2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-10-19UTC09:03:01+00:002017-10-17François de Carpentries' Oslo production of The Barber of Seville was both unfunny and underwhelming. An underwhelming Barber in Osloen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-barbiere-siviglia-carpentries-benzi-norwegian-national-opera-oslo-october-2017Bachtrack 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/69745-barberen-i-sevilla-2017-foto-joerg-wiesner-dsc4314-resized.jpg510340Joshua Hopkins (Figaro)Joerg Wiesner2017-Oct-12, Oslo Opera House, Main Stage: Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/oslo-opera-house-main-stage/il-barbiere-di-siviglia-the-barber-of-seville/12-october-2017/19-002017-10-122018-01-13Oslo Opera House, Main StageOsloOsloNorway59.90694110.752847http://operaen.no/en/Performances/The-Barber-of-Seville-17/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/65405-norwegian-opera-logo.jpg2
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-01-31UTC10:11:32+00:002017-01-30A musically excellent and unpretentious performance of Puccini's masterpiece from Cardiff.A musically and visually opulent La bohème from Welsh National Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-boheme-chenes-costa-jackson-welsh-national-cardiff-january-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/52228-boheme-dominick-chenes-marina-costa-jackson-photo-credit-robert-workman-resized.jpg510340Dominick Chenes (Rodolfo) and Marina Costa-Jackson (Mimì)Robert Workman2017-Jan-28, Wales Millennium Centre: La bohèmehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wales-millennium-centre/la-boheme/28-january-2017/19-152017-01-282017-02-15Wales Millennium CentreCardiffWalesUnited KingdomCF10 5ALBute Place, Cardiff
51.4649701-3.1647535https://www.wmc.org.uk/Productions/2017-2018/WNO/Laboheme17/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/38659-la-boheme.png4
Third time unlucky? After a scorching start to the summer, with superb productions of Il trittico and Flight, Opera Holland Park’s season came unstuck with a horror of a show in Daniel Slater’s Aida.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-25UTC10:55:12+00:002015-06-25Third time unlucky? After a scorching start to the summer, with superb productions of Il trittico and Flight, Opera Holland Park’s season came unstuck with a horror of a show in Daniel Slater’s Aida.Fright at the Museum: Slater’s Aida flops at Holland Parken_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-aida-slater-holland-park-london-june-2015Bachtrack 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/25052-aida_ohp_shipp_auty_workman_resized.jpg510339Heather Shipp (Amneris) and Peter Auty (Radamès)Robert Workman2015-Jun-24, Holland Park Theatre: Aidahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/holland-park-theatre/aida/24-june-2015/19-302015-06-242015-07-24Holland Park TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomW8 6LUHolland Park51.5034267980625-0.20423412322998http://www.operahollandpark.com/aida-3/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/18138-aida.jpg2
Martin Lloyd-Evan's highly sensitive production features a show-stealing performance by Richard Burkhard but is marred by problems of orchestral balance.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-07-25UTC10:30:50+00:002014-07-25Martin Lloyd-Evan's highly sensitive production features a show-stealing performance by Richard Burkhard but is marred by problems of orchestral balance.The stage manager steals the show – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opera Holland Parken_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-adriana-lecouvreur-holland-park-july-2014Bachtrack 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/6027-adriana_barker_auty_curzon.jpg510340Cheryl Barker (Adriana) and Peter Auty (Maurizio)Fritz Curzon2014-Jul-24, Holland Park Theatre: Adriana Lecouvreurhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/holland-park-theatre/adriana-lecouvreur/24-july-2014/19-302014-07-242014-08-09Holland Park TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomW8 6LUHolland Park51.5034267980625-0.20423412322998http://bookings.operahollandpark.com/single/PSDetail.aspx?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&psn=4817https://bachtrack.com/files/15338-adriana_1.jpg3
Whatever Puccini’s Madama Butterfly has going for it, it isn’t suspense – everything that’s going to happen is spelled out the first few pages of the score, as Pinkerton chuckles that the marriage contracts in Japan are as flexible as the property leases, renegotiable on a monthly basis, and toasts the day he gets married “for real” to an American bride.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:45:51+00:002013-06-12Anne Sophie Duprels and Paul Higgins fail to impress in Holland's Park's Madama ButterflyA lacklustre Butterfly at Holland Parken_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-opera-holland-park-butterflyBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRoger Smithhttps://bachtrack.com/files/2728-anne_sophie_duprels_and_patricia_orr_in_opera_holland_parks_madam_butterfly___june_2013___credit_fritz_curzon.jpg400400Anne-Sophie Duprels and Patricia Orr Fritz Curzon2013-Jun-08, Holland Park Theatre: Madama Butterflyhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-opera-holland-park-butterfly2013-06-082013-07-04Holland Park TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomW8 6LUHolland Park51.5034267980625-0.20423412322998http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/operahollandpark/booktickets.aspx#.UQagdb801VI?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/12678-ohp_butt_sq.jpg2
After their Mascagni debut last year, with L’amico Fritz (the composer’s first post-Cavalleria opera), Opera Holland Park have set out to uncover more music from the so-called ‘one-hit-wonder’ – still known to most for his smash verismo opera alone.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:28:07+00:002012-06-25Francesca Vella reviews Opera Holland Park's double bill of Mascagni's Zanetto and Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.Zanetto and Gianni Schicchi: Opera Holland Park's Florentine Double Billen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-opera-holland-park-zanetto-gianni-schicchiBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngFrancesca Vellahttps://bachtrack.com/files/1448-schicchi_143.jpg400400Gianni Schicchi at Opera Holland Park Fritz Curzon2012-Jun-22, Holland Park Theatre: Gianni Schicchi and Zanetto Double Billhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-opera-holland-park-zanetto-gianni-schicchi2012-06-222012-07-14Holland Park TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomW8 6LUHolland Park51.5034267980625-0.20423412322998http://www.operahollandpark.com/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/11038-gianni_schicchi.jpg3
L’immense étoile de l’Opéra de Paris Marie-Agnès Gillot a fait ses adieux à la scène de l’Opéra de Paris fin mars dans l’un des rôles les plus marquants de sa carrière : l’Eurydice du ballet-opéra Orphée et Eurydice de Pina Bausch, chef d’œuvre indépassable du XXè siècle.
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-04-03UTC14:35:24+00:002018-04-01L’immense étoile de l’Opéra de Paris Marie-Agnès Gillot a fait ses adieux à la scène de l’Opéra de Paris fin mars dans l’un des rôles les plus marquants de sa carrière : l’Eurydice du ballet-opéra Orphée et Eurydice de Pina Bausch, chef d’œuvre indépassable du XXè siècle.Une dernière danse poignante pour une immense étoilefr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-orphee-eurydice-pina-bausch-marie-agnes-gillot-ballet-opera-palais-garnier-paris-mars-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngLaurine Morthahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15929https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15929https://bachtrack.com/files/235-photo_laurine.jpgDanseuse amatrice depuis 20 ans, Laurine est une habituée des scènes parisiennes, classiques et contemporaines, et a été chorégraphe d'une comédie musicale amateur.https://bachtrack.com/files/80269-marie-agnes-gillot---stephane-bullion---orphee-et-eurydice-photo-yonathan-kellerman-onp1160.jpg510350Marie-Agnès Gillot et Stéphane Bullion, Orphée et EurydiceYonathan Kellerman | Opéra national de Paris2018-Mar-24, Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris): Orphée et Eurydicehttps://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/palais-garnier-opera-de-paris/orphee-et-eurydice/24-march-2018/19-302018-03-242018-04-06Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris)ParisÎle-de-FranceFrance7500948.8711167034643952.331681177020073https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/season-17-18/ballet/orphee-et-eurydice?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/51551-opera-national-de-paris-logo.jpg5
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-02-29UTC13:20:32+00:002016-02-28In der Göteborger Inszenierung der Butterfly gab es viel zu hören, viel zu sehen, viel zu erleben: so soll Oper sein!Zusammenspiel von Ost und West: Madame Butterfly in der Göteborger Operde_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-goteborgs-operan-butterfly-jung-nan-yoon-katarina-giotas-marcelo-puente-manlio-benzi-februar-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKatharina Hogrefehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19308https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19308https://bachtrack.com/files/35355-katharina_hogrefe_335x300.jpgKatharina, originally coming from Graz, is currently studying towards a degree in Materials Chemistry in Göteborg. She has a great passion for classical music from Lieder to dramatic orchestral works. She particularly likes music by Bach, Brahms and Mahler.https://bachtrack.com/files/35380-goteborg_butterfly_katarina_giotas_jung_nan_yoon_c_mats_backer_500.jpg500333Katarina Giotas (Suzuki) und Jung Nan Yoon (Cio-Cio-San)Mats Bäcker | Göteborgs Operan2016-Feb-13, GöteborgsOperan: Madama Butterflyhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/goteborgsoperan/madama-butterfly/13-february-2016/18-002016-02-132016-05-18GöteborgsOperanGothenburgVästra GötalandSwedenSE 41104Christina Nilssons Gata57.710245811.9632948http://en.opera.se/forestallningar/madame-butterfly-2015-2016/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/30301-logo_square_240.jpg4