The Met's Ring Cycle begins with an impressive Das Rheingold

Von David Karlin, 26 April 2013

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, am 25 April 2013

Wagner, Das Rheingold

Fabio Luisi, Musikalische Leitung

Robert Lepage, Regie

Stephanie Blythe, Fricka

Mark Delavan, Wotan

Wendy Bryn Harmer, Freia

Meredith Arwady, Erda

Štefan Margita, Loge

Gerhard Siegel, Mime

Eric Owens, Alberich

Franz-Josef Selig, Fasolt

Hans-Peter König, Fafner

Thomas Adès‘ The Tempest verzaubert an der Wiener Staatsoper

Snapdragon, 14th May

Ewig faszinierender Shakespeare in zeitgenössischer Musik und modernem Gewand, das „hat was“.

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Tempest-Premiere zum Ausklang

Snapdragon, 14th June

Ein interessantes zeitgenössisches Werk und starke Bilder - allemal ein Erlebnis.

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Stravinsky's Nightingale takes flight to open the Adelaide Festival

Sandra Bowdler, 1st March

A piecemeal evening of high musical values as the Adelaide Festival opens with short Stravinsky pieces rather than the usual substantial opera.

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Garanča glows in The Met's Damnation de Faust

Cameron Kelsall, 25th January

Edward Gardner's conducting brings out the nuances of Berlioz's complex score, but The Met's concert staging lacks theatrical thrust.

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La Flûte réenchantée de Robert Lepage au Festival d’opéra de Québec

Emmanuel Bernier, 2nd August

La très attendue mise en scène de La flûte enchantée de Mozart au Festival d'opéra de Québec a valu un triomphe au metteur en scène Robert Lepage, qui a procédé à un véritable dépoussièrage de l'œuvre.

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Saariaho's L'Amour de loin triumphs at the Met

Rebecca Lentjes, 1st December

Conductor Susanna Mälkki, in her Met Opera debut, led the Met Opera Orchestra in a limber performance of Ms Saariaho's gorgeous music, the first woman-authored score to be heard at the Met in 113 years.

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.