The Met in HD, Don Giovanni, 2011

Por Richard Wilcocks, 01 diciembre 2013

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“The Met Orchestra must be one of the most refined and best-rehearsed in the world”

Crítica hecha desde Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Nueva York el 29 octubre 2011

Mozart, Don Giovanni

Metropolitan Opera

Fabio Luisi, Dirección

Michael Grandage, Dirección de escena

Marina Rebeka, Donna Anna

Barbara Frittoli, Donna Elvira

Mojca Erdmann, Zerlina

Mariusz Kwiecień, Don Giovanni

Luca Pisaroni, Leporello

Ramón Vargas, Don Ottavio

Joshua Bloom, Masetto

Štefan Kocán, The Commendatore

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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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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.

*****

Porgy and Bess returns stronger than ever at the Met

Robert Levine, 7th December

Back to Catfish Row for another revival of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and James Robinson’s show continue to wow our writer.

*****

Singers bring passion and excitement to Met’s Andrea Chénier revival

Susan Stempleski, 24th November

The Metropolitan Opera kicks off this season’s revival of Umberto Giordano’s tempestuous melodrama with standout performances from a resplendent cast.

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Richard Wilcocks

Richard Wilcocks has worked as a journalist, as a teacher and for the British Council. He sings bass with Leeds Festival Chorus.