2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-12-21UTC12:11:00+00:002017-12-21Johannes Laiacker’s inspired set designs were a perfect example of how a modern setting can avoid being gratuitously iconoclastic.Guy Joosten’s La bohème a feast for voyeurs in Hamburgen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-boheme-joosten-ranzani-chacon-cruz-staatsoper-hamburg-december-2017Bachtrack 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/73421-la-boheme-41-resized.jpg510340La bohèmeBernd Uhlig2017-Dec-02, Staatsoper: La bohèmehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper-2360/la-boheme/02-december-2017/19-302017-12-022017-12-19StaatsoperHamburgHamburgGermany20354Große Theaterstraße 2553.55677029.9894009http://www.staatsoper-hamburg.de/de/spielplan/stueck-termine.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&AuffNr=146155#pagenavhttps://bachtrack.com/files/62371-staatsoper-hamburg-logo.jpg3
On Saturday night, nine androgynous, saucy, rambunctious dancing witches with thick, three-foot tails and exuberant tassels, whose heritage included the Wizard of Oz and the Lion King, stole the show.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-09-21UTC16:35:45+00:002016-09-21On Saturday night, nine androgynous, saucy, rambunctious dancing witches with thick, three-foot tails and exuberant tassels, whose heritage included the Wizard of Oz and the Lion King, stole the show. Plácido Domingo and nine saucy witches star in LA Opera's new Macbethen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-macbeth-domingo-semenchuk-conlon-la-opera-los-angeles-september-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngLaurence Vitteshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/21765https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/21765https://bachtrack.com/files/40609-laurence-vittes.jpgLaurence was born and grew up in Los Angeles; his father was a writer and his mother a teacher. He trained as a cellist, a librarian and a critic. His company was a major supplier to the music and recordings collections of the Library of Congress, Bibliothèque Nationale, British Library, Stanford, Harvard and Yale. He introduced French Harmonia Mundi, Hyperion, Chandos and Naxos to the North American market. Laurence believes that writing about music unleashes the potential of the classical music industry. He writes for the Huffington Post, Gramophone, Bachtrack, Strings, Audiophile Audition, and the Southern California Early Music Society.https://bachtrack.com/files/46024-macbeth-placido-domingo-la-opera-karen-almond-resized.jpg510340Plácido Domingo (Macbeth) and WitchesKaren Almond | LA Opera2016-Sep-17, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Macbethhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/dorothy-chandler-pavilion/macbeth/17-september-2016/18-002016-09-172016-10-16Dorothy Chandler PavilionLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesCA9001234.0566416403559-118.248918056488http://www.laopera.org/season/16-17-season/macbeth/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/44329-la-opera-logo.jpg5
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-09-17UTC10:47:26+00:002015-09-15Zeffirelli excess and Woody Allen wit: Los Angeles Opera's season opens with a double bill of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.LA Opera goes Hollywood in season opening double bill starring Plácido Domingoen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-gianni-schicchi-pagliacci-domingo-los-angeles-september-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMatthew Richard Martinezhttps://bachtrack.com/files/28193-pagliacci_martinez_berti_craig_t_mathew_laopera_resized.jpg300409Ana María Martínez (Nedda) and Marco Berti (Canio)Craig T Mathew | LA Opera2015-Sep-12, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Gianni Schicchi/Pagliaccihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/dorothy-chandler-pavilion/gianni-schicchipagliacci/12-september-2015/18-002015-09-122015-10-03Dorothy Chandler PavilionLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesCA9001234.0566416403559-118.2489180564883
Matthew Richard Martinez reviews Los Angeles Opera's season-opening performance of Verdi's La traviata starring Plácido Domingo, Nino Machaidze, and Arturo Chacón-Cruz.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-09-15UTC13:08:39+00:002014-09-15Matthew Richard Martinez reviews Los Angeles Opera's season-opening performance of Verdi's La traviata starring Plácido Domingo, Nino Machaidze, and Arturo Chacón-Cruz.LA Opera's Traviata sparkles, but doesn't quite shine en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-traviata-machaidze-domingo-los-angeles-september-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMatthew Richard Martinezhttps://bachtrack.com/files/6564-traviata_nino_machaidze_laopera_craig_mathew.jpg510370Nino Machaidze (Violetta)Craig Mathew2014-Sep-13, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: La traviatahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/dorothy-chandler-pavilion/la-traviata/13-september-2014/18-002014-09-132014-09-28Dorothy Chandler PavilionLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesCA9001234.0566416403559-118.2489180564883
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-07-07UTC14:26:00+00:002014-07-05Munich revives La traviata showcasing Diana Damrau, who is growing into one of the best Violettas to grace the opera stage today.Damrau’s superb Violetta marred by static Traviata productionen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-damrau-traviata-chacon-cruz-munich-july-2014Bachtrack 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/5898-traviata_keenlyside_damrau_hosl.jpg275410Simon Keenlyside (Germont) and Diana Damrau (Violetta)Wilfried Hösl2014-Jul-04, Nationaltheater: La Traviatahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/nationaltheater-1927/la-traviata/04-july-2014/19-002014-07-042014-07-10NationaltheaterMunichBavariaGermany48.13976660697811.578522324562http://www.bayerische.staatsoper.de/889-ZG9tPWRvbTEmaWQ9MjIxJmw9ZW4mdGVybWluPQ-~spielplan~oper~veranstaltungen~vorstellung.html?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/13853-la_traviata__c__wilfried_hosl.jpg4
Sometimes catching a performance with its second cast can be as revealing as attending a first night, and that was the case with this production of Rigoletto by the Canadian director Robert Carsen at La Monnaie in Brussels.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-06-02UTC10:39:06+00:002014-05-28Sometimes catching a performance with its second cast can be as revealing as attending a first night, and that was the case with this production of Rigoletto by the Canadian director Robert Carsen at La Monnaie in Brussels.Off with the motley: Rigoletto at La Monnaieen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rigoletto-carsen-monnaie-may-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSimon Reeshttps://bachtrack.com/files/5489-rigoletto_platanias_bernd_uhlig.jpg510340Dimitri Platanias (Rigoletto)Bernd Uhlig2014-May-08, La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall: Rigolettohttps://bachtrack.com/listing-rigoletto-carsen-monnaie-may-20142014-05-082014-05-23La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand HallBrusselsBrussels CapitalBelgium10005, Place de la Monnaie50.8496593091842544.3541157245635993
If you are going to see Verdi’s I due Foscari, this production is likely the way to do it. Although this production is by no means unflawed, there are several reasons that it is a must-see for opera fans in Vienna.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-01-22UTC10:07:12+00:002014-01-19If you are going to see Verdi’s I due Foscari, this production is likely the way to do it. Although this production is by no means unflawed, there are several reasons that it is a must-see for opera fans in Vienna.Domingo makes Verdi's I due Foscari a must-see at Theater an der Wienen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-jan-2014-theater-wien-due-foscari-domingoBachtrack 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/4031-i_due_foscari_6743.jpg510305Plácido Domingo (Francesco Foscari), Roberto Tagliavini (Jacopo Loredano), Arnold Schoenberg ChorHerwig Prammer2014-Jan-15, Theater an der Wien: I due foscarihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/theater-an-der-wien/i-due-foscari/15-january-2014/19-002014-01-152014-01-27Theater an der WienViennaViennaAustria1060Linke Wienzeile 648.199403216.3642544http://www.theater-wien.at/index.php/de/tickets?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/75486-orf-radio-symphonie-orchestra-logo.png3
The venerable Viennese tradition of airing dirty operatic laundry in public found an unlikely proponent this season in the form of the Theater an der Wien’s mild-mannered director Roland Geyer, who, unhappy with William Friedkin’s production of The Tales of Hoffmann in March, abruptly sacked the American director and announced he would devise a new staging himself a matter of months before the
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:28:29+00:002012-07-09Intendant Roland Geyer stages The Tales of Hoffmann at the Theater an der WienTales retold: Hoffmann restaged at the Theater an der Wienen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-theater-wien-hoffmann-july-2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngZwölftönerhttps://bachtrack.com/files/1475-hoffmann_1.jpg400400 Werner Kmetitisch2012-Jul-04, Theater an der Wien: Tales of Hoffmann - 2nd Versionhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-theater-wien-hoffmann-july-20122012-07-042012-07-06Theater an der WienViennaViennaAustria1060Linke Wienzeile 648.199403216.36425442
Rebeka, Domingo y Tebar fueron los responsables de dotar de numerosos momentos de verdadero arte a una producción que parecía sentenciada a lo superficial.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-02-21UTC11:20:26+00:002017-02-19Rebeka, Domingo y Tebar fueron los responsables de dotar de numerosos momentos de verdadero arte a una producción que parecía sentenciada a lo superficial.Traviata-Chic en el Palau de les Arts de Valenciaes_EStruehttps://bachtrack.com/critica-valencia-palau-arts-traviata-tebar-rebeka-domingo-coppola-valentino-feburary-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJuan José Freijohttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18084https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18084https://bachtrack.com/files/298-freijo.jpgJuan José Freijo nació en Madrid en 1970. Desde siempre apasionado por el estudio de la música, sus intereses orbitan principalmente alrededor de la ópera y el género vocal. Inició su formación y carrera profesional en el campo de las ciencias, donde completó un doctorado en física aplicada. Más adelante, amplió su formación en diferentes áreas de humanidades, incluyendo estudios en historia del arte y en la actualidad un postgrado en filosofía teórica y práctica. Juan José Freijo sigue de cerca las temporadas de las principales capitales europeas y durante los últimos años ha estado a cargo de la sección de crítica musical de ocioxocio.com. https://bachtrack.com/files/53772-01act11.jpg510340La traviata a cargo de Sofia Coppola en el Palau de les ArtsMiguel Lorenzo / Mikel Ponce2017-Feb-09, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia: Sala Principal: La traviatahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/palau-de-les-arts-reina-sofia-sala-principal/la-traviata/09-february-2017/20-002017-02-092017-02-23Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia: Sala PrincipalValenciaComunidad ValencianaSpain46013Avinguda del Professor López Piñero (Historiador de la Medicina), nº 139.458167846752-0.35611789673567http://www.lesarts.com/temporada-2016-2017/opera/la-traviata/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/58659-palau-de-les-arts-valencia-logo.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-11-18UTC10:15:26+00:002016-11-18Verdis Macbeth als Beitrag zum Hieronymus Bosch-Gedenkjahr: Schauriges zu schöner Musik, Inszenierung mit vielen Fragezeichen. Macbeth im Theater an der Wien: Verirrt im Garten der Lüstede_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-macbeth-geyer-aaron-frontali-kocan-chacon-cruz-de-billy-theater-an-der-wien-november-2016Bachtrack 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/48963-macbeth-roberto-frontali-adina-aaron-table-c-herwig-prammer.jpg300450Roberto Frontali (Macbeth) und Adina Aaron (Lady Macbeth)Herwig Prammer | Theater an der Wien2016-Nov-11, Theater an der Wien: Macbethhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/theater-an-der-wien/macbeth/11-november-2016/19-302016-11-112016-11-24Theater an der WienViennaViennaAustria1060Linke Wienzeile 648.199403216.3642544https://www.theater-wien.at/de/programm/production/108/Macbeth#eventdates?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/56075-ws-am-bodensee4c-c-andreas-balonbachtrack.jpg3
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-05-11UTC13:37:16+00:002015-05-08Foisonnement, questionnement et radicalisation d’une œuvre éternelle.« Le cirque est plein, c’est jour de fête ! » : la Carmen d’Olivier Py reprise à l’Opéra de Lyonfr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-carmen-opera-de-lyon-olivier-py-kate-aldrich-mai-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngBeate Langenbruchhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16802https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16802https://bachtrack.com/files/271-img_0670.jpgIncapable de départager musique et littérature dans sa vie, Beate a décidé de se consacrer passionnément aux deux. La maîtresse de conférences en littérature française (Moyen Âge) et soprano allemande parcourt le monde pour ses recherches comme pour chanter, avec son trio de musique de chambre, en soliste ou en choeur. Ses années d'expériences instrumentales (piano, flûte, guitare) n'ont que très modérément entravé son amour inconditionnel de la voix et du répertoire choral en particulier.https://bachtrack.com/files/9274-operacarmen11_copyrightstofleth.jpg278427Kate Aldrich (Carmen)Stofleth2015-Apr-30, Opéra Nouvel: Carmenhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opera-nouvel/carmen/30-april-2015/20-002015-04-302015-05-17Opéra NouvelLyonRhône-AlpesFrance690011 Place de la Comédie45.7677923901339064.8366115987300874
Rolando Villazón bricht nach einer schwachen Leistung seine Vorstellung ab und übergibt an Arturo Chacón-Cruz. Dass die Aufführung an der Münchener Staatsoper dennoch gelingt, liegt vor allem an der einfallsreichen Inszenierung.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-03-30UTC15:10:20+00:002015-03-29Rolando Villazón bricht nach einer schwachen Leistung seine Vorstellung ab und übergibt an Arturo Chacón-Cruz. Dass die Aufführung an der Münchener Staatsoper dennoch gelingt, liegt vor allem an der einfallsreichen Inszenierung.Künstler in Nöten – Hoffmanns Erzählungen an der Bayerischen Staatsoperde_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-contes-dhoffmann-rolando-villazon-arturo-chacon-cruz-constantin-trinks-bayerische-staatsoper-maerz-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Renkehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/17212https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/17212https://bachtrack.com/files/282-autorenfoto.jpegDavid Renke, geboren in München, hat Musikwissenschaft an der Universität zu Köln studiert, wechselte dann zum Studiengang Medien und Kommunikation an die Universität Passau. Er spielt Klavier, Gitarre und ist als Sänger in verschiedenen Chören in Süddeutschland tätig. Sein Schwerpunkt liegt bei der Musik des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts.https://bachtrack.com/files/8790-bayerische_staatsoper_hoffmanns_erzahlungen_villazon_brower_ulrich_ress_spalanzani__john_relyea_coppelius_wilfried_hosl.jpg500333Hoffmann (R. Villazón), Nicklausse (A. Brower), Spalanzani (U. Reß) & Coppélius (hier: J. Relyea)Wilfried Hösl | Bayerische Staatsoper2015-Mar-28, Nationaltheater: Tales of Hoffmann (Les contes d'Hoffmann)https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/nationaltheater-1927/tales-of-hoffmann-les-contes-dhoffmann/28-march-2015/19-002015-03-282015-04-04NationaltheaterMunichBavariaGermany48.13976660697811.578522324562https://www.staatsoper.de/stueckinfo/les-contes-dhoffmann.html?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/11523-contes.jpg3
Schlank ist schön: Gekürzt und auf Violettas Kampf um Leben und Liebesglück fokussiert, begeistert Peter Konwitschnys Grazer Traviata-Inszenierung die Wiener. Marlis Petersen in der Titelpartie ist ein Ereignis.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-07-14UTC10:01:20+00:002014-07-14Schlank ist schön: Gekürzt und auf Violettas Kampf um Leben und Liebesglück fokussiert, begeistert Peter Konwitschnys Grazer Traviata-Inszenierung die Wiener. Marlis Petersen in der Titelpartie ist ein Ereignis.La traviata im Theater an der Wien - ein Triumph für Marlis Petersen und Peter Konwitschnyde_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-traviata-ORF-radio-symphonieorchester-wien-sian-edwards-juli-2014Bachtrack 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/5951-traviata___alfredo.jpg500333Marlis Petersen (Violetta Valéry), Arturo Chacón Cruz (Alfredo Germont), Arnold Schoenberg ChorWerner Kmetitsch2014-Jul-01, Theater an der Wien: La traviatahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/theater-an-der-wien/la-traviata/01-july-2014/19-302014-07-012014-07-11Theater an der WienViennaViennaAustria1060Linke Wienzeile 648.199403216.3642544http://www.theater-wien.at/index.php/de/spielplan/production/124858?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/75486-orf-radio-symphonie-orchestra-logo.png4