The use in the score of ancient musical instruments is what differentiates this work: pifferi, a lute, a “viola pomposa” give this work a distinctive flavour.
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-04-17UTC14:26:31+00:002018-04-16The use in the score of ancient musical instruments is what differentiates this work: pifferi, a lute, a “viola pomposa” give this work a distinctive flavour.Breaking with Verismo: Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini returns to La Scalaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-zandonai-francesca-rimini-pountney-scala-milan-april-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRenato Vergahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22768https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22768https://bachtrack.com/files/46433-renato-verga.jpgRenato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.https://bachtrack.com/files/81248-133x-k61a7252-maria-jose-siri-e-marcelo-puente-resized.jpg510340Maria José Siri (Francesca) and Marcelo Puente (Paolo)Brescia & Amisano | Teatro alla Scala2018-Apr-15, La Scala: Francesca da Riminihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/la-scala/francesca-da-rimini/15-april-2018/20-002018-04-152018-05-13La ScalaMilanLombardyItaly20121 45.46747481688779.18944120407104http://www.teatroallascala.org/en/season/2017-2018/opera/francesca-da-rimini.html?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/60814-06-francesca.png4
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-03-19UTC13:00:26+00:002018-03-19David Pountney’s 2014 staging was revived in Naples with good singing and empathetic conducting.From darkness to light for Rossini's Mosè in Egitto in Naplesen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-mose-egitto-pountney-giuseppini-san-carlo-theatre-naples-march-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngLorenzo Fioritohttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6178https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6178https://bachtrack.com/files/40589-lorenzo-fiorito.jpgLorenzo Fiorito PhD holds degrees in Modern Languages and Literatures and in the Humanities. He is a linguist, a lecturer, and head of the International Area at Online University Pegaso, Naples, Italy. He is a reviewer of poetry, a music lover, and an opera buff.https://bachtrack.com/files/78907-mose-in-egitto-phfsqueglia-0476.jpg510340Carmela Remigio (Elcia) and Enea Scala (Osiride)F. Squeglia2018-Mar-15, Teatro di San Carlo: Mosè in Egittohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/teatro-di-san-carlo/mose-in-egitto/15-march-2018/20-002018-03-152018-03-20Teatro di San CarloNaplesCampaniaItaly8013240.837957514.2499275http://www.teatrosancarlo.it/it/spettacoli/mose-in-egitto.html?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/39297-teatro-di-san-carlo-logo.jpg4
Stellar voices and orcheatra and some inspired staging choices elevate an otherwise heavy-handed production of Pelléas et Mélisande from the WNO at the Hong Kong Arts Festival.
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-03-19UTC15:34:44+00:002018-03-18Stellar voices and orcheatra and some inspired staging choices elevate an otherwise heavy-handed production of Pelléas et Mélisande from the WNO at the Hong Kong Arts Festival.Luminous performances lift heavy-metal staging of Pelléas et Mélisandeen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-pelleas-melisande-pountney-imbrailo-adamonyte-welsh-national-hong-kong-festival-march-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCarla Escodahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11258https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11258https://bachtrack.com/files/68672-carla-escoda.jpgCarla writes about the arts for various publications including Bachtrack, KQED Arts (the northern California public media broadcaster) and ballettothepeople. In previous lives, Carla worked in scientific research, in project finance in Asia, and taught ballet in San Francisco. Prior to that, she trained as a ballet and modern dancer, and performed with the Yaledancers while getting her undergraduate degrees in Engineering and Applied Science and French Literature, and her graduate degree in Engineering.https://bachtrack.com/files/78931-wno-pelleas-and-melisande---jurgita-adamonyte--melisande--and-jacques-imbrailo--pelleas---photo-credit---clive-barda-418-resized.jpg510340Jurgita Adamonytė (Mélisande) and Jacques Imbrailo (Pelléas)Clive Barda2018-Mar-15, Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Grand Theatre: Welsh National Opera: Pelléas et Mélisandehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/hong-kong-cultural-centre-grand-theatre/welsh-national-opera-pelleas-et-melisande/15-march-2018/19-302018-03-152018-03-17Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Grand TheatreHong KongHong KongChina10 Salisbury Road,Kowloon22.2941016223562114.170795202194
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-02-03UTC14:47:01+00:002018-02-02When the entire plot is triggered by a freak accident, you can't blame director David Pountney for making Fate itself one of the key characters. Wheel of Fortune: Preziosilla spins Pountney's Force of Destinyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-forza-del-destino-pountney-rizzi-williams-jones-cansino-gringyte-welsh-national-opera-cardiff-february-2018Bachtrack 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/75934-la-forza-del-destino--justina-gringyte-preziosilla--photo-credit-richard-hubert-smith-3030-resized.jpg510340Justina Gringyte (Preziosilla)Richard Hubert Smith2018-Feb-02, Wales Millennium Centre: La forza del destinohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wales-millennium-centre/la-forza-del-destino/02-february-2018/18-302018-02-022018-02-17Wales Millennium CentreCardiffWalesUnited KingdomCF10 5ALBute Place, Cardiff
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David Pountney's new production of Die Walkürefor the Lyric Opera of Chicago incisively charts the tectonic shift of control over the future from Wotan to Brünnhilde.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-11-09UTC17:09:54+00:002017-11-09David Pountney's new production of Die Walküre for the Lyric Opera of Chicago incisively charts the tectonic shift of control over the future from Wotan to Brünnhilde.David Pountney's riveting Walküre opens at the Lyric Opera of Chicagoen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-walkure-pountney-owens-goerke-strid-jovanovich-davis-lyric-opera-chicago-november-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKatherine Syerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22499https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22499https://bachtrack.com/files/44395-katherine-syer.jpgKatherine Syer teaches in the Theatre Studies department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was active as an opera/music critic in the 1990s before focusing her writing on several articles and books about Wagner. Currently on sabbatical, she is working on her next book, on opera production in the 21st century.https://bachtrack.com/files/71037-christine-goerke-die-walk--re-37a5110-c-cory-weaver-resized.jpg510340Christine Goerke (Brünnhilde)Cory Weaver2017-Nov-01, Lyric Opera House: Die Walkürehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/lyric-opera-house/die-walkure/01-november-2017/17-302017-11-012017-11-30Lyric Opera HouseChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesIL6060641.88256625015544-87.63742983341217https://www.lyricopera.org/concertstickets/calendar/2017-2018/productions/lyricopera/die-walkure-opera-tickets#./Overview?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&=&_suid=148840102753705515207332976297https://bachtrack.com/files/41840-lyric-opera-chicago-logo.jpg4
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-10-11UTC08:59:56+00:002017-10-10David Pountney's House of the Dead makes for high entertainment at Welsh National Opera.An arresting From the House of the Dead at Welsh National Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-janacek-house-dead-pountney-hanus-welsh-national-opera-cardiff-october-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRohan Shottonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/242https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/242https://bachtrack.com/files/124-rohan.jpgRohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.https://bachtrack.com/files/69219-wno-from-the-house-of-the-dead--alan-oke-skuratov--photo-credit-clive-barda-0066-resized.jpg510340Alan Oke (Skuratov)Clive Barda2017-Oct-08, Wales Millennium Centre: From the House of the Deadhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wales-millennium-centre/from-the-house-of-the-dead/08-october-2017/16-002017-10-082017-10-12Wales Millennium CentreCardiffWalesUnited KingdomCF10 5ALBute Place, Cardiff
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Welsh National Opera’s new season commemorating the centenary of the 1917 Revolution with three Russian-themed works opens with both a bang and a whimper with this trenchant revival.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-10-04UTC10:33:24+00:002017-09-27Welsh National Opera’s new season commemorating the centenary of the 1917 Revolution with three Russian-themed works opens with both a bang and a whimper with this trenchant revival.Stark and spellbinding: Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina leads WNO's Russian seasonen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-khovanshchina-pountney-hayward-fulgoni-sebestyen-welsh-national-opera-cardiff-september-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKatherine Cooperhttps://bachtrack.com/files/68364-khovanshchina---robert-hayward-prince-ivan-khovansky-0063---credit-clive-barda-resized.jpg510340Robert Hayward (Khovansky)Clive Barda2017-Sep-23, Wales Millennium Centre: Khovanshchinahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wales-millennium-centre/khovanshchina/23-september-2017/19-002017-09-232017-10-07Wales Millennium CentreCardiffWalesUnited KingdomCF10 5ALBute Place, Cardiff
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2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-09-18UTC09:26:48+00:002017-09-16Elena Langer's gorgeous and tongue-in-cheek Figaro Gets a Divorce shines in Geneva, despite David Pountney's boxy libretto. Elena Langer's Figaro Gets a Divorce shines in Genevaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-langer-figaro-divorce-stout-arnet-dehn-grand-theatre-geneva-september-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngElodie Olson-Coonshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15745https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15745https://bachtrack.com/files/224-elodie.jpgOriginaire de Lorraine, Elodie Olson-Coons a fait ses études littéraires à Cambridge. Mezzo-soprano et pianiste, elle est particulièrement intéressée par la musique contemporaine et vocale.https://bachtrack.com/files/67699-figaro-gets-a-divorce-david-stout-marie-arnet-pg-c-mdougados-04-resized.jpg510340David Stout (Figaro) and Marie Arnet (Susanna)GTG | Magali Dougados2017-Sep-14, L'Opéra des Nations: Figaro Gets a Divorcehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/lopera-des-nations/figaro-gets-a-divorce/14-september-2017/19-302017-09-142017-09-26L'Opéra des NationsGenevaGenevaSwitzerland1202 GenèvePlace des Nations,1202 Genève,Switzerland46.22186416.139305700000023https://www.geneveopera.ch/programmation/saison-17-18/figaro-gets-a-divorce/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/63757-o3-figarogets-copie.jpg4
That both the lead and a second key role were ill and couldn’t sing did not bode well, yet this performance of Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera shook up the house nonetheless.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-06-09UTC10:19:41+00:002017-06-08That both the lead and a second key role were ill and couldn’t sing did not bode well, yet this performance of Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera shook up the house nonetheless.Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera in Zurich: a danse macabre of pallid beautyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-un-ballo-in-maschera-luisi-radvanovsky-guo-zurich-opera-june-2017Bachtrack 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/61366-un-ballo-in-maschera-george-petean--renato-anckarstroem--c-judith-schlosser-.png510340George Petean (Renato Anckarstroem)Judith Schlosser2017-Jun-07, Opernhaus: Un ballo in mascherahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opernhaus-1069/un-ballo-in-maschera/07-june-2017/19-002017-06-072017-06-24OpernhausZürichZürichSwitzerland8008Falkenstrasse 147.36464318.546483500000022https://www.opernhaus.ch/en/activity/detail/un-ballo-in-maschera-07-06-2017-18748/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/38665-un-ballo-in-maschera-0184.jpg4
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-02-23UTC11:40:03+00:002017-02-22A welcome opportunity to hear one of Tchaikovsky's less known operas in Naples.The Enchantress charms in Naples: Tchaikovsky's opera finally premiered in Italyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-tchaikovsky-enchantress-pountney-san-carlo-naples-february-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngLorenzo Fioritohttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6178https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6178https://bachtrack.com/files/40589-lorenzo-fiorito.jpgLorenzo Fiorito PhD holds degrees in Modern Languages and Literatures and in the Humanities. He is a linguist, a lecturer, and head of the International Area at Online University Pegaso, Naples, Italy. He is a reviewer of poetry, a music lover, and an opera buff.https://bachtrack.com/files/53884-carodejka-maria-bajankina-ph-l-romano-resized.jpg510340Maria Bajankina (Nastasya)Teatro di San Carlo | Luciano Romano2017-Feb-17, Teatro di San Carlo: The Enchantresshttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/teatro-di-san-carlo/the-enchantress/17-february-2017/20-002017-02-172017-02-25Teatro di San CarloNaplesCampaniaItaly8013240.837957514.2499275http://www.teatrosancarlo.it/en/spettacoli/l-incantatrice.html?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/39297-teatro-di-san-carlo-logo.jpg3
In spite of some questionable staging, Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its Ring cycle on a strong note with a stellar cast, notably featuring Eric Owens’ role debut as Wotan.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-07UTC10:50:16+00:002016-10-07In spite of some questionable staging, Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its Ring cycle on a strong note with a stellar cast, notably featuring Eric Owens’ role debut as Wotan.Perplexing staging not enough to derail a gloriously sung Rheingold at Lyric Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rheingold-pountney-davis-lyric-opera-chicago-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSam Jacobsonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18283https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18283https://bachtrack.com/files/26915-sam_jacobson.jpgSam Jacobson is based in Chicago. He holds a master's degree in music history and theory from the University of Chicago and regularly attends the Chicago Symphony and other cultural events around the city.https://bachtrack.com/files/47009-eric-owens-das-rheingold-lyr160928-1038-c-todd-rosenberg-resized.jpg510340Eric Owens (Wotan)Todd Rosenberg2016-Oct-01, Lyric Opera House: Das Rheingoldhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/lyric-opera-house/das-rheingold/01-october-2016/18-002016-10-012016-10-22Lyric Opera HouseChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesIL6060641.88256625015544-87.63742983341217https://www.lyricopera.org/concertstickets/calendar/2016-2017/productions/lyricopera/das-rheingold?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/41840-lyric-opera-chicago-logo.jpg3
Two parts of Puccini's triptych are directed by Michael Barker-Craven - Il tabarro and Suor Angelica - in brilliantly successful productions at Leeds Grand Theatre.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-03UTC10:06:41+00:002016-10-02Two parts of Puccini's triptych are directed by Michael Barker-Craven - Il tabarro and Suor Angelica - in brilliantly successful productions at Leeds Grand Theatre.Brilliant Il tabarro and Suor Angelica complete Opera North's Puccini triptychen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-tabarro-suor-angelica-opera-north-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRichard Wilcockshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1972https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1972https://bachtrack.com/files/152-richardwilcocks.jpgRichard Wilcocks has worked as a journalist, as a teacher and for the British Council. He sings bass with Leeds Festival Chorus.https://bachtrack.com/files/46693-il-tabarro-ivan-inverardi-opera-north-tristram-kenton.jpg510340Ivan Inverardi (Michele)Tristram Kenton2016-Oct-01, Leeds Grand Theatre: Il tabarro & Suor Angelicahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/leeds-grand-theatre/il-tabarro-suor-angelica/01-october-2016/19-002016-10-012016-10-26Leeds Grand TheatreLeedsYorkshire and the HumberUnited KingdomLS1 6NZ53.800174-1.541261https://www.operanorth.co.uk/productions/il-tabarro-suor-angelica?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/41720-il-tabarro-suor-angelica-opera-north.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-05-14UTC11:49:08+00:002016-05-14David Jones' First World War epic poem comes to musical life in Iain Bell's newly-commissioned opera.
From the Somme's trenches: Iain Bell's In Parenthesis opens at Welsh National Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-bell-in-parenthesis-pountney-welsh-national-opera-cardiff-may-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSimon Reeshttps://bachtrack.com/files/39459-wno-in-parenthesis-andrew-bidlack-marcus-farnsworth-bill-cooper.jpg510340Andrew Bidlack (Private John Ball) and Marcus Farnsworth (Lieutenant Jenkins)Bill Cooper2016-May-13, Wales Millennium Centre: In Parenthesishttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wales-millennium-centre/in-parenthesis/13-may-2016/19-152016-05-132016-06-03Wales Millennium CentreCardiffWalesUnited KingdomCF10 5ALBute Place, Cardiff
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Elena Langer and David Pountney's new WNO opera Figaro Gets a Divorce did not disappoint. Langer's new refreshing score had flair and imagination in a memorable performance.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-03-21UTC15:32:12+00:002016-03-18Elena Langer and David Pountney's new WNO opera Figaro Gets a Divorce did not disappoint. Langer's new refreshing score had flair and imagination in a memorable performance.WNO's Figaro Gets a Divorce: a memorable night in Bristolen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-figaro-divorce-langer-pountney-welsh-national-bristol-march-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlexandra Hamilton-Ayreshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/755https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/755https://bachtrack.com/files/25987-alexandra_hamilton_ayres.jpgAlexandra is a composer and journalist contributing to several arts websites. When she isn’t writing music or words, she lives a parallel life as an artist and illustrator in Bristol. She did her undergraduate degree in Music at the University of Bristol and her musical interests lie mainly in new music, music for film and minimalism. Follow her on twitter @AHamiltonAyres.https://bachtrack.com/files/36788-figaro_gets_a_divorce_alan_oke_naomi_oconnell_wno_richard_hubert_smith_resized.jpg300450Alan Oke (The Major) and Naomi O'Connell (Serafin)Richard Hubert Smith2016-Mar-17, Bristol Hippodrome: Figaro Gets a Divorcehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/bristol-hippodrome/figaro-gets-a-divorce/17-march-2016/19-152016-03-172016-03-17Bristol HippodromeBristolSouth-WestUnited KingdomBS1 4UZSt Augustine's Parade51.4531499-2.5978099999999813https://www.wno.org.uk/event/figaro-gets-divorce?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/25352-wno_figaro_divorce_image.jpg4
Rolf Wallin and Mark Ravenhill’s new opera Elysium tackles fundamental questions about humanity itself, and largely succeeds. Despite slightly uneven music and libretto, the performers shine in this sci-fi opera.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-03-22UTC17:20:58+00:002016-03-22Rolf Wallin and Mark Ravenhill’s new opera Elysium tackles fundamental questions about humanity itself, and largely succeeds. Despite slightly uneven music and libretto, the performers shine in this sci-fi opera.Not perfect, only human: Rolf Wallin’s Elysium in Osloen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-elysium-norwegian-national-opera-oslo-march-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAksel Tollålihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1284https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1284https://bachtrack.com/files/148-aksel.jpgAksel is currently studying towards a degree in musicology at the University of Oslo. At the moment he is an exchange student at Goldsmiths College in London. He is also a choral singer and a trombonist. His musical interests include 20th-cenury French music, Baroque opera and the music of Richard Strauss.https://bachtrack.com/files/36861-elysium_foto_erik_berg_03_resized.jpg510367Elysium at Norwegian National OperaErik Berg2016-Mar-12, Oslo Opera House, Main Stage: Elysiumhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/oslo-opera-house-main-stage/elysium/12-march-2016/18-002016-03-122016-04-02Oslo Opera House, Main StageOsloOsloNorway59.90694110.752847http://operaen.no/en/Performances/elysium/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/65405-norwegian-opera-logo.jpg3
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-12-10UTC16:12:56+00:002015-12-10Two American premières offer very different musical and dramatic takes on Poe's short story, and both prove gripping. At San Francisco Opera, Usher House falls dramatically... twiceen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-usher-house-chute-san-francisco-opera-december-2015Bachtrack 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/31881-usher_house_bridges_san_francisco_cory_weaver_resized.jpg510302Jason Bridges (Edgar Allan Poe in Usher House)Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera2015-Dec-08, War Memorial Opera House: The Fall of the House of Usher - Double billhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/war-memorial-opera-house/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-double-bill/08-december-2015/19-302015-12-082015-12-13War Memorial Opera HouseSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States9410237.7792798539192-122.4192273616794
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-09-14UTC09:52:40+00:002015-09-12A striking staging of Rossini's Guillaume Tell at the Grand Théâtre in Geneva: well cast, beautifully sung and impeccably choreographed.David Pountney's distinctive Guillaume Tell takes aim in Genevaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-guillaume-tell-pountney-lapointe-geneva-september-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngElodie Olson-Coonshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15745https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15745https://bachtrack.com/files/224-elodie.jpgOriginaire de Lorraine, Elodie Olson-Coons a fait ses études littéraires à Cambridge. Mezzo-soprano et pianiste, elle est particulièrement intéressée par la musique contemporaine et vocale.https://bachtrack.com/files/28126-guillaume_tell_scicolone_lapointe_geneva_magali_dougados_resized.jpg510290Amelia Scicolone (Jemmy) and Jean-François Lapointe (Tell)GTG | Magali Dougados2015-Sep-11, Grand Théâtre: Guillaume Tellhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/grand-theatre/guillaume-tell/11-september-2015/19-302015-09-112015-09-21Grand ThéâtreGenevaGenevaSwitzerland1146.20185516.14257374
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-01UTC11:01:35+00:002015-05-31Mélisande as Lulu in David Pountney's unfulfilling production of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande at Welsh National Opera. Spiral staircase and paddling pool: Pelléas et Mélisande from Welsh National Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-pelleas-melisande-pountney-welsh-national-opera-may-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSimon Reeshttps://bachtrack.com/files/23839-pelleas_melisande_wno_jurgita_adamonyte_christopher_purves_clive_barda_resized.jpg510338Jurgita Adamonyte (Mélisande) and Christopher Purves (Golaud)Clive Barda2015-May-29, Wales Millennium Centre: Pelléas and Mélisandehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wales-millennium-centre/pelleas-and-melisande/29-may-2015/19-152015-05-292015-06-06Wales Millennium CentreCardiffWalesUnited KingdomCF10 5ALBute Place, Cardiff
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The Royal Danish Opera's new production of Carl Nielsen's first opera Saul og David updates the action to the present-day Middle east and, while well-sung, comes off as overly simplistic.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-04-20UTC16:07:57+00:002015-04-20The Royal Danish Opera's new production of Carl Nielsen's first opera Saul og David updates the action to the present-day Middle east and, while well-sung, comes off as overly simplistic.The king is not well: Carl Nielsen’s Saul og David in Copenhagenen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-saul-david-pountney-royal-danish-opera-copenhagen-april-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAksel Tollålihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1284https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1284https://bachtrack.com/files/148-aksel.jpgAksel is currently studying towards a degree in musicology at the University of Oslo. At the moment he is an exchange student at Goldsmiths College in London. He is also a choral singer and a trombonist. His musical interests include 20th-cenury French music, Baroque opera and the music of Richard Strauss.https://bachtrack.com/files/9001-saul_david_signe_roderik2_resized.jpg300424Johan Reuter (Saul)Signe Roderik2015-Apr-17, The Opera House: Main Stage: Saul and Davidhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/det-kongelige-teater-main-stage/saul-and-david/17-april-2015/20-002015-04-172015-06-09The Opera House: Main StageCopenhagenHovedstadenDenmark1438Ekvipagemestervej 1055.6817512.6020210000000362
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-03-10UTC09:55:42+00:002015-03-09David Pountney's production of Mieczysław Weinberg's opera The Passenger travels to Chicago. Weinberg's The Passenger only partially successful at Lyric Opera of Chicagoen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-passenger-pountney-majeski-lyric-chicago-march-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/8505-weinberg_passenger_amanda_majeski_daveda_karanas_michael_brosilow.jpg300460Amanda Majeski (Marta) and Daveda Karanas (Liese)Michael Brosilow | Lyric Opera2015-Feb-24, Lyric Opera House: The Passengerhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/lyric-opera-house/the-passenger/24-february-2015/19-302015-02-242015-03-15Lyric Opera HouseChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesIL6060641.88256625015544-87.637429833412173
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-12-03UTC09:16:08+00:002014-11-29Zurich’s Opera House takes on Die Frau ohne Schatten, one of Richard Strauss’ most convoluted and technically demanding works. Die Frau ohne Schatten: a Strauss extravaganza in Zurichen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-frau-ohne-schatten-pountney-zurich-november-2014Bachtrack 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/7462-frosch_zurich_suzanne_schwiertz.jpg300393Suzanne Schwiertz2014-Nov-22, Opernhaus: Die Frau ohne Schattenhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opernhaus-1069/die-frau-ohne-schatten/22-november-2014/18-002014-11-222014-12-06OpernhausZürichZürichSwitzerland8008Falkenstrasse 147.36464318.546483500000022http://www.opernhaus.ch/en/activity/detail/die-frau-ohne-schatten-22-11-2014-4005/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/16009-frauohneschattenbacktrack1415.jpg3
A colour-coded Mosè in Egitto uses the paintings of Marc Chagall to inspire the costumes for the Jews and the Egyptians in this production of a Rossinian rarity.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-10-07UTC15:32:09+00:002014-10-07A colour-coded Mosè in Egitto uses the paintings of Marc Chagall to inspire the costumes for the Jews and the Egyptians in this production of a Rossinian rarity.Marc Chagall inspires a new production of Mosè in Egittoen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-mose-egitto-pountney-welsh-national-opera-october-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSimon Reeshttps://bachtrack.com/files/6833-moses_egypt_miklos_sebestyen_richard_hubert_smith.jpg510339Miklós Sebestyén (Mosè)Richard Hubert Smith2014-Oct-03, Wales Millennium Centre: Mosè in Egittohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wales-millennium-centre/mose-in-egitto/03-october-2014/19-152014-10-032014-10-05Wales Millennium CentreCardiffWalesUnited KingdomCF10 5ALBute Place, Cardiff
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2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-09-16UTC16:13:05+00:002014-09-16Welsh National Opera's new production of Rossini's William Tell shows off orchestra and chorus to their full under Carlo Rizzi's batonRossini's William Tell in fifty shades of greyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-guillaume-tell-welsh-national-rizzi-september-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSimon Reeshttps://bachtrack.com/files/6578-wno_tell_david_kempster_richard_hubert_smith.jpg275413David Kempster (Tell)Richard Hubert Smith2014-Sep-12, Wales Millennium Centre: Guillaume Tell (William Tell)https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wales-millennium-centre/guillaume-tell-william-tell/12-september-2014/18-302014-09-122014-10-04Wales Millennium CentreCardiffWalesUnited KingdomCF10 5ALBute Place, Cardiff
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Two worlds occupied by the same two women and presented, jarringly, as a single multi-story set. One is the pristine white deck of a 1960s ship bound for Brazil, and beneath it, where the hull might be, is the grey grim world of Auschwitz.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-07-15UTC09:03:54+00:002014-07-14Two worlds occupied by the same two women and presented, jarringly, as a single multi-story set. One is the pristine white deck of a 1960s ship bound for Brazil, and beneath it, where the hull might be, is the grey grim world of Auschwitz.A harrowing evening with The Passenger at Park Avenue Armoryen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-weinberg-passenger-pountney-july-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRebecca Lentjeshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2369https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2369https://bachtrack.com/files/40603-rebecca-lentjes.jpgRebecca graduated from New York University in 2012, where she studied Music and Romance Languages. She now works as an assistant editor at RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) and as manager of contemporary music collective ensemble mise-en.https://bachtrack.com/files/5965-passenger_melody_moore_michelle_breedt_joseph_kaiser_stephanie_berger.jpg510340Melody Moore (Marta), Michelle Breedt (Lisa) and Joseph Kaiser (Walter)Stephanie Berger2014-Jul-10, Park Avenue Armory: The Passengerhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/park-avenue-armory/the-passenger/10-july-2014/19-302014-07-102014-07-13Park Avenue ArmoryNew York CityNew YorkUnited StatesNY 10065643 Park Avenue40.7676163-73.96623974
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-06-20UTC15:05:27+00:002014-06-20How does Usher House stand up? Like the house, it doesn’t. Welsh National Opera's double bill based on The Fall of the House of Usher underwhelms.Usher House double bill fails to stand upen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-usher-house-getty-debussy-wno-june-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSimon Reeshttps://bachtrack.com/files/5713-wno_usher_robert_hayward_anna_gorbachyova_stephen_cummiskey.jpg510340Robert Hayward (Roderick Usher) and Anna Gorbachyova (Madeline Usher)Stephen Cummiskey2014-Jun-13, Wales Millennium Centre: The Fall of the House of Usherhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wales-millennium-centre/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher/13-june-2014/20-002014-06-132014-06-15Wales Millennium CentreCardiffWalesUnited KingdomCF10 5ALBute Place, Cardiff
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Is it possible for us to feel a shred of sympathy for Lulu, surely one of opera’s most notorious anti-heroines, even when she meets her grizzly demise at the coda of Berg’s eponymous masterwork? I think it speaks volumes about the astonishing quality of soprano Marie Arnet’s performance that my answer to this question after seeing Welsh National Opera’s new production of Lulu is a most def
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:40:21+00:002013-03-07Peter Marks reviews David Pountney's new WNO production at Birmingham Hippodrome.David Pountney and Welsh National Opera's superb new Lulu in Birminghamen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-birmingham-wno-lulu-pountney-arnetBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPeter Markshttps://bachtrack.com/files/2351-wno_lulu___marie_arnet__lulu__photo_credit_clive_barda_4067.jpg400400WNO Lulu: Marie Arnet (Lulu) Clive Barda2013-Mar-05, Birmingham Hippodrome: Luluhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-birmingham-wno-lulu-pountney-arnet2013-03-052013-03-05Birmingham HippodromeBirminghamWest MidlandsUnited KingdomB5 4TB52.4747428408937-1.89758777618408http://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/WhatsOn_focus.asp?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&showId=1752https://bachtrack.com/files/12334-bachtrack_lulu.jpg4
The glittering white of a luxury cruise liner above, the darkened hell of the concentration camp below. Johan Engels' set for Weinberg's The Passenger, first seen at the Bregenz festival in 2010 and now at the ENO in London, is one of the most striking and effective opera sets I've ever seen, both framing the action and adding colour.
2011Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:20:21+00:002011-09-20Draining but rewarding - Weinberg's The Passenger at ENOen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-weinberg-the-passenger-enoBachtrack 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/735-the_passenger_company_3_credit_catherine_ashmore.jpg400400 Catherine Ashmore2011-Sep-19, The London Coliseum: The Passengerhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-weinberg-the-passenger-eno2011-09-192011-09-19The London ColiseumLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2N 4ESSt. Martin's Lane51.5097808100746-0.126857757568359http://www.eno.org/book-now.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=8104https://bachtrack.com/files/58738-eno-logo.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-04-20UTC15:51:24+00:002016-04-12Im Janáček’schen Familien- und Beziehungschaos glänzten Dirigent Ingo Metzmacher und das Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper.
Jenůfas Beziehungsstatus: Es ist kompliziert!de_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-jenufa-denoke-twarowska-helzel-talaba-franz-metzmacher-wiener-staatsoper-april-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngIsabella Steppanhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16631https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16631https://bachtrack.com/files/266-photo_isabella.jpgIsabella lebt in Graz und studiert Deutsch, Philosophie/Psychologie und Russisch auf Lehramt. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.https://bachtrack.com/files/38220-jenufa_89389_denoke_roeschmann_c_michael_pohn_500.jpg500353Angela Denoke (Buryjowka) und Dorothea Röschmann (Jenůfa)Michael Pöhn | Wiener Staatsoper2016-Apr-06, Staatsoper: Jenůfahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/jenufa/06-april-2016/00-002016-04-062016-04-20StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=961265955https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3