noces de Figaro à Garnier

Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 23rd November

Une mise en scène aussi amusante que brillante d'intelligence, un plateau vocal au diapason et un orchestre des grands soirs : Les Noces de Figaro présentées au Palais Garnier ont tout pour plaire !

*****

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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.