A questionable performance of Schumann's Violin Concerto was redeemed by lively interpretations of Beethoven's Third Symphony and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-11-13UTC09:04:58+00:002017-11-10A questionable performance of Schumann's Violin Concerto was redeemed by lively interpretations of Beethoven's Third Symphony and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.Alain Altinoglu and the LPO cast a Napoleonic shadow in Beethoven and Tchaikovskyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-altinoglu-kopatchinskaja-london-philharmonic-november-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDominic Lowehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20105https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20105https://bachtrack.com/files/30245-dominic_lowe.jpgDominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.https://bachtrack.com/files/71116-alain-altinoglu-marco-borggreve2.jpg510340Alain AltinogluMarco Borggreve2017-Nov-08, Royal Festival Hall: London Philharmonic Orchestra: War and (troubled) peacehttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/royal-festival-hall/london-philharmonic-orchestra-war-and-troubled-peace/08-november-2017/19-302017-11-082017-11-08Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSE1 8XXBelvedere Road51.505687-0.11683700000003228https://www.lpo.org.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/4805-war-and-troubled-peace.html?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack&utm_campaign=season1718https://bachtrack.com/files/53055-index.jpg3
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-10-10UTC08:34:50+00:002017-10-09Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Chicago Symphony Chorus made this evening truly distinctive.Alain Altinoglu and the Chicago Symphony find beauty in rarely trodden territoryen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-chicago-symphony-altinoglu-piau-schade-october-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngEdward Sava-Segalhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/21335https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/21335https://bachtrack.com/files/80987-edward-sava.jpgEdward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city.
He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels.
Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.https://bachtrack.com/files/69060-alain-altinoglu-by-marco-borggreve018.jpg510340Alain AltinogluMarco Borggreve2017-Oct-05, Chicago Symphony Center: Sacred Masterworks by Poulenc & Gounodhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/chicago-symphony-center/sacred-masterworks-by-poulenc-gounod/05-october-2017/20-002017-10-052017-10-07Chicago Symphony CenterChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesIL 6060441.878904-87.624402https://bachtrack.com/files/35811-cso.png4
The riotous energy of carnival dazzled Symphony Hall as Alain Altinoglu debuted with the Boston Symphony in a program he assembled as a personal homage to Charles Munch.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-04-03UTC10:35:43+00:002017-04-03The riotous energy of carnival dazzled Symphony Hall as Alain Altinoglu debuted with the Boston Symphony in a program he assembled as a personal homage to Charles Munch.Alain Altinoglu dazzles in Boston Symphony debuten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-altinoglu-capucon-boston-symphony-march-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKevin Wellshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19808https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19808https://bachtrack.com/files/28562-kevin_wells.jpgKevin Wells was bitten by the opera bug at 10, having heard a 1936 recording of Jussi Björling singing “Che gelida manina”. He has never been the same since. A student of voice, performance practice, the history of singing and opera, he holds advanced degrees in Italian and has lived and worked in Italy off and on since the 70s. La Scala became a second home as the Met had been during college daze. Now in his native Boston, he works as translator, tutor, and language coach, haunts Symphony Hall, and would haunt the Opera House had it not been demolished in 1958!https://bachtrack.com/files/57145-alain-altinoglu-bso--michael-blanchard--resized.jpg510340Alain AltinogluMichael Blanchard2017-Mar-30, Symphony Hall: Alain Altinoglu conducts Berlioz, Lalo, Dutilleux and Rousselhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/symphony-hall-9903/alain-altinoglu-conducts-berlioz-lalo-dutilleux-and-roussel/30-march-2017/20-002017-03-302017-04-01Symphony HallBostonMassachusettsUnited StatesMA 0211542.342783-71.08587299999999https://www.bso.org/Performance/Detail/79688?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/51714-boston-symphony-logo.jpg5
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-03-24UTC09:57:30+00:002017-03-24Alain Altinoglu, conducting with a mixture of histrionic flourishes and balletic flair, leads a fiery account of Ravel's ballet. Mediterranean heat: a scorching Daphnis et Chloé from Altinoglu and the LSOen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-daphnis-chloe-altinoglu-capucon-london-symphony-march-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/56428-alain-altinoglu-conducting-by-marco-borggreve4-resized.jpg510340Alain AltinogluMarco Borggreve2017-Mar-23, Barbican Hall: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Ravelhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/barbican-hall/prokofiev-shostakovich-ravel/23-march-2017/19-302017-03-232017-03-23Barbican HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomEC2Y 8DSSilk Street51.519879294526-0.091710090637207http://lso.co.uk/whats-on/icalrepeat.detail/2017/03/23/525/-/ravel-daphnis-and-chloe?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/66894-lso2017logo.jpg4
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-01-30UTC22:15:57+00:002017-01-29Beczała's "Pourquoi me réveiller" stops the show in Willy Decker's thoughtful Werther at the Liceu, expertly conducted by Alain Altinoglu.Piotr Beczała leads a comprehensively excellent Werther in Barcelonaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-werther-antonacci-beczala-decker-altinoglu-liceu-barcelona-january-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid 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.https://bachtrack.com/files/52111-werther-piotr-beczala-c-antoni-bofill-liceu-resized.jpg510340Piotr Beczała (Werther)Antoni Bofill2017-Jan-15, Gran Teatre del Liceu: Wertherhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-massenet-werther-antonacci-beczala-decker-altinoglu-liceu-barcelona-january-20172017-01-152017-02-04Gran Teatre del LiceuBarcelonaCataloniaSpain0800241.38033467229232.17395722866058http://www.liceubarcelona.cat/en/2016-2017-season/opera/werther?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/49494-werther-16-hq.jpg5
Laurent Pelly exploits the satirical side of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel at La Monnaie in a darkly humorous but colourfully performed production.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-12-14UTC10:10:31+00:002016-12-14Laurent Pelly exploits the satirical side of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel at La Monnaie in a darkly humorous but colourfully performed production.Black gold: Rimsky-Korsakov's Golden Cockerel in Brusselsen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-golden-cockerel-pelly-hunka-gimadieva-monnaie-brussels-december-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMatthew Ryehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19100https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19100https://bachtrack.com/files/24809-matthew_rye.jpgMatthew read music at Oxford and has worked in music journalism for 30 years as a writer, critic and editor. He has written numerous programme and CD booklet notes, spent 13 years as a Daily Telegraph critic, worked at BBC Music Magazine and was reviews editor of The Strad, for which he continues to write. He also writes for The Wagner Journal and Opera Now and blogs at ferneklang.blogspot.co.uk. He was general editor of 1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die (Cassell Illustrated, 2007) and is the author of a new series of eBooks, Masterpieces of Music (Erudition).https://bachtrack.com/files/50261-the-golden-cockerel-3-p--hunka--tzar-dodon--baus-munt-monnaie-resized.jpg510340Pavlo Hunka (Tsar Dodon) and Sarah Demarthe (Cockerel)Matthias Baus | La Monnaie2016-Dec-13, Palais de la Monnaie: The Golden Cockerelhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/palais-de-la-monnaie/the-golden-cockerel/13-december-2016/20-002016-12-132016-12-30Palais de la MonnaieBrusselsBrussels CapitalBelgium1000 Brussels86 C, avenue du Port – 1000 Brussels50.86489094.3489766000000145http://new.lamonnaie.be/en/program/10-the-golden-cockerel?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/64434-la-monnaie-logo.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-18UTC08:42:01+00:002016-10-16Colorful works by Mussorgsky, Dutilleux, and Ravel surround Shostakovich’s gray Soviet-era Violin Concerto no. 2.Austere Shostakovich as Alain Altinoglu and Baiba Skride make brilliant Cleveland Orchestra debutsen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-shostakovich-skride-altinoglu-cleveland-orchestra-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngTimothy Robsonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/710https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/710https://bachtrack.com/files/40607-tim-robson.jpgTimothy is an organist in Cleveland, Ohio. His repertoire extends to all musical periods, with a special interest in contemporary music. As a blogger he is a regular contributor to ClevelandClassical.com. In his parallel career as a librarian, Tim is Associate Director for Academic Engagement at the Kelvin Smith Library of Case Western Reserve University.https://bachtrack.com/files/47444-alain-altinoglu-marco-borggreve3-resized.jpg510340Alain AltinogluMarco Borggreve2016-Oct-14, Severance Hall: Daphnis et Chloéhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/severance-hall/daphnis-et-chloe/14-october-2016/20-002016-10-142016-10-16Severance HallClevelandOhioUnited States1100111001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States41.5063477-81.60933610000001http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/1617-concerts-pdps/1617---tco-classical-series-concerts/week-03/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&performanceNumber=14540https://bachtrack.com/files/35813-cleve.png4
According to director Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Don Giovanni’s divine retribution for a life of pure evil and insatiable fornication is just more of the same.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-08-10UTC08:35:35+00:002016-08-09According to director Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Don Giovanni’s divine retribution for a life of pure evil and insatiable fornication is just more of the same.Sizzling sex scenes but Don Giovanni escapes the flames in Salzburgen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-don-giovanni-bechtolf-arcangelo-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/43917-don-giovanni-2016-ildebrando-darcangelo-valentina-nafornita-c-sf-ruth-walz-resized.jpg510340Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (Don Giovanni) and Valentina Naforniţă (Zerlina)Salzburger Festspiele | Ruth Walz2016-Aug-04, Haus für Mozart: Don Giovannihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/haus-fur-mozart/don-giovanni/04-august-2016/19-002016-08-042016-08-21Haus für MozartSalzburgSalzburgAustria5020Hofstallgasse 147.798526613.041762800000015http://www.salzburgerfestspiele.at/opera/don-giovanni-2016?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/38531-salzburg-festspiele.png3
Anyone expecting a wishing well, castle and healthy portion of pomp in Dmitri Tcherniakov’s new production of Pélleas et Mélisande is in for a big surprise.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-05-13UTC14:56:11+00:002016-05-09Anyone expecting a wishing well, castle and healthy portion of pomp in Dmitri Tcherniakov’s new production of Pélleas et Mélisande is in for a big surprise.
Manifestations of trauma: Tcherniakov's Pelléas et Mélisande in Zurichen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-pelleas-melisande-tcherniakov-zurich-opera-may-2016Bachtrack 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/39257-pelleas-melisande-imbrailo-winters-zurich-toni-suter-resized.jpg510340Jacques Imbrailo (Pelléas) and Corinne Winters (Mélisande)Toni Suter2016-May-08, Opernhaus: Pelléas et Mélisandehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opernhaus-1069/pelleas-et-melisande/08-may-2016/19-002016-05-082016-05-29OpernhausZürichZürichSwitzerland8008Falkenstrasse 147.36464318.546483500000022https://www.opernhaus.ch/vorstellung/detail/-46a9d57973/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/39215-pelleasetmelisande-204x204.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-03-26UTC18:06:46+00:002016-03-12In Paris, Russian enfant terrible reunites Iolanta with The Nutcracker... with wildly mixed results. Tcherniakov triumphs with Iolanta, but hobbles Nutcracker at the Garnieren_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-iolanta-nutcracker-tcherniakov-yoncheva-barbeau-opera-ballet-paris-march-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/36291-iolanta_yoncheva_priante_barbeau_tsymbalyuk_paris_agathe_poupeney_resized.jpg510340Sonya Yoncheva (Iolanta), Vito Priante (Ibn-Hakia), Marion Barbeau (Marie) et alAgathe Poupeney | Opéra National de Paris2016-Mar-07, Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris): Iolanta/Casse-Noisettehttps://bachtrack.com/listing-iolanta-nutcracker-tcherniakov-yoncheva-barbeau-opera-ballet-paris-march-20162016-03-072016-04-01Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris)ParisÎle-de-FranceFrance7500948.8711167034643952.331681177020073https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/season-15-16/opera/iolanta-casse-noisette?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/34115-paris_opera_logo.jpg3
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-10-12UTC11:12:46+00:002015-10-09Bravo to the Haus am Ring for a bloody good night of music, drama and beauty – an excellent first première of the season.Christian Räth's Macbeth enjoys a bloody première at the Vienna Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-macbeth-serjan-petean-rath-wiener-staatsoper-october-2015Bachtrack 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/29318-macbeth_tatjana_serjan_george_petean_wiener_staatsoper_michael_pohn_resized.jpg300424Tatjana Serjan (Lady Macbeth) and George Petean (Macbeth)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2015-Oct-04, Staatsoper: Macbethhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/macbeth/04-october-2015/18-302015-10-042016-06-18StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=961243127https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
Hans Neuenfels' setting of Lohengrin as scientific experiment with a chorus of rats affords thought-provoking pleasures, with star turns from Klaus Florian Vogt in the title role and Petra Lang as Ortrud.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-07-28UTC14:33:45+00:002015-07-28Hans Neuenfels' setting of Lohengrin as scientific experiment with a chorus of rats affords thought-provoking pleasures, with star turns from Klaus Florian Vogt in the title role and Petra Lang as Ortrud.Successful experiment: Neuenfels' laboratory Lohengrin impresses at Bayreuthen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-lohengrin-vogt-lang-neuenfels-bayreuth-july-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Larkinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/files/135-dl_photo.jpgDavid is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, specialising in nineteenth-century music. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, he has published on Richard Strauss, Liszt and Wagner. He gives pre-concert talks for the Sydney Symphony, and sings with a number of chamber choirs.https://bachtrack.com/files/26451-lohengrin_dasch_bayreuth_enrico_nawrath_resized.jpg300449Annette Dasch (Elsa)Bayreuther Festspiele | Enrico Nawrath2015-Jul-26, Bayreuther Festspielhaus: Lohengrinhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/bayreuther-festspielhaus/lohengrin/26-july-2015/16-002015-07-262015-08-27Bayreuther FestspielhausBayreuthBavariaGermany95445Festspielhügel 249.9600211.579264
Kasper Holten's virtuosic staging is revived by the Royal Opera with a cast of three exceptionally strong women, and accomplished performances by Christopher Maltman and Alex Esposito as the Don and his servant.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-17UTC10:12:33+00:002015-06-17Kasper Holten's virtuosic staging is revived by the Royal Opera with a cast of three exceptionally strong women, and accomplished performances by Christopher Maltman and Alex Esposito as the Don and his servant.In praise of strong women: Holten's Don Giovanni returns to the Royal Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-don-giovanni-maltman-roeschmann-shagimuratova-lezhneva-royal-opera-june-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid 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.https://bachtrack.com/files/24650-don_giovanni_maltman_roh_bill_cooper_resized.jpg300432Christopher Maltman (Don Giovanni)Bill Cooper | ROH2015-Jun-12, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Don Giovannihttps://bachtrack.com/listing-don-giovanni-royal-opera-maltman-roeschmann-shagimuratova-lezhneva-june-20152015-06-122015-07-03Royal Opera House, Covent GardenLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street,
,Covent Garden51.513371-0.122399999999974
Neuenfels' production of Manon Lescaut for the Bayerische Staatsoper is strange but coherent. With a perfect cast and tight musical direction, this is about as good as Puccini opera gets.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-11-17UTC09:18:46+00:002014-11-16Neuenfels' production of Manon Lescaut for the Bayerische Staatsoper is strange but coherent. With a perfect cast and tight musical direction, this is about as good as Puccini opera gets.A near-perfect Manon Lescaut in Munichen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-manon-lescaut-opolais-kaufmann-munich-november-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngIlana Walder-Biesanzhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5509https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5509https://bachtrack.com/files/40610-ilana-walder-biesanz.jpgIlana Walder-Biesanz is a product manager for Yahoo, a theatre and opera critic, and a classically trained mezzo-soprano. She explored theater and opera stagings as a Gates Scholar at Cambridge and as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany. She currently writes for Bachtrack, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Stark Insider. Twitter: @ilana_wb.https://bachtrack.com/files/7301-manon_lescaut_opolais_kaufmann_wilfried_hosl_resized.jpg300440Kristīne Opolais (Manon) and Jonas Kaufmann (Des Grieux)Wilfried Hösl2014-Nov-15, Nationaltheater: Manon Lescauthttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/nationaltheater-1927/manon-lescaut/15-november-2014/19-002014-11-152015-07-31NationaltheaterMunichBavariaGermany48.13976660697811.578522324562https://www.staatsoper.de/stueckinfo/manon-lescaut/2014-11-15-19-00.html?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/16412-nationaltheater__4_.jpg4
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-10-24UTC10:11:07+00:002014-10-23Fellow Frenchmen Alain Altinoglu and Renaud Capuçon make for fine partners in a rare outing for Berlioz's Harold in Italy. Mediterranean delights from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestraen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-altinoglu-capucon-cbso-october-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPeter Markshttps://bachtrack.com/files/7062-alain_altinoglu_marco_borggreve3.jpg620453Alain AltinogluMarco Borggreve2014-Oct-22, Birmingham Symphony Hall: CBSO Mediterranean Classicshttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/birmingham-symphony-hall/cbso-mediterranean-classics/22-october-2014/19-302014-10-222014-10-22Birmingham Symphony HallBirminghamWest MidlandsUnited KingdomB1Broad Street52.479179918226-1.90926074981694
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:52:45+00:002013-10-19Verity Quaite reviews Alain Altinoglu conducting CBSO with Nora Gubisch in a programme of Bizet and Ravel.Alain Altinoglu injects vitality into CBSO performing Ravel and Bizet with Nora Gubischen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-oct-2013-cbso-altinoglu-gubischBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngVerity Quaitehttps://bachtrack.com/files/3211-aa_seitlich_by_fred_toulet.jpg400400Alain Altinoglu Fred Toulet2013-Oct-16, Birmingham Symphony Hall: Carmen and Bolérohttps://bachtrack.com/listing-oct-2013-cbso-altinoglu-gubisch2013-10-162013-10-16Birmingham Symphony HallBirminghamWest MidlandsUnited KingdomB1Broad Street52.479179918226-1.90926074981693
Opera being a strongly visual art form as well as a musical one, the idea of a pure concert performance seems a little strange to those unfamiliar with the form.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:36:18+00:002012-12-17A concert performance of Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer with Bryn Terfel and the Zurich Opera orchestra and chorus.Gloom, doom, stormy seas, and a Dutchman flown over from Zurich: A concert Flying Dutchman in Londonen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-southbank-centre-zurich-opera-teufel-flying-dutchmanBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCarla Finesilver2012-Dec-15, Queen Elizabeth Hall: Bryn Terfel, Zurich Opera Orchestra and Chorushttps://bachtrack.com/listing-southbank-centre-zurich-opera-teufel-flying-dutchman2012-12-152012-12-15Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSE1 8XXBelvedere Road51.505687-0.11683700000003228http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/music/classical/tickets/bryn-terfel-zurich-opera-orchestra-chorus-62878?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/39528-southbank-centre-2016-17-season-image-240-x-240.jpg3
Everybody’s favorite bad girl in the world of opera is back again for a spectacular romp of delights, mischief, seduction, and tragic culmination in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2010 revival of its 1999 production of Bizet’s Carmen.
2010Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:10:34+00:002010-11-01Bad Girls, Good Girls, Soldiers and Bullfighters .... Oh My!en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-carmen-chicago-lyric-opera-goeldnerBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKristina Powershttps://bachtrack.com/files/363-05._katharine_goeldner__carmen_dbr_4680_c._dan_rest.jpg356400Dan Rest / Lyric Opera of Chicago2010-Oct-16, Lyric Opera House: Carmenhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-carmen-chicago-lyric-opera-goeldner2010-10-162010-10-16Lyric Opera HouseChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesIL6060641.88256625015544-87.637429833412175
Que ce soit pour sa mise en scène, sa distribution ou sa direction musicale, cette production des Dialogues de Carmélites au Théâtre de la Monnaie est un franc succès.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-12-12UTC10:21:40+00:002017-12-11Que ce soit pour sa mise en scène, sa distribution ou sa direction musicale, cette production des Dialogues de Carmélites au Théâtre de la Monnaie est un franc succès. Saisissants Dialogues des Carmélites au Théâtre de la Monnaiefr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-dialogues-des-carmelites-py-altinoglu-gillet-barbeyrac-henry-deshayes-van-kerckhove-theatre-de-la-monnaie-bruxelles-decembre-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPatrice Liebermanhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/23809https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/23809https://bachtrack.com/files/58077-20170306-172603-pic.jpgPratiquant le piano (puis l’alto) dès l’enfance, Patrice Lieberman - après un passage par le Conservatoire d’Anvers - combine sa passion pour la musique, les langues et la littérature en étudiant la musicologie et la philologie slave à l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, avant de se perfectionner aux universités de Pennsylvanie et Yale. Après avoir été pendant près de vingt ans critique au défunt hebdomadaire anglophone bruxellois The Bulletin, il collabore depuis 2014 à Crescendo Magazine (crescendo-magazine.be). Il a également régulièrement signé des notes de programme et des traductions pour différentes organisations culturelles, dont le Festival de Flandre et l’Orchestre national de Belgique.https://bachtrack.com/files/72918-dialogues-hendricke-van-kerkhove--soeur-constance---marie-adeline-henry--madame-lidoine----angelique-noldus--soeur-mathilde---mireille-capelle--mere-jeanne---dames-du-choeur-baus.jpg510340Baus2017-Dec-08, La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall: Dialogues des Carméliteshttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/la-monnaie-de-munt-grand-hall/dialogues-des-carmelites/08-december-2017/19-002017-12-082017-12-23La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand HallBrusselsBrussels CapitalBelgium10005, Place de la Monnaie50.8496593091842544.354115724563599https://www.lamonnaie.be/en/program/426-dialogues-des-carmelites?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/64434-la-monnaie-logo.jpg4
Den glanzvollen Schlusspunkt setzte dann Bartóks virtuoses, rhythmisch komplexes Finale: ein orchestrales Schaustück, welches die Elemente der vorangegangenen Sätze, deren Spielfreude, das Volkstümliche in sich vereinigt.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-10-24UTC09:31:09+00:002017-10-23Den glanzvollen Schlusspunkt setzte dann Bartóks virtuoses, rhythmisch komplexes Finale: ein orchestrales Schaustück, welches die Elemente der vorangegangenen Sätze, deren Spielfreude, das Volkstümliche in sich vereinigt.Jugendliches Draufgängertum: Lise de la Salle mit der Philharmonia Zürichde_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-philharmonia-zuerich-altinoglu-de-la-salle-bartok-liszt-opernhaus-zuerich-oktober-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRolf Kyburzhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16777https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16777https://bachtrack.com/files/62860-2016-11-04-r.jpgRolf ist ein besessener Liebhaber und Sammler von klassischer Musik zwischen Renaissance und dem 21. Jahrhundert. Seine musikalische Erfahrung (Violine, Sologesang, Mitgliedschaft in Chören und kleineren Chorensembles) fließt jetzt unter anderem in seinen Blog auf www.rolf-musicblog.net; seit 2014 bespricht er für Bachtrack Konzerte. Vorheriges Leben: Chemiestudium, 30 Jahre Spezialist für wissenschaftliche Instrumente, Computer, Software, Programmieren.https://bachtrack.com/files/70078-lise-de-la-salle-c-stephane-gallois-for-vanity-fair-4---cropped---resized.jpg510340Lise de la SalleStephane Gallois | Vanity Fair2017-Oct-22, Opernhaus: Liszt / Bartókhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/opernhaus-1069/liszt-bartok/22-october-2017/19-302017-10-222017-10-22OpernhausZürichZürichSwitzerland8008Falkenstrasse 147.36464318.546483500000022https://bachtrack.com/files/55257-bachtrack-1718-kalenderbilder-240x24014.jpg3
Bei ihrem philharmonischen Abonnementkonzert lieferten die Berliner Philharmoniker leider meistenteils nur Dienst nach Vorschrift ab, auch wenn dies immer noch Musizieren auf allerhöchstem Niveau ist.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-09-25UTC16:20:56+00:002017-09-25Bei ihrem philharmonischen Abonnementkonzert lieferten die Berliner Philharmoniker leider meistenteils nur Dienst nach Vorschrift ab, auch wenn dies immer noch Musizieren auf allerhöchstem Niveau ist.Dienst nach Vorschrift: Die Berliner Philharmoniker mit Alain Altinoglude_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-berliner-philharmoniker-altinoglu-szucs-ravel-bartok-debussy-roussel-philharmonie-berlin-september-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngBenedikt Zacherhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15883https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15883https://bachtrack.com/files/234-benedikt_zacher.jpgBenedikt hat in München Musik und Jura studiert und dann an der LSE einen MSc in Global Market Economics erworben. Er spielt nach wie vor regelmäßig und begeistert Kammermusik, vorzugsweise als Geiger oder Bratscher im Streichquartett. Benedikt liebt jede Art klassischer Musik, und zwar besonders Kammermusik mit Streichern, Klavier, gerne auch mit Gesang, Orchesterkonzerte und schließlich die Oper.https://bachtrack.com/files/68255-alain-altinoglu-by-marco-borggreve018-cropped---resized.jpg510340Alain AltinogluMarco Borggreve2017-Sep-21, Philharmonie: Großer Saal: Ravel, Bartók, Debussy, Rousselhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/philharmonie-grosser-saal/ravel-bartok-debussy-roussel/21-september-2017/20-002017-09-212017-09-23Philharmonie: Großer SaalBerlinBerlinGermanyD107851 Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße52.50983113.368448https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/concerts/calendar/details/51040/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/61843-berlin-philharmonic-logo.jpg3
Marco Arturo Marelli hat für diese Inszenierung wie immer solide Arbeit geleistet, was Personenführung und psychologische Charakterisierung der Charaktere betrifft, doch muss einschränkend gesagt werden, dass ihm vieles schon viel besser gelungen ist.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-06-21UTC09:28:27+00:002017-06-21Marco Arturo Marelli hat für diese Inszenierung wie immer solide Arbeit geleistet, was Personenführung und psychologische Charakterisierung der Charaktere betrifft, doch muss einschränkend gesagt werden, dass ihm vieles schon viel besser gelungen ist. Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen prallen auf Beton: Pelléas et Mélisande an der Wiener Staatsoperde_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-pelleas-et-melisande-marelli-eroed-bezsmertna-altinoglu-wiener-staatsoper-juni-2017Bachtrack 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/62232-01-pelleas-et-melisande-100073-bezsmertna-eroed.jpg510340Olga Bezsmertna (Mélisande) and Adrian Eröd (Pelléas)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2017-Jun-18, Staatsoper: Pelléas and Mélisandehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/pelleas-and-melisande/18-june-2017/19-002017-06-182017-06-30StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/963144021-pelleas-et-melisande/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-11-14UTC09:24:14+00:002016-11-06Triomphe conjoint de Viktoria Mullova et Alain Atinlogu, réunis pour une soirée chatoyante avec Pärt, Sibelius et Brahms. Instants de grâce avec Viktoria Mullova et l'ONLfr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-altinoglu-mullova-national-lyon-brahms-sibelius-auditorium-novembre-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCamille Grimaudhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20650https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20650https://bachtrack.com/files/35664-grimaud_camille__c_sebastien_samitier_portrait_resized.jpgJeune chanteuse lyrique passionnée de littérature, Camille décide d'unir ses deux amours en écrivant sa joie de la musique. Ancienne étudiante de lettres modernes, la soprano n'a de cesse de convoquer les lettres au service de son art. Complémentarité et éclectisme seraient ses maîtres mots.https://bachtrack.com/files/48563-viktoria-mullova-henry-fair-resized-carousel.jpg450340Viktoria MullovaHenry Fair2016-Nov-03, L'Auditorium de Lyon: Pärt, Sibelius, Brahmshttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/lauditorium-de-lyon/part-sibelius-brahms/03-november-2016/20-002016-11-032016-11-05L'Auditorium de LyonLyonRhône-AlpesFrance45.76157276247724.85243797302246http://www.auditorium-lyon.com/Programmation-16-17/Symphonique/Orchestre-national-de-Lyon/Alain-Altinoglu-Viktoria-Mullova?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/40569-auditorium-orchestre-national-lyon-logo-resized.jpg5
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-27UTC12:41:35+00:002016-01-26Trotz starker musikalischer Leistungen geht Claus Guths Salome-Konzept an der Deutschen Oper nicht auf.Personenpuzzle Salome: Von Jochanaan zu Jedermannde_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-salome-claus-guth-catherine-naglstad-michael-volle-jeanne-michele-charbonnet-burkard-ulrich-deutsche-oper-januar-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDieter Bubhttps://bachtrack.com/files/33526-deutsche_oper_salome_jeanne_michele_charbonnet_catherine_naglstad_c_monika_rittershaus_500.jpg500314Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet (Herodias) und Catherine Naglstad (Salome)Monika Rittershaus | Deutsche Oper2016-Jan-24, Deutsche Oper: Salomehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/deutsche-oper/salome/24-january-2016/18-002016-01-242016-04-06Deutsche OperBerlinBerlinGermanyBismarckstraße 3552.511913.308289999999943http://www.deutscheoperberlin.de/en_EN/repertoire/1031660?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/18598-salome.jpg2
Mercredi soir au Victoria Hall, la flûte d'Emmanuel Pahud a fait merveille, comblant le public dans un programme hispanisant, sous la baguette d'Alain Altinoglu.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-04-20UTC08:10:28+00:002015-04-16Mercredi soir au Victoria Hall, la flûte d'Emmanuel Pahud a fait merveille, comblant le public dans un programme hispanisant, sous la baguette d'Alain Altinoglu.Emmanuel Pahud, royale simplicité à Genèvefr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-emmanuel-pahud-alain-altinoglu-orchestre-national-de-lyon-victoria-hall-geneveBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngThomas Mullerhttps://bachtrack.com/files/8977-332_480.jpg222308Emmanuel PahudLou Denim / Askonas Holt2015-Apr-15, Victoria Hall: Dukas, Ibert, Borne, Ravelhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/victoria-hall-2221/dukas-ibert-borne-ravel/15-april-2015/20-002015-04-152015-04-15Victoria HallGenevaGenevaSwitzerland120446.20096876.14196064
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.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-07-18UTC12:36:12+00:002014-07-17Mercredi 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.Autour de 1914 : Altinoglu dirige l'Orchestre National de Francefr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-concert-montpellier-radio-france-altinoglu-juillet-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJulie Jozwiakhttps://bachtrack.com/files/5981-alain_altinoglu_fred_toulet1.jpg550550Alain AltinogluFred Toulet2014-Jul-16, Opéra Berlioz (Le Corum): Autour de 1914https://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/opera-berlioz-le-corum/autour-de-1914/16-july-2014/20-002014-07-162014-07-16Opéra Berlioz (Le Corum)MontpellierLanguedoc-RoussillonFrance43.61269523.88131520000001733
