Prom 11: Les Troyens

Por Katy S. Austin, 24 julio 2012

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Crítica hecha desde Royal Albert Hall, Londres el 22 julio 2012

Berlioz, Les Troyens (concert performance, sung in French)

Bryan Hymel, Énée

Fabio Capitanucci, Chorèbe

Ashley Holland, Panthée

Brindley Sherratt, Narbal

Ji-Min Park, Iopas

Barbara Senator, Ascagne

Anna Caterina Antonacci, Cassandre

Eva-Maria Westbroek, Didon

Hanna Hipp, Anna

Ed Lyon, Hylas

Robert Lloyd, Priam

Royal Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Sir Antonio Pappano, Dirección

Onegin: corazón trémulo

Alexandra Desvignes, 24th January

Con una pareja tan excelsa encabezando el drama, el Onegin de John Cranko resulta conmovedor;

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Glorious debuts in Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée at The Royal Ballet

Deborah Weiss, 23rd May

Two vivid debuts as Colas, marked the second revival of La Fille mal gardée this season at The Royal Ballet.

****1

Richard Jones’ clunky Samson et Dalila returns to Covent Garden

Dominic Lowe, 13th May

With Aigul Akhmetshina and Seokjong Baek in the title roles, there are reasons to be optimistic, but The Royal Opera’s revival of Richard Jones’ production is a mixed bag.

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Peter Grimes drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Christopher Woodley, 5th May

Allan Clayton and Sir Bryn Terfel lead a strong cast in a revival of Deborah Warner's dark staging of Britten's signature work at Covent Garden.

****1

The Royal Ballet and McGregor: stunning dancing but nothing really new

Deborah Weiss, 18th April

An evening of ballets by Wayne McGregor, including the world premiere of Quantum Souls, proved to be a little too much of the same thing.

***11

The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling: violent, feral, tortured dance

Graham Watts, 30th March

In this latest revival of Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling, The Royal Ballet presents a roster of powerful and vivid interpretations across the board.

****1

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Katy S. Austin

Katy sings soprano, plays violin, cycles about and listens to music. She's a graduate of both Bristol and City Universities and has been known to write libretti.