2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-06-23UTC08:52:03+00:002017-06-22After all the speculation, Jonas Kaufmann made his role debut as Otello at The Royal Opera – an impressive, if not unqualified, success. A bronze-toned lion of Venice: Kaufmann debuts as Otello at Covent Gardenen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-otello-kaufmann-pappano-warner-agresta-vratogna-royal-opera-june-2017Bachtrack 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/62414-2796ashm-1368-jonas-kaufmann-as-otello--marco-vratogna-as-iago--maria-agresta-as-desdemona--c--roh--photo-by-catherine-ashmore-resized.jpg510340Jonas Kaufmann (Otello)ROH | Catherine Ashmore2017-Jun-21, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Otellohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-covent-garden/otello/21-june-2017/19-302017-06-212017-07-15Royal Opera House, Covent GardenLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street,
,Covent Garden51.513371-0.12239999999997http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/otello-by-keith-warner?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/57341-royal-opera-house-logo.jpg4
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-15UTC14:08:36+00:002015-06-15Mario Martone's Cavalleria rusticana—Pagliacci returns to La Scala, with results that do not always convince. Waking Nightmares: Mario Martone's Cav—Pag double bill reprised at La Scalaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-cavalleria-rusticana-pagliacci-la-scala-milan-june-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCourtney Smithhttps://bachtrack.com/files/24507-cav_urmana_la_colla_la_scala.jpg510340Violeta Urmana (Santuzza) and Stefano La Colla (Turiddu)Marco Brescia & Rudy Amisano | Teatro alla Scala2015-Jun-12, La Scala: Cavalleria Rusticana | Pagliaccihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/la-scala/cavalleria-rusticana-pagliacci/12-june-2015/20-002015-06-122015-06-23La ScalaMilanLombardyItaly20121 45.46747481688779.189441204071043
On Harry Kupfer's dramatic set, strong performances by Simon O'Neill (Otello), Lianna Haroutounian (Desdemona) and especially Claudio Sgura (Iago) make Opera Australia's Otello a memorable revival.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-07-07UTC09:57:37+00:002014-07-07On Harry Kupfer's dramatic set, strong performances by Simon O'Neill (Otello), Lianna Haroutounian (Desdemona) and especially Claudio Sgura (Iago) make Opera Australia's Otello a memorable revival.Strong cast makes Sydney Otello a gripping experienceen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-otello-haroutounian-oneill-sgura-sydney-july-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Larkinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/files/135-dl_photo.jpgDavid is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, specialising in nineteenth-century music. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, he has published on Richard Strauss, Liszt and Wagner. He gives pre-concert talks for the Sydney Symphony, and sings with a number of chamber choirs.https://bachtrack.com/files/5890-sgura_oneill_gaica.jpg275336Claudio Sgura (Iago) and Simon O'Neill (Otello)Branco Gaica2014-Jul-05, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: Otellohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house-joan-sutherland-theatre/otello/05-july-2014/19-302014-07-052014-07-05Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.2148764
The Royal Opera House revives Jonathan Kent's traditional production, but with a crucial lack of magnetism between hero and heroine, Puccini's taut thriller feels somewhat muzzled.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-05-12UTC09:22:56+00:002014-05-12The Royal Opera House revives Jonathan Kent's traditional production, but with a crucial lack of magnetism between hero and heroine, Puccini's taut thriller feels somewhat muzzled.A Tosca which falls flat?en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-tosca-dyka-alagna-roh-may-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/5244-tosca_dyka_alagna_ashmore2.jpg510341Oksana Dyka (Tosca) and Roberto Alagna (Cavaradossi)Catherine Ashmore2014-May-10, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Toscahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-covent-garden/tosca/10-may-2014/19-302014-05-102014-06-26Royal Opera House, Covent GardenLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street,
,Covent Garden51.513371-0.122399999999973
Love and death are the two basic ingredients of the standard opera plot, and the more tragedy involved from the first to the last, the more likely it is to spur composers to set it to magnificent music. Andrea Chénier is a textbook example of this although it is not anywhere near as popular as La traviata, Carmen or La bohème, and explicably so.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:44:37+00:002013-05-20Andrea Chenier by Umberto Giordano, review and kritik from the Wiener Staatsoper 2013, production by Otto Schenk with conductor Marco Armiliato, Jose Cura, Martina Serafin, Marco Vratogna, Margarita Gritskova, Donna Ellen, Marco Caria, Thomas EbensteinAndrea Chénier at the Wiener Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-vienna-staatsoper-andrea-chenier-schenk-curaBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSnapdragonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/4885https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/4885Snapdragon is an experienced concert- and opera-goer in Vienna and other music metropoles. Musical emphases include opera (especially Baroque opera) and piano music. As an Austrian native, Snapdragon can’t resist an operetta every now and then.https://bachtrack.com/files/2642-04_andrea_chenier_cura_2.jpg400400José Cura as Andrea ChénierWiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn2013-May-16, Staatsoper: Andrea Chénierhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-vienna-staatsoper-andrea-chenier-schenk-cura2013-05-162013-05-24StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280763
The San Francisco Opera, one of the big American houses that has exhibited commendable fiscal resourcefulness while maintaining its artistic standards, selected a conservative opener for its 90th season with a revival of its de Chirico-inspired production of Rigoletto.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:31:01+00:002012-09-12San Francisco Opera opens 90th season with revival of Rigoletto production with two alternating casts.San Francisco Opera opens 90th season with Rigolettoen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-san-francisco-opera-silverstein-luisotti-rigolettoBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJeffery S. McMillanhttps://bachtrack.com/files/1667-19_rigoletto.jpg400400Marco Vratogna (Rigoletto) and Albina Shagimuratova (Gilda) Cory Weaver2012-Sep-07, War Memorial Opera House: Rigolettohttps://bachtrack.com/listing-san-francisco-opera-silverstein-luisotti-rigoletto2012-09-072012-09-30War Memorial Opera HouseSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States9410237.7792798539192-122.4192273616792
“There was love all around / But I never heard it singing / No, I never heard it at all / Till there was you!” I vividly recall when I first heard Shirley Jones sing these touching, heartfelt lines on the beloved motion picture version of Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man”, when both the devious Professor Harold Hill and the stingy spinster Marion Paroo discover the true meaning of love.
2011Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:10:58+00:002011-01-24Till There Was Youen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-girl-of-the-golden-west-chicagoBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKristina Powershttps://bachtrack.com/files/414-marcello_giordani_deborah_voigt_credit_dan_rest.jpg400388Marcello Giordani and Deborah Voigt, credit Dan Rest2011-Jan-22, Lyric Opera House: The Girl of the Golden Westhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-girl-of-the-golden-west-chicago2011-01-222011-01-22Lyric Opera HouseChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesIL6060641.88256625015544-87.637429833412175
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-05-15UTC11:40:59+00:002017-05-15Selbst bei kurzfristigen Absagen weiß es die Staatsoper einen „gewöhnlichen“ Repertoireabend zum Glänzen zu bringen.Tosca an der Wiener Staatsoper: Immer wieder ein Erlebnisde_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-tosca-serafin-antonenko-gullberg-jensen-wiener-staatsoper-mai-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSnapdragonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/4885https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/4885Snapdragon is an experienced concert- and opera-goer in Vienna and other music metropoles. Musical emphases include opera (especially Baroque opera) and piano music. As an Austrian native, Snapdragon can’t resist an operetta every now and then.https://bachtrack.com/files/59798-csm-tosca-12235-fa73b01d09.jpg510340Margarethe Wallmanns Tosca an der Wiener StaatsoperWiener Staatsoper GmbH | Michael Pöhn2017-May-05, Staatsoper: Toscahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/tosca/05-may-2017/19-002017-05-052017-05-11StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/963744316-tosca/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-25UTC11:42:32+00:002016-01-23Un Otello, en el Liceu, en la producción de Kriegenburg, con algunos claroscuros y en la que destacó Desdemona con una acertada interpretación.Desdemona, de Verdi: un Otello descafeinado en el Liceu de Barcelonaes_EStruehttps://bachtrack.com/critica-barcelona-liceu-otello-kriegenburg-cura-jaho-vratogna-january-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMiquel Martínezhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18043https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18043https://bachtrack.com/files/296-miquel_quadrada.jpgMiquel Martínez es Profesor Superior de percusión por el Conservatori Superior de Música de Barcelona, y cursa el Postgrado en la Musikhochschule de Würzburg. Es también Máster en Música como Arte Interdisciplinario por la Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Colabora con orquestas españolas como la Sinfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, la Orquesta de Navarra o la Orquestra del Gran Teatre del Liceu. En la actualidad es músico invitado para las temporadas 13/14 y 14/15 en la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia. Apasionado por el repertorio orquestal, la música contemporánea y la ópera, ha diseñado programas para la dinamización y difusión de la música clásica.https://bachtrack.com/files/33420-barcelona_liceu_otello_cura_jaho_kriegenburg_antonibofill__3_.jpg581404Escena de Otello en el Gran Teatre del LiceuAntoni Bofill2016-Jan-21, Gran Teatre del Liceu: Otellohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/gran-teatre-del-liceu/otello/21-january-2016/20-002016-01-212016-02-07Gran Teatre del LiceuBarcelonaCataloniaSpain0800241.38033467229232.173957228660583