Phelim McDermott’s new Met production is set in Brooklyn’s Coney Island in the late 1950s and is brilliantly vivid looking, but Mozart's music plays second fiddle.
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-03-22UTC10:40:55+00:002018-03-21Phelim McDermott’s new Met production is set in Brooklyn’s Coney Island in the late 1950s and is brilliantly vivid looking, but Mozart's music plays second fiddle. Lots of fun, but little regard for Mozart and da Ponte in the Met's Cosìen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-cosi-fan-tutte-mcdermott-majeski-malfi-metropolitan-opera-new-york-march-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRobert Levinehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15724https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15724https://bachtrack.com/files/40604-bob-levine.jpgRobert T. Levine is a New York born-and-bred music writer with a particular interest in music for the voice. His work has appeared in many periodicals and newspapers. He is the author of many books, including The Story of the Orchestra, four volumes in the Black Dog & Leventhal Opera Library, and, most recently, Maria Callas: A Musical Biography.https://bachtrack.com/files/79240-cosi-3554-s-serena-malfi-adam-plachetka-c-marty-sohl-resized.jpg510340Serena Malfi (Dorabella) and Adam Plachetka (Guglielmo)Marty Sohl | Metropolitan Opera2018-Mar-15, Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House: Cosi fan tuttehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/lincoln-center-metropolitan-opera-house/cosi-fan-tutte/15-march-2018/19-302018-03-152018-04-19Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera HouseNew York CityNew YorkUnited States1002340.772270627753-73.983972072601http://www.metopera.org/Season/2017-18-Season/cosi-fan-tutte-mozart-tickets/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/38525-met-opera-logo.jpg3
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-02-02UTC17:22:51+00:002018-02-02Tradition and modernity are a mismatch in this uneven production of Mozart’s comic masterpiece.An uninspired Figaro in Pragueen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-figaro-prague-national-theatre-opera-dovico-horak-sibera-february-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngFrank Kuznikhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15293https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15293https://bachtrack.com/files/213-frank_kuznik.jpgFrank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe's premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the U.S., Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. Frank's new book "Festival Europe 2015: 70 Enchanting Places to Hear the World's Greatest Music" is now available to purchase. https://bachtrack.com/files/75875--mg-7442-c-patrik-borecky.jpg510340Jiří Hájek (Count Almavira), Jana Šrejma Kačírková (Countess) and Jana Sibera (Susanna)Patrik Borecký2018-Feb-01, Estates Theatre (Stavovské divaldo): Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/estates-theatre-stavovske-divaldo/le-nozze-di-figaro-the-marriage-of-figaro/01-february-2018/19-002018-02-012018-06-13Estates Theatre (Stavovské divaldo)PragueCentral Bohemian RegionCzech RepublicOvocný trh, Praha 150.085984615777114.4236433506012http://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/en/show/11989?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&s=308?t=2018-02-01-19-00https://bachtrack.com/files/49950-prague-national-theatre.jpg3
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-12-11UTC17:14:54+00:002017-12-10Under elegant leadership of conductor Harry Bicket, the Met's revival of the "Marriage of Figaro" succeeds with a strong ensemble of cast.Met's revival of Figaro as relevant today as everen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-figaro-eyre-bicket-plachetka-karg-metropolitan-opera-new-york-december-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/72850-figaro-met-opera-c-chris-lee--5--resized.jpg510340Luca Pisaroni (Count Almaviva) and Christiane Karg (Susanna)Chris Lee | Metropolitan Opera2017-Dec-06, Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House: Le nozze di Figarohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/lincoln-center-metropolitan-opera-house/le-nozze-di-figaro/06-december-2017/19-302017-12-062017-12-23Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera HouseNew York CityNew YorkUnited States1002340.772270627753-73.983972072601http://www.metopera.org/Season/2017-18-Season/nozze-di-figaro-mozart-tickets/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/38525-met-opera-logo.jpg4
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-09-25UTC12:07:41+00:002017-09-25The Dvořákʼs Prague festival wraps with four Prague alumni showing why they've gained international fame.A celebration of hometown heroes in Pragueen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-netopil-saturova-plachetka-vienna-symphony-prague-september-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngFrank Kuznikhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15293https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15293https://bachtrack.com/files/213-frank_kuznik.jpgFrank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe's premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the U.S., Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. Frank's new book "Festival Europe 2015: 70 Enchanting Places to Hear the World's Greatest Music" is now available to purchase. https://bachtrack.com/files/68202-dp17-0923-zaverecny-netopil-ws-04--c--petrahajska-resized.jpg510340Tomáš Netopil conducts the Vienna Symphony in PraguePetra Hajska2017-Sep-23, Rudolfinum: Dvořák Hall: Vienna Symphony play Brahms and Dvořákhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/rudolfinum-dvorak-hall/vienna-symphony-play-brahms-and-dvorak/23-september-2017/20-002017-09-232017-09-23Rudolfinum: Dvořák HallPragueCentral Bohemian RegionCzech RepublicPraha 1Alšovo nábřeží 1250.089932414.4151309https://www.wienersymphoniker.at/en/veranstaltung/netopil-plachetka-prager-philharmonischer-chor-%C5%A1aturov%C3%A1-brahms-dvor%C3%A1k?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/56075-ws-am-bodensee4c-c-andreas-balonbachtrack.jpg4
Setting the opera in the backyard of a suburban house feels refreshingly honest: the ridiculous and simplistic tale of the evil witch, the prince and the maiden is rightfully returned to the arena of children's games, and adults look on indulgently, with a wink.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-12-14UTC11:19:53+00:002016-12-14Setting the opera in the backyard of a suburban house feels refreshingly honest: the ridiculous and simplistic tale of the evil witch, the prince and the maiden is rightfully returned to the arena of children's games, and adults look on indulgently, with a wink.The Magic Flute: American nostalgia invoked in Chicagoen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-magic-flute-armfield-karg-staples-lewek-lyric-chicago-december-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDan Wanghttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2135https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2135https://bachtrack.com/files/27231-dan_wang.jpgDan Wang is a graduate student in music history and theory at the University of Chicago.https://bachtrack.com/files/50277-andrew-staples-ann-toomey-lauren-decker-annie-rosen-the-magic-flute-lyr161208-181-c-todd-rosenberg-resized.jpg510340Andrew Staples (Tamino) Ann Toomey, Lauren Decker and Annie Rosen (Three Ladies)Todd Rosenberg2016-Dec-10, Lyric Opera House: The Magic Flutehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/lyric-opera-house/the-magic-flute/10-december-2016/19-302016-12-102017-01-27Lyric Opera HouseChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesIL6060641.88256625015544-87.63742983341217https://www.lyricopera.org/concertstickets/calendar/2016-2017/productions/lyricopera/die-zauberflote?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/41840-lyric-opera-chicago-logo.jpg4
Don Giovanni is an opera which has as its title character a man who is an unrepentant womaniser, who ultimately receives his just reward in one of the most famous scenes in opera where he is consumed into the fires of hell.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-11-07UTC16:26:56+00:002016-11-06A direct and engaging Don Giovanni at the Meten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-don-giovanni-grandage-abdrazakov-luisi-metropolitan-opera-november-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngOliver Bretthttps://bachtrack.com/files/48582-don-giovanni-amanda-majeski-ildar-abdrazakov-c-marty-sohl-met-opera-resized.jpg510340Amanda Majeski (Donna Elvira) and Ildar Abdrazakov (Don Giovanni)Marty Sohl | Metropolitan Opera2016-Nov-01, Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House: Don Giovannihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/lincoln-center-metropolitan-opera-house/don-giovanni/01-november-2016/19-302016-11-012016-11-10Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera HouseNew York CityNew YorkUnited States1002340.772270627753-73.983972072601http://www.metopera.org/Season/2016-17-Season/giovanni-mozart-tickets/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/38525-met-opera-logo.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-06UTC16:27:23+00:002016-09-28Simon Keenlyside returned to the Met after absence and led a delightful cast of Don Giovanni at the Met.A winning cast sparks joy in Don Giovanni revival at the Meten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-mozart-don-giovanni-met-opera-simon-keenlyside-fabio-luisi-september-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/46462-simon-keenlyside-don-giovanni.jpg280380Simon Keenlyside (Don Giovanni)Marty Sohl | Metropolitan Opera2016-Sep-27, Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House: Don Giovannihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/lincoln-center-metropolitan-opera-house/don-giovanni/27-september-2016/19-302016-09-272016-10-22Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera HouseNew York CityNew YorkUnited States1002340.772270627753-73.983972072601http://www.metopera.org/Season/2016-17-Season/giovanni-mozart-tickets/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/38525-met-opera-logo.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-08-19UTC16:19:20+00:002016-08-18Any production of Le nozze di Figaro in which both Marcellina and Barbarina give star performances is ensemble casting at its finest.Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s new Figaro brings Downton Abbey to downtown Salzburgen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-nozze-figaro-bechtolf-pisaroni-fritsch-plachetka-salzburg-festival-august-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/44350-figaro-anna-prohaska-luca-pisaroni-0021-salzburger-festspiele---ruth-walz-cropped.jpg510340Anna Prohaska (Susanna) and Luca Pisaroni (Count Almaviva)Salzburger Festspiele | Ruth Walz2016-Aug-16, Haus für Mozart: Le nozze di Figarohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/haus-fur-mozart/le-nozze-di-figaro/16-august-2016/19-002016-08-162016-08-30Haus für MozartSalzburgSalzburgAustria5020Hofstallgasse 147.798526613.041762800000015https://bachtrack.com/files/38531-salzburg-festspiele.png4
In the ballad, a lovelorn maiden is finally reunited with her dead lover, who immediately tries to trick her into a midnight wedding at a graveyard after dragging her through muddy swamps filled with ghosts and howling animals.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-06-06UTC12:00:23+00:002016-06-06In the ballad, a lovelorn maiden is finally reunited with her dead lover, who immediately tries to trick her into a midnight wedding at a graveyard after dragging her through muddy swamps filled with ghosts and howling animals. Dvořák’s Spectre's Bride proves an eerily good time at the Konzerthausen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-dvorak-spectres-bride-meister-vienna-symphony-june-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngChanda VanderHarthttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/files/40586-chanda-vanderhart.jpgChanda is a pianist, vocal coach, recording artist, accompanist, eBook creator, masterclass organizer, teacher and PhD candidate who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and all her many crazy projects, click here.https://bachtrack.com/files/40560-cornelius-meister-marco-borggreve3-resized.jpg300450Cornelius MeisterMarco Borggreve2016-Jun-03, Konzerthaus: Großer Saal: Dvořákhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/konzerthaus-grosser-saal/dvorak/03-june-2016/19-302016-06-032016-06-03Konzerthaus: Großer SaalViennaViennaAustria103048.20066616.377516https://konzerthaus.at/concert/eventid/22574?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/65254-konzerthaus-wien.png4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-03-16UTC10:22:21+00:002016-03-15A revival of Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore at the Met, where Vittorio Grigolo's Nemorino happily ignores most of Bartless Sher's subtexts. Grigolo wins the girl and the evening in Met's L’elisir d'amoreen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-elisir-amore-grigolo-kurzak-met-opera-march-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRobert Levinehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15724https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15724https://bachtrack.com/files/40604-bob-levine.jpgRobert T. Levine is a New York born-and-bred music writer with a particular interest in music for the voice. His work has appeared in many periodicals and newspapers. He is the author of many books, including The Story of the Orchestra, four volumes in the Black Dog & Leventhal Opera Library, and, most recently, Maria Callas: A Musical Biography.https://bachtrack.com/files/36527-elisir_grigolo_kurzak_met_opera_marty_sohl_resized.jpg510340Vittorio Grigolo (Nemorino) and Aleksandra Kurzak (Adina)Marty Sohl | Metropolitan Opera2016-Mar-10, Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House: L'elisir d'amorehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/lincoln-center-metropolitan-opera-house/lelisir-damore/10-march-2016/19-302016-03-102016-04-07Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera HouseNew York CityNew YorkUnited States1002340.772270627753-73.983972072601http://www.metopera.org/Season/2015-16-Season/elisir-d-amore-donizetti-tickets/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/24454-listings.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-25UTC14:33:52+00:002016-01-23This production proves that even Mozart’s best-laid plans can be undone.Houston Grand Opera wastes a Figaroen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-figaro-grandage-bicket-houston-grand-opera-january-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney Boyd is an arts writer, scholar, and violinist. She has been a music critic in Houston since 2012 and is the blog author of Girl at the Opera. She studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/33423-figaro_stober_plachetka_houston_lynn_lane2_resized.jpg510329Heidi Stober (Susanna) and Adam Plachetka (Figaro)Lynn Lane2016-Jan-22, Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand Opera: Marriage of Figarohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wortham-theater-center-houston-grand-opera/marriage-of-figaro/22-january-2016/19-302016-01-222016-02-07Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand OperaHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 77002501 Texas Ave29.762827259743066-95.36612156778574
What makes this Figaro memorable and admirable is the way it manages both to be sprightly in its tone and details and also luxuriant in places that another director might have blown through.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-09-30UTC09:13:44+00:002015-09-28What makes this Figaro memorable and admirable is the way it manages both to be sprightly in its tone and details and also luxuriant in places that another director might have blown through.A dazzling new Figaro at the Lyric Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-marriage-figaro-majeski-pisaroni-lyric-opera-chicago-september-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDan Wanghttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2135https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2135https://bachtrack.com/files/27231-dan_wang.jpgDan Wang is a graduate student in music history and theory at the University of Chicago.https://bachtrack.com/files/28790-figaro_lyric_frenkel_plachetka_todd_rosenberg_resized.jpg510340Rachel Frenkel (Cherubino) and Adam Plachetka (Figaro)Todd Rosenberg2015-Sep-26, Lyric Opera House: Le nozze di Figarohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/lyric-opera-house/le-nozze-di-figaro/26-september-2015/17-002015-09-262015-10-24Lyric Opera HouseChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesIL6060641.88256625015544-87.637429833412174
Within Mozart’s Don Giovanni, the darkest corners of the soul are exposed by music, stirred up by the lying, lecherous exploits of the aristocratic scoundrel, Don Giovanni.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-24UTC10:16:10+00:002015-06-23Within Mozart’s Don Giovanni, the darkest corners of the soul are exposed by music, stirred up by the lying, lecherous exploits of the aristocratic scoundrel, Don Giovanni.An overthought, underperformed Don Giovanni in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-don-giovanni-staatsoper-vienna-june-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPaul Selarhttps://bachtrack.com/files/25018-don_giovanni_staatsoper_michael_pohn.jpg510361Don GiovanniMichael Pöhn (2011)2015-Jun-11, Staatsoper: Don Giovannihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/don-giovanni/11-june-2015/19-002015-06-112015-06-19StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280763
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-06-23UTC14:23:25+00:002014-06-23Guth's production is beautiful to look at, but fails to bring out the best in Mozart's drama.A chic Così fan tutte at La Scalaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-cosi-la-scala-barenboim-june-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJames Imamhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6732https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6732https://bachtrack.com/files/40590-james-imam.jpgJames studied Anthropology at Cambridge University before training as a singer at the Royal Northern College of Music. He has since lived and worked in Milan where he indulges his passion for all types of music, though as a countertenor he has a special interest in Baroque opera.https://bachtrack.com/files/5735-scala_cosi_villazon_pertusi.jpg275410Rolando Villazón (Ferrando) and Michele Pertusi (Don Alfonso)Brescia/Amisano | Teatro alla Scala2014-Jun-19, La Scala: Così fan tuttehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/la-scala/cosi-fan-tutte/19-june-2014/20-002014-06-192014-07-18La ScalaMilanLombardyItaly20121 45.46747481688779.189441204071043
A new production of Ariadne auf Naxos is a major draw in itself, but a queue for standing room whose end is on the other side of the opera house is news even in Vienna, especially when the performance is not the première, but the fourth in a run of five and also the one that Franz Welser-Möst left to Jeffrey Tate, who has conducted the piece to positive reviews before.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:36:45+00:002013-01-03Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss at the Viennese State Opera in Vienna in a staging by Sven-Eric Bechtolf. Review by Snapdragon.Bechtolf's Ariadne auf Naxos at the Vienna Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-vienna-staatsoper-ariadne-bechtolfBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSnapdragonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/4885https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/4885Snapdragon is an experienced concert- and opera-goer in Vienna and other music metropoles. Musical emphases include opera (especially Baroque opera) and piano music. As an Austrian native, Snapdragon can’t resist an operetta every now and then.https://bachtrack.com/files/2081-ariadne_fally_.jpg400400Daniela Fally (Zerbinetta) Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn2012-Dec-19, Staatsoper: Ariadne auf Naxoshttps://bachtrack.com/listing-vienna-staatsoper-ariadne-bechtolf2012-12-192013-01-02StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280763
Alceste is the short and sombre story of a wife who gives her life to save that of her husband, King Admète of Thessaly, a deed which ultimately convinces the gods to reprieve both of them. Gluck, hoping to avoid the over-decorated vocal style then in vogue, set this plot to unadorned vocal lines to give depth to the underlying emotions.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:34:43+00:002012-11-19Review of Alceste at the Wiener Staatsoper in a production by Christoph Loy with Ivor Bolton and the Freiburger Barockorchester and Véronique Gens.Gluck's Alceste at the Vienna Staatsoper: Chronicle of a death foretolden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-vienna-staatsoper-alceste-christoph-loyBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSnapdragonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/4885https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/4885Snapdragon is an experienced concert- and opera-goer in Vienna and other music metropoles. Musical emphases include opera (especially Baroque opera) and piano music. As an Austrian native, Snapdragon can’t resist an operetta every now and then.https://bachtrack.com/files/1937-alceste_gens_4.jpg400400Véronique Gens and the chorus in AlcesteWiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn2012-Nov-12, Staatsoper: Alcestehttps://bachtrack.com/listing-vienna-staatsoper-alceste-christoph-loy2012-11-122012-11-26StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280764
Mercredi 16 juillet à 20h, Alain Altinoglu dirigeait l'Orchestre National de France dans un programme intitulé « Autour de 1914 ». A l’opéra Berlioz de Montpellier, Wagner, Stephan, Schubert et Brahms étaient interprétés dans le cadre du festival de Radio France. Un programme d’une grande intensité donnant lieu à un moment de mémoire.
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