All the fun of the fair: A vibrant, busy La bohème at the Royal Albert Hall

Von Charlotte Valori, 28 Februar 2014

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Albert Hall, London, am 27 Februar 2014

Puccini, La bohème

Oliver Gooch, Musikalische Leitung

Francesca Zambello, Regie

Jessica Rose Cambio, Mimì

Anna Leese, Musetta

Sean Panikkar, Rodolfo

Michael Chioldi, Marcello

Paul Hopwood, Parpignol

Stefano de Peppo, Schaunard

Henry Waddington, Alcindoro, Benoît

Joshua Bloom, Colline

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Götterdämmerung weicht amerikanischer Morgenröte

Hilary Stroh, 6th May

Die Götterdämmerung schloss den Zyklus passend - und gänzlich amerikanisch - ab.

****1

Salome in Dallas

Bachtrack reviewer, 8th November

Die Dallas Opera gibt Richard Strauss' entschlossen unkomischer Oper Salome einen Hauch von Heiterkeit, mit Deborah Voigt in der Titelrolle.

***11

Porgy and Bess: Catfish Row arrives in Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 28th February

Francesca Zambello's magnificent production of the Gershwins’ American epic comes to the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

****1

Brian Vu and Meredith Arwady shine in Glimmerglass Candide

David Wolfson, 8th July

Glimmerglass Opera Festival’s production of Candide leans heavily on a dry comedic sensibility, which most of the cast execute admirably.

***11

Gods and Mortals: a Wagnerian hit parade at Glimmerglass

Cameron Kelsall, 8th August

Soprano Alexandra Shiner displays extraordinary vocal promise and stage presence across a host of Wagner's great female roles.

****1

A streamlined Trovatore at the Glimmerglass Festival

Cameron Kelsall, 7th August

Rising mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis offers a gorgeously sung and grippingly acted portrait of Verdi's gypsy.

****1

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Charlotte Valori

Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.