McVicar's Les Troyens arrives in San Francisco

Von Paul Selar, 15 Juni 2015

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, am 12 Juni 2015

Berlioz, Les Troyens (Die Trojaner)

San Francisco Opera

Sir Donald Runnicles, Musikalische Leitung

Sir David McVicar, Regie

Moritz Junge, Kostüme

Es Devlin, Bühnenbild

Sasha Cooke, Anna

Michaela Martens, Cassandre

Susan Graham, Didon

Buffy Baggott, Hecuba

Bryan Hymel, Enée

René Barbera, Iopas

Brian Mulligan, Chorèbe

Christian Van Horn, Narbal

Philip Skinner, Priam

San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Leah Hausman, Wiederaufnahmeleitung

Ein lohnenswerter Opernmarathon in San Francisco

Maria Nockin, 18th November

Diese Vorstellung war Sir Mark Elders Debüt mit der Kompanie und von der Ouvertüre an bot er seine individuelle Lesart der Partitur, mit einer enormen dynamischen Bandbreite und je nach den emotionalen Werten jeder Szene stark variierenden Tempi.

*****

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Thomas May, 24th September

An excellent cast and smart, engaged direction make for an auspicious season launch in San Francisco Opera’s production of one of Verdi’s most sophisticated creations.

****1

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Lois Silverstein, 14th September

John Fulljames directs a new production of Poul Ruders' uncompromising operatic take on Margaret Atwood’s celebrated novel.

****1

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Mark Pullinger, 18th September

Great vocal performances from Amina Edris and Gerald Finley grace John Adams' new opera, which opens San Francisco Opera’s centennial season.

***11

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Edward Sava-Segal, 22nd June

Both vocally and instrumentally the performance was a high-class one

****1

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Edward Sava-Segal, 21st June

The evening’s most revelatory performance came from the young countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen as Medoro.

****1

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Paul Selar

Also known as 'OperaChaser', Paul's passion for attending opera in performance spans 30 years. With a background in architecture and an unstoppable need to travel, Paul's foray into the world of reviewing started as Opera Australia's inaugural Critic-in-Training. He currently blogs at operachaser.blogspot.com.au.

A staggering behemoth: McVicar's Les Troyens arrives in San Francisco