The Met's Ballo falls flat in its latest revival

Charles Castronovo (Gustavus III)

Liv Redpath (Oscar) and Quinn Kelsey (Anckarström)

Charles Castronovo (Gustavus III) and Angela Meade (Amelia)

Un ballo in maschera

Por Kevin W Ng, 01 noviembre 2023

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“for all of the Icarus imagery, Alden doesn’t probe too deeply into the psychology of Gustavo”

Crítica hecha desde Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Nueva York el 31 octubre 2023

Verdi, Un ballo in maschera

Metropolitan Opera

Carlo Rizzi, Dirección

David Alden, Dirección de escena

Paul Steinberg, Diseño de escena

Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Diseño de vestuario

Adam Silverman, Diseño de iluminación

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Charles Castronovo, Gustavo, King of Sweden

Quinn Kelsey, Count Anckarström

Angela Meade, Amelia

Olesya Petrova, Madame Arvidson

Liv Redpath, Oscar

Kevin Short, Count Ribbing

Christopher Job, Count Horn

Thomas J Capobianco, Judge

Jeongcheol Cha, Cristiano

Tony Stevenson, Amelia's servant

Maxine Braham, Coreografía

De la oscuridad a la luz y regreso

Ako Imamura, 29th January

El estreno de Iolanta y El castillo de Barbazul, retrasado a causa de la nieve, abrió con un poderoso canto y una escena muy efectiva. Los roles principales en Iolanta destacaron por una interprtación muy bella, mientras que en El castillo de Barbazul sobresalió la ejecución de la orquesta del Met.

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Asmik Grigorian strengthens the Met’s revival of Eugene Onegin

Susan Stempleski, 20th April

The Lithuanian soprano’s riveting performance as the central character in Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece lights up Deborah Warner’s mostly bland production.

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Innocence: Saariaho’s final opera receives New York premiere

Kurt Gottschalk, 6th April

At the Metropolitan Opera, Innocence proves a gripping and perhaps divisive piece which feels real because it is a reflection of our reality, with no realistic hope of finding peace.

*****

Tristan und Isolde at the Met: staging gets in the way of the music

No’a L. bat Miri, 9th March

Michael Spyres shines in his debut as Tristan alongside powerhouse soprano Lise Davidsen as Isolde in Yuval Sharon's new, beguiling production at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Ailyn Pérez is the perfect Butterfly in the Met’s revival

Robert Levine, 13th January

Good Butterflys are not that difficult to come by but great ones are very very rare. Ailyn Pérez fits the bill in this revival of Anthony Minghella’s classic staging.

*****

Vocal thrills in Met’s traditional staging of Bellini’s I puritani

Susan Stempleski, 31st December

Marco Armiliato conducts a finely balanced rendition of Bellini's final masterpiece with a stellar cast headed by Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee.

*****

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Kevin W Ng

Kevin writes about music and culture, with a focus on opera. Originally trained as a violinist, he has a particular interest in 20th-century music. He is currently based in New York City.