An Enchanting Evening of Mozart by Candlelight

Von Kay Kempin, 09 Januar 2011

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, am 7 Januar 2011

Mozart, Violinkonzert Nr. 3 in G-Dur "Strassburg", KV216

Mozart, Requiem in d-Moll, KV626

Vivace Chorus

Brandenburg Sinfonia

Nazrin Rashidova, Violine

Nathalie Chalkley, Sopran

Angharad Lyddon, Mezzosopran

Nicholas Scott, Tenor

David Shipley, Bass

Robert Porter, Musikalische Leitung

Jeremy Backhouse, Musikalische Leitung

Varieté. Nasalität. Schostakowitsch. Kosky.

David Karlin, 20th October

Ich kam wie sonst auch beim Royal Opera House an, machte es mir auf meinem Sitz bequem und – können Sie es glauben – die Oper war weg!

*****

ENO’s Mahagonny: biting, bleak, brilliantly executed satire

David Karlin, 16th February

Never has Brecht and Weill’s satire on the inhumanity of man to man been render with such utter darkness; Simon O’Neill heads up a superb cast.

*****

Un Falstaff entre mat et brillant à l'Opéra de Montpellier

François Jestin, 9th January

Si Michael Schønwandt et l'Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie servent la partition de Verdi avec brio, la mise en scène de David Hermann est globalement tristounette et la distribution vocale correcte mais sans plus.

***11

Ermonela Jaho gives a tragic twist to Puccini's La rondine

Peter Quantrill, 5th December

A new edition of Puccini's score springs to life in a meticulously prepared Opera Rara concert performance at the Barbican.

****1

Pountney’s vivid Simon Boccanegra at Grange Park Opera

Mark Pullinger, 5th June

Sir David Pountney's 1997 staging for Welsh National Opera is given a welcome new lease of life at Grange Park Opera, splendidly cast... with one major exception.

****1

Anna Pirozzi shines as a queen bee Turandot

Laura Servidei, 3rd July

Anna Pirozzi and Piero Pretti bring Italian sunshine to Baumgarten’s confused production at the Opernhaus Zürich.

**111

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Kay Kempin

Flying the flag for all things classical, jazz and a bit experimental, Kay is an amateur pianist and musical scribbler. Kay has her Masters in Culture, Policy and Management from City University, London, and currently works as a fundraiser for the performing arts in New York City.