2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-01-19UTC16:02:21+00:002018-01-19Invigorating in the pit, Britten’s Billy Budd never gets its sea legs on the National Theatre stage.Anchors askew in Pragueen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-billy-budd-prague-national-theatre-spinar-margita-saks-bolduc-january-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngFrank Kuznikhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15293https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15293https://bachtrack.com/files/213-frank_kuznik.jpgFrank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe's premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the U.S., Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. Frank's new book "Festival Europe 2015: 70 Enchanting Places to Hear the World's Greatest Music" is now available to purchase. https://bachtrack.com/files/74731-billy-budd-stefan-margita-c-patrik-borecky.jpg510340Štefan Margita (Captain Vere)Patrik Borecký2018-Jan-18, National Theatre (Národní divadlo): Billy Buddhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/national-theatre-narodni-divadlo/billy-budd/18-january-2018/19-002018-01-182018-04-27National Theatre (Národní divadlo)PragueCentral Bohemian RegionCzech Republic11000Ostrovní 1, Praha 150.08116555876714.413526058197http://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/en/show/11988?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&s=308https://bachtrack.com/files/49950-prague-national-theatre.jpg3
A successful concert hall Rake's Progress at the Edinburgh International Festival with an impressively strong cast of singers, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Royal Conservatoire Voices under Sir Andrew Davis.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-08-14UTC08:51:46+00:002015-08-13A successful concert hall Rake's Progress at the Edinburgh International Festival with an impressively strong cast of singers, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Royal Conservatoire Voices under Sir Andrew Davis.Too good to be true: A very fine Rakes Progress at the Edinburgh International Festivalen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rakes-progress-staples-saks-edinburgh-festival-august-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Smythehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/994https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/994https://bachtrack.com/files/40601-david-smythe.jpgDavid the farmer was drawn into music through choirs, orchestras, taking part in and directing 'serious' opera as a student. Passionate about live classical music, particularly chamber opera, unusual pieces and events and giving the next generation the tools to engage with the classical world.https://bachtrack.com/files/27034-gidon_saks_johan_persson_cropped.jpg300427Gidon SaksJohan Persson2015-Aug-12, Usher Hall: Rakes Progresshttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/usher-hall/rakes-progress/12-august-2015/19-302015-08-122015-08-12Usher HallEdinburghScotlandUnited KingdomEH1 2EA55.9471572627242-3.204960823059084
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-05-27UTC15:26:55+00:002014-05-25Deutsche Oper Berlin’s Billy Budd, although musically satisfying, suffers through an ambiguously set production. All at sea in Berlin: Billy Budd at the Deutsche Operen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-budd-runnicles-berlin-may-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMax Woodshttps://bachtrack.com/files/5404-deutsche_oper_billy_budd_marcus_lieberenz.jpg510339John Chest (Billy Budd)Marcus Lieberenz2014-May-22, Deutsche Oper: Billy Buddhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/deutsche-oper/billy-budd/22-may-2014/19-302014-05-222014-06-06Deutsche OperBerlinBerlinGermanyBismarckstraße 3552.511913.308289999999943http://www.deutscheoperberlin.de/en_EN/repertoire/billy-budd.926587?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/13903-billy_budd_donald_runnicles__c__simon_pauly.jpg3
There’s something quite strongly “neoclassical” about the whole historically-informed performance movement. Someone like Sir John Eliot Gardiner, who has championed the use of detailed historical knowledge of performance practice and instruments, has never actually been attempting to transport us all back to the 18th century. That would be futile, obviously.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:43:16+00:002013-04-26Paul Kilbey reviews John Eliot Gardiner's 70th birthday concert at the Barbican, with the LSO in two Stravinsky works.Sir John Eliot Gardiner at 70 with the LSO and Stravinskyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-barbican-lso-gardiner-70th-stravinskyBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPaul Kilbeyhttps://bachtrack.com/files/2548-jeg.jpg400400Sir John Eliot Gardiner Sheila Rock for Decca2013-Apr-25, Barbican Hall: Sir John Eliot Gardiner 70th Birthday Concerthttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/barbican-hall/sir-john-eliot-gardiner-70th-birthday-concert/25-april-2013/19-302013-04-252013-04-25Barbican HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomEC2Y 8DSSilk Street51.519879294526-0.091710090637207http://lso.co.uk/page/144/Barbican-Concerts/507?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/66894-lso2017logo.jpg5
It’s not often that operas in English get performed in Germany, and so I was somewhat surprised to see such a large and important company as the Berliner Staatsoper taking on Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:40:37+00:002013-03-12Matthew Lynch reviews The Rake's Progress at the Berliner Staatsoper im Schiller Theater.The progress of a rake in Berlin: Krzysztof Warlikowski's production with the Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-berlin-staatsoper-rakes-progress-warlikowskiBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMatthew Lynchhttps://bachtrack.com/files/2372-rakes_progress_xix__c__ruth_walz.jpg400400Gidon Saks as Nick Shadow Ruth Walz2013-Mar-09, Staatsoper at Schiller Theater: The Rake's Progresshttps://bachtrack.com/listing-berlin-staatsoper-rakes-progress-warlikowski2013-03-092013-03-16Staatsoper at Schiller TheaterBerlinBerlinGermany10625Bismarckstraße 11052.512264813.3181129http://www.staatsoper-berlin.org/en_EN/calendar/10725197?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/11733-rakes_progress_xviii__c__ruth_walz.jpg3
The overture to Der Freischütz is a familiar concert warm-up, but the opera itself is a rarer find these days. It wasn't always so. With over fifty performances in the eighteen months following its 1821 Berlin debut, Weber's spooky tale of souls traded for magic bullets was an instant hit.
2011Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:20:06+00:002011-09-11Two composers for the price of one - Der Freischütz at the PromsTwo composers for the price of one - Der Freischütz at the Promsen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-prom-73-eliot-gardiner-der-freischutzBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngIntermezzohttps://bachtrack.com/files/720-prom_73___sir_john_eliot_gardiner__andrew_kennedy__matthew_brook.jpg400400Sir John Eliot Gardiner & Andrew Kennedy BBC / Chris Christodoulou2011-Sep-09, Royal Albert Hall: Prom 73: Weber arr. Berlioz - Der Freischützhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-prom-73-eliot-gardiner-der-freischutz2011-09-092011-09-09Royal Albert HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSW7 2APKensington Gore51.5014299260821-0.17751932144165http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/78814-artwork-for-events--1-.jpg4