Despite some weakness in the main singers, the overall level of musical performances was consistently high in Leipzig, with a stark and effective production.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-07-06UTC00:43:41+00:002017-07-03Despite some weakness in the main singers, the overall level of musical performances was consistently high in Leipzig, with a stark and effective production.Leipzig's Ring Cycle concludes with a satisfying Götterdämmerungen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-gotterdammerung-oper-leipzig-gilmore-schirmer-brattaberg-opernhaus-july-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/63214-foto-17-gotterdammerung-oper-leipzig-300416--tom-schulze.jpg510340The piano becomes Siegfried's funeral berthTom Schulze2017-Jul-02, Opernhaus: Götterdämmerunghttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opernhaus/gotterdammerung/02-july-2017/17-002017-07-022017-07-02OpernhausLeipzigSaxonyGermanyD 0410951.340464946454212.3814630508423https://bachtrack.com/files/48658-oper-leipzig-logo.jpg4
Four Last Songs impresses with the radiant Christiane Libor, Mahler demands a little more tension and sense of propulsion than conductor Edo de Waart provided.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-08-08UTC08:30:46+00:002016-08-08Four Last Songs impresses with the radiant Christiane Libor, Mahler demands a little more tension and sense of propulsion than conductor Edo de Waart provided.Strauss impresses but Mahler falls flat in Aucklanden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-new-zealand-symphony-edo-de-waart-christiane-libor-august-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSimon Holdenhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1888https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1888https://bachtrack.com/files/55032-simon-holden.jpgSimon is an operaphile based in Auckland, New Zealand. He wrote his
dissertation on Japanese popular music. With a background in piano and
classical music retail, he spends his time attending as much
opera or vocal concert as he can and blogs at
irishenceaway.blogspot.com.https://bachtrack.com/files/43719-christiane-libor-c-etude-arts.jpg280340Christiane LiborEtude Arts2016-Aug-05, Aotea Centre: ASB Auditorium: Strauss' Four Last Songshttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/aotea-centre-asb-auditorium/strauss-four-last-songs/05-august-2016/19-002016-08-052016-08-05Aotea Centre: ASB AuditoriumAucklandAucklandNew Zealand50 Mayoral Drive-36.8518572174.7623416https://bachtrack.com/files/63950-new-zealand-symphony-logo.jpg3
Where to place Wagner’s first opera Die Feen? Not a typical comedy, but it’s also not a tragedy. Oper Leipzig's powerful production is one to fall in love with.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-05-24UTC16:44:37+00:002016-05-24Where to place Wagner’s first opera Die Feen? Not a typical comedy, but it’s also not a tragedy. Oper Leipzig's powerful production is one to fall in love with.
Wagner’s Die Feen is Leipzig’s jewel in the crownen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-wagner-feen-oper-leipzig-may-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Pinedohttps://bachtrack.com/files/39969-die-feen-igor-durlovski-ensemble-tom-schulze.jpg300450Igor Durlovski (Fairy King)Tom Schulze | Oper Leipzig (2013)2016-May-21, Opernhaus: Die Feenhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opernhaus/die-feen/21-may-2016/18-002016-05-212016-05-21OpernhausLeipzigSaxonyGermanyD 0410951.340464946454212.3814630508423https://bachtrack.com/files/48658-oper-leipzig-logo.jpg5
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-05-18UTC14:47:28+00:002015-05-17Seattle Opera closes its season with an Ariadne auf Naxos that highlights the comedy but only fitfully comes to life in the opera within the opera. Seattle Opera: Buffing the buffa in Ariadneen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-ariadne-libor-savage-seattle-opera-may-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngThomas Mayhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15715https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15715https://bachtrack.com/files/40605-thomas-may.jpgThomas May is a writer and translator based in Seattle. His books include Decoding Wagner and The John Adams Reader, and he blogs about the arts at memeteria.com. He has written for The Washington Post, Gramophone, Listen, Symphony magazine, OPERA America, crosscut.com, and many other publications.https://bachtrack.com/files/9387-ariadne_libor_alan_alabastro.jpg510338Christiane Libor (Ariadne)Alan Alabastro2015-May-16, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall: Ariadne auf Naxoshttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/marion-oliver-mccaw-hall/ariadne-auf-naxos/16-may-2015/19-302015-05-162015-05-16Marion Oliver McCaw HallSeattleWashingtonUnited States47.6245949-122.35092663
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-03-12UTC21:21:28+00:002015-03-08A pleasing performance from WNO of The Flying Dutchman, with Eric Owens brooding magnificently over the whole. Eric Owens' Flying Dutchman delivers in Washingtonen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-flying-dutchman-eric-owens-washington-march-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngHilary Strohhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/17629https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/17629https://bachtrack.com/files/289-hilary_larkin.jpgHilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books. https://bachtrack.com/files/8513-dutchman_eric_owens_scott_suchman.jpg510340Eric Owens (Dutchman)Scott Suchman for WNO2015-Mar-07, Kennedy Center: Opera House: The Flying Dutchmanhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/kennedy-center-opera-house/the-flying-dutchman/07-march-2015/19-002015-03-072015-03-21Kennedy Center: Opera HouseWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaUnited States2003738.895803-77.0556693
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-06-21UTC08:56:10+00:002016-06-20Die Festwochen präsentieren unter der musikalischen Leitung von Marc Minkowski Achim Freyers Inszenierung des Beethoven-Klassikers.Achim Freyers Fidelio - Spektakel bei den Wiener Festwochende_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-wiener-festwochen-fidelio-libor-koenig-nikitin-hawlata-juni-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSimon Haasishttps://bachtrack.com/files/41300-myimage.jpg500480Michael König (Florestan) und Christiane Libor (Leonore)Monika Rittershaus | Wiener Festwochen2016-Jun-14, Theater an der Wien: Fideliohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/theater-an-der-wien/fidelio/14-june-2016/19-302016-06-142016-06-20Theater an der WienViennaViennaAustria1060Linke Wienzeile 648.199403216.36425443
