A stirring St John Passion in Seattle from Stephen Stubbs and Pacific MusicWorks

Von Thomas May, 03 März 2014

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Benaroya Hall: Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle, am 1 März 2014

Bach, Johannes-Passion, BWV245

Stephen Stubbs, Musikalische Leitung

Charles Daniels, Tenor

Dorothee Mields, Sopran

Shannon Mercer, Sopran

Terry Wey, Countertenor

Laura Pudwell, Mezzosopran

Thomas Cooley, Tenor

Aaron Sheehan, Tenor

Tyler Duncan, Bariton

Matthew Brook, Bassbariton

Aufs Korn genommen: Lampes The Dragon of Wantley beim Musikfest Bremen

Jens Klier, 24th August

In der Lachmuskeln strapazierenden Inszenierung formationseigenen Gilbert Blins gelingt dem BEMF ein Opernspaß, der es absolut verdient, vermehrt sein fantastisches Unwesen treiben zu dürfen.

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BEMF stages Francesca Caccini's Alcina

Kevin Wells, 10th June

A rare chance to see the first extant opera written by a woman, Francesca Caccini's La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’ isola d’ Alcina.

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Orfeo ed Eurydice in Seattle... without the happy ending

Philippa Kiraly, 12th January

Seattle Opera’s tiny Tagney Jones Hall hosts a new production of Gluck's opera, but without the happy ending he was forced to provide.

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BEMF presents La serva padrona and Livietta e Tracollo

Kevin Wells, 17th June

A riotous double bill of Pergolesi at the Boston Early Music Festival.

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Handel’s La Resurrezione brought blazingly to life

Kevin Wells, 15th June

Handel's La Resurrezione, anchored the Boston Early Music Festival’s Thursday programs in a dramatic reading by many of the same forces performing Campra’s La Carnaval de Venise.

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Niobe, Regina di Tebe à Toulouse

Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 29th January

Le Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra et pas moins de neufs chanteurs issus de différents horizons étaient réunis pour l’exécution du septième opéra en trois actes du compositeur italien Agostino Steffani, Niobe, Regina di Tebe.

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Thomas May

Thomas May is a writer and translator based in Seattle. His books include Decoding Wagner and The John Adams Reader, and he blogs about the arts at memeteria.com. He has written for The Washington Post, Gramophone, Listen, Symphony magazine, OPERA America, crosscut.com, and many other publications.