Turin's Salome devoid of lunar magic

Von James Imam, 19 Februar 2018

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“Feldman gives us few clues, and poses more questions than she answers”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Teatro Regio di Torino, Turin, am 15 Februar 2018

Strauss R., Salome (semi-staged performance)

Teatro Regio di Torino

Gianandrea Noseda, Musikalische Leitung

Laurie Feldman, Regie

Laura Viglione, Kostüme

Erika Sunnegårdh, Salome

Robert Brubaker, Herodes

Doris Soffel, Herodias

Tommi Hakala, Jochanaan

Enrico Casari, Narraboth

Michaela Kapustová, Herodias' Page

Gregory Bonfatti, Erster Jude

Matthias Stier, Zweiter Jude

Saverio Pugliese, Dritter Jude

Yaroslav Abaimov, Vierter Jude

Horst Lamnek, Fünfter Jude

Roberto Abbondanza, Erster Nazarener

Joshua Sanders, Zweiter Nazarener

Andrea Comelli, Erster Soldat

Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino

Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino

Nicht perfekt, aber unterhaltsam: L'elisir d’amore in Turin

Isabella Steppan, 22nd April

Die gestreamte Vorstellung von Donizettis Oper aus dem Teatro Regio hätte noch deutlich Luft nach oben gehabt, war aber dennoch charmant.

**111

Riccardo Muti triumphs with Un ballo in maschera in Turin

Laura Servidei, 23rd February

The Teatro Regio di Torino presents Andrea de Rosa's new production of Verdi’s operal, with a solid cast under the baton of Riccardo Muti.

***11

The Pearl Fishers: Turin opens its operatic season

Renato Verga, 3rd October

The staging sways between tackiness and naivety, like those old Christmas cards with sequins glued to the edges of the figures.

**111

The first modern staged performance of Paër’s Agnese in Turin

Laura Servidei, 17th March

The Teatro Regio presents a Classical rarity with echoes of Mozart and anticipations of Rossini. Diego Fasolis conducts with imagination and spunk.

***11

In Turin's Trovatore, the women carry the day

Renato Verga, 10th October

Female voices dominate in the vocal cast: Rachel Willis-Sørensen debuts as Leonora and charms the audience; Anna Maria Chiuri has the temperament and rich vocality requested by the role of the gypsy.

***11

A strong Italian cast for Così fan tutte in Turin

Laura Servidei, 1st July

Diego Fasolis gives an enlightened, 18th-century account of the Mozart/da Ponte masterpiece, with great precision and elegance.

****1

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James Imam

James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.