2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-02-19UTC10:48:26+00:002018-02-18With many costume changes, notably into a Sun-King with very prominent phalic sunburst, Houtzeel held centre-stage in the title role.Periwigs and a plane tree: Baroque bawdiness at Komische Oper Berlinen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-handel-xerxes-herheim-houtzeel-komische-oper-berlin-february-2018Bachtrack 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/76878-xerxes-stephanie-houtzeel-nina-bernsteiner-nora-friedrichs-4875--mg-2846-jaro-suffner-resized.jpg510340Stephanie Houtzeel (Xerses), Nina Bernsteiner (Romila) and Nora Friedrichs (Atalanta)Jaro Suffner2018-Feb-09, Komische Oper Berlin: Serse (Xerxes)https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/komische-oper-berlin/serse-xerxes/09-february-2018/19-302018-02-092018-03-20Komische Oper BerlinBerlinBerlinGermanyBehrenstraße 55-5752.5157213.387089999999944https://bachtrack.com/files/56699-kob-xerxes--karl-forster.jpg4
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-01-23UTC15:26:43+00:002018-01-22The Temple of Opera has opened its doors to operetta. For the first time the Teatro alla Scala is staging Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus.Fledermaus debuts at La Scala but misses some sparkleen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-fledermaus-meister-mei-sonn-scala-milan-january-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/74970-atto-terzo-250-k65a7027-resized.jpg510340Act 3, Die FledermausBrescia/Amisano | Teatro alla Scala2018-Jan-19, La Scala: Die Fledermaus (Il pipistrello)https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/la-scala/die-fledermaus-il-pipistrello/19-january-2018/20-002018-01-192018-02-11La ScalaMilanLombardyItaly20121 45.46747481688779.18944120407104https://bachtrack.com/files/60810-02-fledermaus.png3
Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen's new production of Hindemith's meditation on art and politics, Mathis der Maler, draws upon the Ruhr's modern art legacy.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-10-30UTC09:41:34+00:002017-10-29Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen's new production of Hindemith's meditation on art and politics, Mathis der Maler, draws upon the Ruhr's modern art legacy.Local colour: Mathis der Maler in the Ruhren_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-hindemith-mathis-maler-schulz-baumann-revier-gelsenkirchen-october-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMatthew Ryehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19100https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19100https://bachtrack.com/files/24809-matthew_rye.jpgMatthew read music at Oxford and has worked in music journalism for 30 years as a writer, critic and editor. He has written numerous programme and CD booklet notes, spent 13 years as a Daily Telegraph critic, worked at BBC Music Magazine and was reviews editor of The Strad, for which he continues to write. He also writes for The Wagner Journal and Opera Now and blogs at ferneklang.blogspot.co.uk. He was general editor of 1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die (Cassell Illustrated, 2007) and is the author of a new series of eBooks, Masterpieces of Music (Erudition).https://bachtrack.com/files/70388-mir-mathis--c--karl-monikaforster--7--resized.jpg510340Urban Malmberg (Mathis)Karl & Monika Forster2017-Oct-28, Musiktheater im Revier: Mathis der Malerhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/musiktheater-im-revier/mathis-der-maler/28-october-2017/19-302017-10-282017-12-30Musiktheater im RevierGelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-WestphaliaGermany45881Kennedyplatz51.514167.09143
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-11-02UTC14:04:39+00:002016-10-23Balázs Kovalik's new dystopian Turandot is musically rousing but let down by a production that's more 1970s TV series than slick modern sci-fi. Mixed success for Leipzig's futuristic Turandoten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-turandot-kovalik-wilson-oper-leipzig-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngHugo Shirleyhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22604https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22604https://bachtrack.com/files/45170-hugo-shirley.jpgHugo Shirley is a Berlin-based writer and musicologist. He has written widely as a critic, including for The Spectator, the Financial Times and Daily Telegraph, and has held editorial posts at both Opera and Gramophone. He was editor of 30-Second Opera (Ivy Press, 2015) and is currently working on a critical study of Strauss and Hofmannsthal’s Die Frau ohne Schatten, based on his doctoral thesis. He blogs at http://hugoshirley.blogspot.co.uk and tweets as @hugojeshirley.https://bachtrack.com/files/47792-turandot-jennifer-wilson-oper-leipzig-tom-schulze-resized.jpg510340Jennifer Wilson (Turandot)Tom Schulze2016-Oct-22, Opernhaus: Turandothttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opernhaus/turandot/22-october-2016/19-002016-10-222017-04-16OpernhausLeipzigSaxonyGermanyD 0410951.340464946454212.3814630508423https://bachtrack.com/files/48658-oper-leipzig-logo.jpg3
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-11-24UTC11:00:17+00:002014-11-22Zombie clowns abound in Stefan Herheim's uncomfortably comical and upsetting Copenhagen production of Alban Berg's Lulu.Send in the clowns: Stefan Herheim’s Lulu in Copenhagenen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-lulu-herheim-bundgaard-royal-danish-copenhagen-november-2014Bachtrack 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/7378-danish_royal_opera_lulu_miklos_szabo2.jpg300442Gisela Stille (Lulu)Miklos Szabo2014-Nov-20, The Opera House: Main Stage: Luluhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/det-kongelige-teater-main-stage/lulu/20-november-2014/19-002014-11-202014-11-20The Opera House: Main StageCopenhagenHovedstadenDenmark1438Ekvipagemestervej 1055.6817512.6020210000000365
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-06-27UTC15:07:45+00:002014-06-14For an inventive production, fine singing and magnificent orchestral playing, this new Leipzig Die Frau ohne Schatten deserves every success.Marble and grit in Strauss’ 'problem child' in Leipzigen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-frau-ohne-schatten-leipzig-schirmer-june-2014Bachtrack 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/5638-frosch_schneider_soffel_kirsten_nijhof.jpg275408Simone Schneider (The Empress) and Doris Soffel (The Nurse)Kirsten Nihof2014-Jun-12, Opernhaus: Die Frau ohne Schatten - Dress Rehearsalhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-frau-ohne-schatten-leipzig-schirmer-june-20142014-06-122014-06-12OpernhausLeipzigSaxonyGermanyD 0410951.340464946454212.3814630508423
Puccini is one of opera’s best loved composers. With so many popular titles to his name, it is somewhat surprising how infrequently his first great success, Manon Lescaut, is performed today. What makes this even more unusual is the opera’s universal appeal.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:40:14+00:002013-03-05Matthew Lynch reviews Puccini's Manon Lescaut in Stefan Herheim's production for the Semperoper, Dresden.The highs and lows of Stefan Herheim's Manon Lescaut at the Dresden Semperoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-dresden-semperoper-manon-lescaut-herheimBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMatthew Lynchhttps://bachtrack.com/files/2341-3601_manon_02.jpg400400Thiago Arancam (Renato des Grieux), Norma Fantini (Manon Lescaut) Matthias Creutziger2013-Mar-02, Semperoper: Manon Lescauthttps://bachtrack.com/listing-dresden-semperoper-manon-lescaut-herheim2013-03-022013-03-02SemperoperDresdenSaxonyGermany01067Theaterplatz 251.054259819621513.73544752597813
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-03-07UTC09:39:06+00:002018-03-06Yona Kim begräbt am Nationaltheater Mannheim Verdis Frühwerk Ernani unter einer revolutionären Bildlast.Aus den Trümmern des Belcanto: Verdis Ernani am Nationaltheater Mannheimde_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-verdi-ernani-yona-kim-reiners-clark-abdulla-kakhidze-anikin-nationaltheater-mannheim-maerz-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSarah Donata Schneiderhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22272https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22272https://bachtrack.com/files/42260-bild-schneider.jpgDie Liebe zur Oper entdeckte Sarah durch Ursel und Karl-Ernst Herrmanns Pariser Inszenierung von La clemenza di Tito. Seit Abschluss ihres Magisterstudiums mit einer interdisziplinären Arbeit über Richard Wagner promoviert sie am Mainzer Institut für Theaterwissenschaft über deren Mozartinszenierungen. Neben Wagner und Strauss gilt ihre Leidenschaft besonders dem Verismo. Musik ist für sie „Teil des schwingenden Weltalls“ (Busoni).https://bachtrack.com/files/78040-myimage.jpg510340Irakli Kakhidze (Ernani), Miriam Clark (Elvira) und Evez Abdulla (Don Carlo)Hans Jörg Michel2018-Feb-24, Nationaltheater: Opernhaus: Ernanihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/nationaltheater-opernhaus/ernani/24-february-2018/19-002018-02-242018-04-11Nationaltheater: OpernhausMannheimBaden-WürttembergGermany68161Mozartstraße 949.489498.47849999999994https://bachtrack.com/files/42164-national-theater-mannheim-logo.jpg3
In der Wiederaufnahme von Stefan Herheims Inszenierung fällt die Kunst (wieder) aus dem Rahmen und hat dabei vor allem musikalisch einiges an Feuer zu bieten.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-06-10UTC15:03:00+00:002016-06-10In der Wiederaufnahme von Stefan Herheims Inszenierung fällt die Kunst (wieder) aus dem Rahmen und hat dabei vor allem musikalisch einiges an Feuer zu bieten.Nachts im Museum: Carmen an der Grazer Operde_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-carmen-kaiser-muehle-brommer-butter-oper-graz-juni-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/40806-carmen-martin-muehle--don-jose---dshamilja-kaiser--carmen--c-werner-kmetitsch.jpg300450Martin Muehle (Don José) und Dshamilja Kaiser (Carmen)Werner Kmetitsch | Oper Graz2016-Jun-08, Oper Graz: Wiederaufnahme: Carmenhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/oper-graz/wiederaufnahme-carmen/08-june-2016/19-002016-06-082016-06-24Oper GrazGrazStyriaAustria8010Kaiser-Josef-Platz 1047.068992315.445962https://bachtrack.com/files/65545-oper-graz-logo.jpg4
Entre l'imaginaire de Pedro Calderon, celui de Lewis Caroll ou encore de Jonathan Swift, cette nouvelle production signée Stefan Herheiminvite à la réflexion sur la frontière entre folie et sommeil, illusion et réalité, amour et raison.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-03-16UTC15:35:56+00:002016-03-16Entre l'imaginaire de Pedro Calderon, celui de Lewis Caroll ou encore de Jonathan Swift, cette nouvelle production signée Stefan Herheim invite à la réflexion sur la frontière entre folie et sommeil, illusion et réalité, amour et raison.Le songe des Maîtres chanteurs à l'Opéra Bastillefr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-meistersinger-von-nurnberg-herheim-jordan-finley-groissbock-kleiter-opera-bastille-paris-mars-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAnne-Laure Fauberthttps://bachtrack.com/files/36562-gerald_finley__hans_sachs__et_bo_skovhus__sixtus_beckmesser___c__vincent_pontet_opera_de_paris_resized.jpg510330Gerald Finley (Hans Sachs) et Bo Skovhus (Sixtus Beckmesser)Vincent Pontet | Opéra de Paris2016-Mar-01, Opéra Bastille: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberghttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opera-bastille/die-meistersinger-von-nurnberg/01-march-2016/17-302016-03-012016-03-28Opéra BastilleParisÎle-de-FranceFrance75012120 rue de Lyon48.8526362.370025https://bachtrack.com/files/51551-opera-national-de-paris-logo.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-03-14UTC13:18:59+00:002016-03-12Die Bayerische Staatsoper inszeniert Verdis Un ballo in maschera in stummfilmhafter Eleganz und setzt dabei insbesondere auf ausdrucksstarke Stimmen.Premiere: Bayerische Staatsoper versetzt Un Ballo in Maschera ins 20. Jahrhundertde_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-premiere-un-ballo-di-maschera-beczala-harteros-petean-von-der-damerau-bayerische-staatsoper-maerz-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngNorman Schwarzehttps://bachtrack.com/files/36339-bayerische_staatsoper_ballo_in_maschera_von_der_damerau_ulrica_beczala_riccardo_fomina_oscar_petean_renato_chor_c_wilfri.jpg500318O. von der Damerau (Ulrica), P. Beczala (Riccardo), S. Fomina (Oscar), G. Petean (Rentato) & ChorWilfried Hösl | Bayerische Staatsoper2016-Mar-06, Nationaltheater: Un ballo in mascherahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/nationaltheater-1927/un-ballo-in-maschera/06-march-2016/19-002016-03-062016-04-01NationaltheaterMunichBavariaGermany48.13976660697811.578522324562https://bachtrack.com/files/24251-curtain_1.jpg3
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-01-05UTC09:02:06+00:002015-01-04La mise en scène de Stefan Herheim scrute l’ambiguïté de la nymphe tchèque dans une éblouissante production.Rusalka meets Rocky Horror : Dvořák et ses miroirs à l’Opéra de Lyon fr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-rusalka-dvorak-opera-de-lyon-decembre-2014Bachtrack 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/7763-rusalkacjean_pierre_maurin2014_20526f.jpg620379Jean-Pierre Maurin2014-Dec-15, Opéra Nouvel: Rusalka, Op.114https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opera-nouvel/rusalka-op114/15-december-2014/20-002014-12-152015-01-01Opéra NouvelLyonAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance690011 Place de la Comédie45.7677923901339064.8366115987300875
Lady Gaga + Captain Jack Sparrow = Xerxes. Nach dieser Formel inszenierte Stefan Herheim Händels Oper als barocken Bilderrausch, der mit großartigen musikalischen Leistungen zum vollen Erfolg wurde.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-12-02UTC19:44:48+00:002014-11-30Lady Gaga + Captain Jack Sparrow = Xerxes. Nach dieser Formel inszenierte Stefan Herheim Händels Oper als barocken Bilderrausch, der mit großartigen musikalischen Leistungen zum vollen Erfolg wurde.Händels Xerxes als barocke Muppet-Show in der Oper Grazde_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-haendel-xerxes-junghaenel-graz-november-2014Bachtrack 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/7473-oper_graz_xerxes_serse___tatjana_miyus_atalanta_stephanie_houtzeel_xerxes_margareta_klobucar_romilda_kanone.jpg350406Tatjana Miyus (Atalanta), Stephanie Houtzeel (Xerxes) & Margareta Klobučar (Romilda)Karl Forster / Oper Graz2014-Nov-29, Oper Graz: Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/oper-graz/serse-xerxes-hwv-40/29-november-2014/19-002014-11-292015-03-15Oper GrazGrazStyriaAustria8010Kaiser-Josef-Platz 1047.068992315.4459624
