Hoffmann’s disturbing tales at Gothenburg Opera

Kerstin Avemo, Tomas Lind, Eskil Fridfors

Tomas Lind, Kerstin Avemo, Brian Michael Moore, GöteborgsOperans Kör

Kerstin Avemo, Tomas Lind, Eskil Fridfors

Tomas Lind, Brian Michael Moore, Daniel Ralphsson, Andrew Foster-Williams, Katarina Karnéus

Fanny Wranne, Andrew Foster-Williams

Por David Karlin, 27 noviembre 2022

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“not a comfortable process by any means – but ultimately an uplifting one”

Crítica hecha desde GöteborgsOperan, Gotenburgo el 26 noviembre 2022

Offenbach, Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)

Gothenburg Opera

Sébastien Rouland, Dirección

Krystian Lada, Dirección de escena

Marian Nketiah, Diseño de escena

Bente Rolandsdotter, Diseño de vestuario

Aleksandr Prowaliński, Diseño de iluminación

Gothenburg Opera Orchestra

Gothenburg Opera Chorus

Joachim Bäckström, Hoffmann

Brian Michael Moore, Hoffmann, Peter Schlémil, Hoffmann as a young man

Tomas Lind, Hoffmann, Spalanzani, Hoffmann as an old man

Kerstin Avemo, Olympia, Antonia, Giulietta, Stella

Katarina Karnéus, Nicklausse, The Muse

Andrew Foster-Williams, Coppélius, Dapertutto, Lindorf, Miracle

Daniel Ralphsson, Andrès, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio

Daniel Hayes, Hermann

Markus Pettersson, Nathanaël

Katarina Giotas, Voice of Antonia's Mother

Kristoffer Töyrä, Wilhelm

Stefan Berkieta, Luther

Mats Persson, Crespel

Skid/Saaba: a thrilling free fall into contemporary dance

Katie Lawrence, 24th January

Swedish contemporary dance company GöteborgsOperans Danskompani pushes the audience off balance with a quirky, compelling, and innovative double bill.

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Avec Shechter et Eyal, le Ballet de Göteborg envoûte La Villette

Iris Régnier, 7th May

Les styles très différents de Hofesh Shechter et Sharon Eyal sont magnifiquement servis par la GöteborgsOperans Danskompani précise, virtuose et engagée, pour le plus grand bonheur du public.

*****

Göteborg Opera's gleaming new Siegfried, pandemic style

Katherine Syer, 28th March

Forced to shift to online for the third episode of its Ring cycle, Göteborg Opera delivers absorbing new production by Stephen Langridge.

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La montagne magique de Damien Jalet : Skid à Chaillot

Julie Jozwiak, 2nd February

Le concept de Skid ? Des danseurs lâchés sur une pente inclinée à 34°. Et pourtant, ce n'est pas l'idée de force, mais celle de fragilité qui domine le spectacle... Une performance troublante d'intelligence et de beauté.

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Sculpture and 3.5 tonnes of clay in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 13th April

Members of the GöteborgsOperans dance company, along with members of choreographer Sidu Larbi Cherkaoui’s own Eastman ensemble, recently danced a joint venture of an extraordinary kind in Winterthur.

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Düstere Wiederaufnahme: Macbeth in Göteborg

Katharina Hogrefe, 14th May

Mit starken Solisten und wohl dosiertem Orchesterklang führte Antony Hermus durch die düstere Geschichte nach Shakespeare.

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.