A tightly co-ordinated Messiah in Stockholm

Von Marco Rep, 01 Dezember 2017

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen, Stockholm, am 29 November 2017

Händel, Messias

Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

Musica Vitae

Fredrik Malmberg, Musikalische Leitung

Karin Dahlberg, Sopran

Marianne Beate Kielland, Mezzosopran

Anders Dahlin, Tenor

Jakob Högström, Bariton

Circus Days and Nights: Philip Glass takes opera to the big top

Zenaida des Aubris, 29th May

A world premiere of an opera by Philip Glass is bound to draw attention... especially when many of its performers are members of a circus troupe.

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Györgyi Vashegyi dirigiert Il ritorno di Tobia

Jens Klier, 29th April

Souveräne Orfeo Orchestra und Purcell Choir sowie virtuose Solisten halten ein überzeugend theatralisches Plädoyer für eine häufigere Aufführung dieses herrlichen Oratoriums.

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L’incoronazione di Poppea en demi-teinte d’I Gemelli au TCE

Georgiana Hatara, 24th May

La belle performance instrumentale de l'ensemble ne suffit pas à faire oublier les limites de la mise en espace et de la direction d'acteur, qui font parfois tourner l'œuvre de Monteverdi à la caricature.

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Klaus Mäkelä conducts a fluent Bach Mass in B minor in Oslo

Stephen Pritchard, 7th April

Dead air swallows the acoustic, so it’s no wonder this orchestra and choir is busy raising funds to build its own concert hall in Oslo.

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L'excellence d'I Gemelli célèbre Le Retour d’Ulysse dans sa patrie

Philippe Ramin, 23rd October

L'opéra de Monteverdi bénéficie d'une distribution superlative et d'un ensemble instrumental stupéfiant. Un concert qui fera date.

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French Baroque meets modern dance at Drottningholm

Laura Servidei, 31st July

Saburo Teshigawara sets Rameau’s opéra-ballet Pigmalion as a compelling dance performance

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Marco Rep

Marco studies musicology at Uppsala University in Sweden and has a passion for the symphonic repertoire, lieder and opera. Besides music, he is highly interested in languages and philosophy and swims quite a lot. Possible PhD topic? Mahler, Sibelius and Shostakovich rank highest on the list.