Welsh National Opera’s new season commemorating the centenary of the 1917 Revolution with three Russian-themed works opens with both a bang and a whimper with this trenchant revival.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-10-04UTC10:33:24+00:002017-09-27Welsh National Opera’s new season commemorating the centenary of the 1917 Revolution with three Russian-themed works opens with both a bang and a whimper with this trenchant revival.Stark and spellbinding: Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina leads WNO's Russian seasonen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-khovanshchina-pountney-hayward-fulgoni-sebestyen-welsh-national-opera-cardiff-september-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKatherine Cooperhttps://bachtrack.com/files/68364-khovanshchina---robert-hayward-prince-ivan-khovansky-0063---credit-clive-barda-resized.jpg510340Robert Hayward (Khovansky)Clive Barda2017-Sep-23, Wales Millennium Centre: Khovanshchinahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wales-millennium-centre/khovanshchina/23-september-2017/19-002017-09-232017-10-07Wales Millennium CentreCardiffWalesUnited KingdomCF10 5ALBute Place, Cardiff
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That both the lead and a second key role were ill and couldn’t sing did not bode well, yet this performance of Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera shook up the house nonetheless.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-06-09UTC10:19:41+00:002017-06-08That both the lead and a second key role were ill and couldn’t sing did not bode well, yet this performance of Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera shook up the house nonetheless.Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera in Zurich: a danse macabre of pallid beautyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-un-ballo-in-maschera-luisi-radvanovsky-guo-zurich-opera-june-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSarah Batschelethttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16221https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16221https://bachtrack.com/files/42348-sarah-batschelet.jpgSarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.https://bachtrack.com/files/61366-un-ballo-in-maschera-george-petean--renato-anckarstroem--c-judith-schlosser-.png510340George Petean (Renato Anckarstroem)Judith Schlosser2017-Jun-07, Opernhaus: Un ballo in mascherahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opernhaus-1069/un-ballo-in-maschera/07-june-2017/19-002017-06-072017-06-24OpernhausZürichZürichSwitzerland8008Falkenstrasse 147.36464318.546483500000022https://bachtrack.com/files/38665-un-ballo-in-maschera-0184.jpg4
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-06-05UTC09:06:16+00:002014-06-04Rudolf Frey's production of Nabucco for Welsh National Opera undercuts the solemnity and beauty of the opera, detracting from some fine performances. Glitter and black ostrich feathers prevail in WNO's Nabuccoen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-nabucco-wno-may-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSimon Reeshttps://bachtrack.com/files/5533-nabucco_mary_elizabeth_williams_bill_cooper.jpg510340Mary Elizabeth Williams (Abigaille)Bill Cooper2014-May-31, Wales Millennium Centre: Nabuccohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wales-millennium-centre/nabucco/31-may-2014/19-152014-05-312014-06-14Wales Millennium CentreCardiffWalesUnited KingdomCF10 5ALBute Place, Cardiff
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2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-11-07UTC15:33:59+00:002016-11-07Taschentuchalarm: Charles Gounods Grand opéra rührt in Hochglanzoptik mit erstklassiger Besetzung zu Tränen. Eine Hochzeit und vier Todesfälle: Grazer Premiere von Roméo et Juliettede_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-romeo-et-juliette-brommer-kim-butter-orescanin-brull-graz-november-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngIsabella Steppanhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16631https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16631https://bachtrack.com/files/266-photo_isabella.jpgIsabella lebt in Graz und studiert Deutsch, Philosophie/Psychologie und Russisch auf Lehramt. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.https://bachtrack.com/files/48578-sophia-brommer--juliette---kyungho-kim--romeo--c-werner-kmetitsch.jpg300450Sophia Brommer (Juliette) und Kyungho Kim (Roméo)Werner Kmetitsch | Oper Graz2016-Nov-05, Oper Graz: Roméo et Juliettehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/oper-graz/romeo-et-juliette/05-november-2016/19-302016-11-052017-03-19Oper GrazGrazStyriaAustria8010Kaiser-Josef-Platz 1047.068992315.445962https://bachtrack.com/files/65545-oper-graz-logo.jpg4
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-10-29UTC20:12:47+00:002015-10-29Karina Gauvin y Christine Rice lideran el estreno escénico en Madrid de la obra maestra de HändelSe rompió el hechizo: por fin Alcina en el Teatro Reales_EStruehttps://bachtrack.com/critica-madrid-teatro-real-alcina-handel-gauvin-moulds-alden-christy-rice-october-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngFernando Remirohttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15201https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15201https://bachtrack.com/files/40593-remiro-fernando.jpgFernando studied history and political science. He is passionate about opera and lied, a devoted fan of Benjamin Britten, and a lover of challenging stage productions. He wrote opera reviews for the Spanish musical magazine Ritmo and tweets about opera at @operatweets.https://bachtrack.com/files/30283-madrid_teatro_real_alcina_c_javierdelreal.jpg608369Alcina en el Teatro RealJavier del Real | Teatro Real2015-Oct-27, Teatro Real: Alcinahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/teatro-real/alcina/27-october-2015/20-002015-10-272015-11-10Teatro RealMadridMadridSpain2801340.418256-3.7112063
