The father-daughter exchanges between Dmitri Platanias's jester and Sofia Fomina's Gilda prove the highlights of an evening which doesn't always catch fire.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-12-15UTC11:38:47+00:002017-12-15The father-daughter exchanges between Dmitri Platanias's jester and Sofia Fomina's Gilda prove the highlights of an evening which doesn't always catch fire.Dimitri Platanias stands out in a mixed Covent Garden Rigolettoen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rigoletto-royal-opera-dimitri-platanias-sofia-fomina-december-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/73166-dimitiri-platanias-as-rigoletto--c--roh--photo-by-mark-douet-50a3842.jpg510340Dimitri Platanias (Rigoletto)ROH | Mark Douet2017-Dec-14, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Rigolettohttps://bachtrack.com/listing-rigoletto-royal-opera-dimitri-platanias-sofia-fomina-december-20172017-12-142018-01-16Royal Opera House, Covent GardenLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street,
,Covent Garden51.513371-0.12239999999997https://bachtrack.com/files/57341-royal-opera-house-logo.jpg3
At its local Antwerp première, David Bösch’s new production of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Das Wunder der Heliane makes it the only house ever to have mounted twice.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-10-03UTC10:33:25+00:002017-10-02At its local Antwerp première, David Bösch’s new production of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Das Wunder der Heliane makes it the only house ever to have mounted twice.Miracle in a wasteland: Das Wunder der Heliane returns to Flandersen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-wunder-heliane-bosch-stundyte-storey-opera-vlaanderen-antwerp-october-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJohn Johnstonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/23762https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/23762https://bachtrack.com/files/54352-john-johnston.jpgJohn studied English and Linguistics at Edinburgh University and then spent 45 years in international business development which happily allowed him to travel the world. Now retired, he has even more time to visit European opera houses, concert halls and galleries. John has a special love for collecting rarities and visiting the less well known houses which present varied repertoire and develop young artists. He attended his first opera in 1965 as a schoolboy and fervently believes that everyone should have access to this life enriching art form. John’s other main interest is mountain trekking and when he can combine the two, he’s in heaven, though – unlike the heroine of La Wally – he has never been swept away by an avalanche. Yet.https://bachtrack.com/files/68673-daswunderderheliane-23-34a1008--c-annemieaugustijns-resized.jpg510340Das Wunder der HelianeAnnemie Augustijns2017-Oct-01, Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp: Das Wunder der Helianehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opera-vlaanderen-antwerp/das-wunder-der-heliane/01-october-2017/19-302017-10-012017-10-10Opera Vlaanderen, AntwerpAntwerpAntwerpBelgium2000Frankrijklei 351.21876587145884.416106939315796https://bachtrack.com/files/67999-daswunderderheliane-20-34a0707-cannemieaugustijns-web.jpg5
An aesthetically handsome but cold and distant staging mars the long-awaited return of Eva-Maria Westbroek as Puccini’s heroine at Dutch National Opera.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-13UTC10:54:30+00:002016-10-12An aesthetically handsome but cold and distant staging mars the long-awaited return of Eva-Maria Westbroek as Puccini’s heroine at Dutch National Opera.Andrea Breth's Manon Lescaut abandoned in a chilly Louisiana desert at Dutch National Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-manon-lescaut-breth-westbroek-colla-dutch-national-opera-amsterdam-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngNicolas Nguyenhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6267https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6267https://bachtrack.com/files/40592-nicolas-nguyen.jpgNicolas is a French Amsterdammer, e-commerce professional and a bit of an opera buff. His experience in the area of music is that of a dilettante. His passion for the opera and vocal music comes from his love for both music and languages which are so perfectly combined in these art forms.https://bachtrack.com/files/47257-manon-lescaut-eva-maria-westbroek-alain-coulombe-peter-hoare-koor-van-de-nationale-opera-dno-bernd-uhlig-resized.jpg510340Peter Hoare (Dancing Master), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Manon) and Alain Coulombe (Geronte de Revoir)Bernd Uhlig2016-Oct-10, Dutch National Opera and Ballet: Manon Lescauthttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/dutch-national-opera-and-ballet/manon-lescaut/10-october-2016/20-002016-10-102016-10-31Dutch National Opera and BalletAmsterdamNorth HollandNetherlandsWaterlooplein 2252.3670836588044.901565313339233https://bachtrack.com/files/47344-manon-lescaut-240x240.jpg3
The unclear ideas and the excessive blackness in Thalheimer’s concept failed to convince, but Stoyanov and Joel’s presentation of Verdi’s score made up for those problems.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-04-22UTC09:49:24+00:002016-02-16The unclear ideas and the excessive blackness in Thalheimer’s concept failed to convince, but Stoyanov and Joel’s presentation of Verdi’s score made up for those problems.
Confusing darkness: Inside the mind of the Moor with Thalheimer's Otello in Antwerpen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-otello-thalheimer-opera-vlaanderen-antwerp-february-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Pinedohttps://bachtrack.com/files/34628-otello_corinne_winters_ian_storey_opera_vlaanderen_annemie_augustijns_resized.jpg300472Corinne Winters (Desdemona) and Ian Storey (Otello)Annemie Augustijns2016-Feb-12, Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp: Otellohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opera-vlaanderen-antwerp/otello/12-february-2016/20-002016-02-122016-02-25Opera Vlaanderen, AntwerpAntwerpAntwerpBelgium2000Frankrijklei 351.21876587145884.416106939315796https://bachtrack.com/files/34627-opera_vlaanderen.jpg2
In Zurich, a dazzling production of Puccini's great Turandot gives us the stuff of torment, torture and all the other idiosyncracies of love at the executuve level.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-12-14UTC14:44:22+00:002015-12-13In Zurich, a dazzling production of Puccini's great Turandot gives us the stuff of torment, torture and all the other idiosyncracies of love at the executuve level.“To vanquish a terrible spell”: love reigns in Zurich's Turandoten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-turandot-del-monaco-stemme-zurich-december-2015Bachtrack 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/32008-turandot_nina_stemme_zurich_judith_schlosser_resized.jpg300453Nina Stemme (Turandot)Judith Schlosser2015-Dec-12, Opernhaus: Turandothttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opernhaus-1069/turandot/12-december-2015/19-002015-12-122015-12-30OpernhausZürichZürichSwitzerland8008Falkenstrasse 147.36464318.546483500000022https://bachtrack.com/files/18278-turandot_204x204.jpg5
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-10-06UTC09:13:14+00:002015-10-04La nouvelle saison de l'Opéra de Marseille débute avec une production de Manon de Massenet. Timide mais prométeuse ouverture de saison. Inversion des rôlesfr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-manon-opera-marseille-joel-auphan-ciofi-gueze-septembre-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSébastien Herbecqhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19319https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19319https://bachtrack.com/files/56925-sebastien-picture.jpgSébastien a pratiqué pendant 11 ans le violon avant d'intégrer la classe de chant lyrique du Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Montpellier. Dans le supérieur, Sébastien est titulaire d'un master en droit et management de la culture. Ce grand amateur de musique classique, admirateur des belles voix, arpente depuis son plus jeune âge les salles d'opéra. Il est particulièrement sensible au répertoire lyrique notamment de ses compositeurs fétiches : Wagner, Richard Strauss, Verdi et Rossini. Il est, depuis septembre 2017, dramaturge auprès de l'Opéra de Marseillehttps://bachtrack.com/files/29057-manon_marseille_photo_c_christian_dresse_resized_510.jpg510340Manon dans une mise en scène de Renée Auphan.Christian Dresse2015-Sep-29, Opéra de Marseille: Manonhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opera-de-marseille/manon/29-september-2015/20-002015-09-292015-10-07Opéra de MarseilleMarseilleProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFrance130012 rue Molière43.29354795.37608133
