Renée in the OC: Fleming opens Pacific Symphony season

Von Matthew Richard Martinez, 14 September 2016

Laden, bitte warten...

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Segerstrom Center for the Arts: Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa, am 13 September 2016

Berlioz, Römischer Karneval, Op.9

Strauss R., Vier Letzte Lieder

Verdi, La forza del destino: Ouvertüre

Tosti, Aprile

Donaudy, O del mio amato ben

Leoncavallo, Mattinata

Bernstein, Candide: Ouvertüre

Rodgers, The King and I: Shall we dance?

Rodgers, The King and I: I whistle a happy tune

Rodgers, The King and I: Something wonderful

Gershwin, Porgy and Bess: Summertime

Loewe, My Fair Lady: I could have danced all night

Puccini, Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

Renée Fleming, Sopran

Carl St Clair, Musikalische Leitung

Pacific Symphony

Strauss' Vienna given the Hollywood treatment

Laurence Vittes, 1st December

Jeremy Denk's take on Brahms didn't impress Brahms, the Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor proving an unequal, if refreshing, contest.

***11

Pacific Chorale celebrates Alexander's last season

Laurence Vittes, 30th October

In “five large symphonic movements”, the performance had a celebratory air, poised somewhere between Mahler's “Resurrection” Symphony and Mozart's Requiem.

****1

Pacific Symphony at its best

Laurence Vittes, 20th October

The Mozart was a immaculately smooth performance teased out with historically-informed ornaments and trills and turns.

*****

Strauss' Vienna given the Hollywood treatment

Laurence Vittes, 1st December

Jeremy Denk's take on Brahms didn't impress Brahms, the Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor proving an unequal, if refreshing, contest.

***11

Pacific Symphony at its best

Laurence Vittes, 20th October

The Mozart was a immaculately smooth performance teased out with historically-informed ornaments and trills and turns.

*****

Pomp meets ping-pong: Nixon in China lands again in Paris

David Karlin, 14th March

Excellent vocal acting from Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Xiaomeng Zhang and a magnificent orchestral performance conducted by Kent Nagano can't make Valentina Carrasco's production fully grip.

***11

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Matthew Richard Martinez

A professional conductor living in Costa Mesa, California, Matthew received Bachelor of Music and MFA degrees from University of California, Irvine. An avid sports fan, when he’s not conducting or listening to music, he can be found cheering for his hometown San Diego Padres.