Berkshire Opera's sparkling Don Pasquale

Von Robert Levine, 26 August 2019

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“But heavens, it was funny”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, am 24 August 2019

Donizetti, Don Pasquale

Berkshire Opera

Brian Garman, Musikalische Leitung

Jonathon Loy, Regie

Stephen Dobay, Bühnenbild

Charles Caine, Kostüme

Craig Colclough, Don Pasquale

Deanna Breiwick, Norina

Emmett O'Hanlon, Dr Malatesta

Matthew Grills, Ernesto

Siddharth Dubey, A Notary

Berkshire Opera makes a triumphant return with Verdi's Falstaff

Robert Levine, 21st August

The world could use a laugh... and Brian Garman and his team deliver belly laughs aplenty at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center.

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Glänzendes Met-Debüt von Joana Mallwitz

Susan Stempleski, 31st March

Eine aufstrebende deutsche Dirigentin entlockt dem Orchester in der fünften Wiederaufnahme der witzigen Inszenierung von Richard Eyre aus dem Jahr 2014 an der Met ein hervorragendes Spiel.

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Inheriting Callas’ crown in Athens: Pirozzi takes on Medea

Mark Pullinger, 25th April

The punishing role of Medea is forever associated with Maria Callas. To celebrate the diva’s centenary, Greek National Opera presents a new production by Sir David McVicar, starring Italian soprano Anna Pirozzi.

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Met Opera revives Le nozze di Figaro with musical style

Linda Holt, 16th November

In its revival of the 2014 production of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, the Metropolitan Opera offers a satisfying blend of comic antics, beautifully realized music, and some top-notch singing in several roles.

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Met's revival of Figaro as relevant today as ever

Ako Imamura, 9th December

Under elegant leadership of conductor Harry Bicket, the Met's revival of the "Marriage of Figaro" succeeds with a strong ensemble of cast.

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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.

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Robert Levine

Robert T. Levine is a New York born-and-bred music writer with a particular interest in music for the voice. His work has appeared in many periodicals and newspapers. He is the author of many books, including The Story of the Orchestra, four volumes in the Black Dog & Leventhal Opera Library, and, most recently, Maria Callas: A Musical Biography.