The Queensland Symphony - weaving music and drama into an evening of enchanting light entertainment

Por Alan Yu, 29 mayo 2011

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Crítica hecha desde QPAC: Lyric Theatre, Brisbane el 27 mayo 2011

Mendelssohn, El sueño de una noche de verano, Op.61

Queensland Symphony Orchestra

University of Queensland Choir

Johannes Fritzsch, Dirección

Tama Matheson, Dirección musical

Natalie Peluso, Soprano

A Coppélia coming to you from Hahndorf, South Australia

Ruth Ridgway, 14th June

Queensland Ballet’s delightful Coppélia is fresh and funny, without being superficial.

*****

Songs amid ice and fire: Götterdämmerungat Opera Australia

David Larkin, 7th December

An icy Götterdämmerung brings Opera Australia's Ring Cycle to a successful conclusion, with standout performances from Lise Lindstrom as Brünnhilde and Andrea Silvestrelli as Hagen.

****1

Nature goes hi-tech: Opera Australia’s Siegfried a triumph for Vinke

David Larkin, 5th December

The tireless Stefan Vinke wows in the title role of Opera Australia's Siegfried, in a production which harnesses technology to excellent effect.

****1

Phoenixes and magic fire: Opera Australia's Die Walküre is a hit

David Larkin, 3rd December

The second part of Opera Australia's Ring Cycle sees digital effects employed with greater restraint, delivering a production that is by turns moving and thrilling.

****1

Sweet treat for Christmas: Queensland Ballet’s The Nutcracker

Ruth Ridgway, 1st December

While Tchaikovsky’s music is the biggest star in Queensland Ballet’s Nutcracker, the dancers sparkle and shine in a pretty fantasy world.

****1

Wagner on big screens: Opera Australia’s Rheingold is a mixed bag

David Larkin, 1st December

The opening Opera Australia's much-delayed Ring cycle contains wonderful visuals, and a standout performance from Warwick Fyfe as Alberich, but also moments of bafflement and excess.

***11

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Alan Yu

The first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.