In Thomas Guthrie’s revival of Sir David McVicar’s sober 2003 production of Mozart’s Singspiel, it was the pantomime elements of the show which registered strongly.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-09-15UTC09:02:54+00:002017-09-15In Thomas Guthrie’s revival of Sir David McVicar’s sober 2003 production of Mozart’s Singspiel, it was the pantomime elements of the show which registered strongly.Roderick Williams’ charming birdcatcher leads a spirited revival of The Magic Flute at Covent Gardenen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-zauberflote-mcvicar-williams-stagg-peter-devieilhe-jones-royal-opera-september-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/67595-die-zauberflote-09-09-17-roh-968-roderick-williams-as-papageno--siobhan-stagg-as-pamina--c--roh--photo-tristram-kenton-resized.jpg510340Roderick Williams (Papageno) and Siobhan Stagg (Pamina)ROH | Tristram Kenton2017-Sep-12, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Die Zauberflötehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-covent-garden/die-zauberflote/12-september-2017/19-302017-09-122017-10-14Royal Opera House, Covent GardenLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street,
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David McVicar's production may divide audiences with its no holds barred approach to the debauchery of the court of Mantua, but is well worth seeing for the Gilda of Tuuli Takala.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-07-12UTC15:34:07+00:002017-07-12David McVicar's production may divide audiences with its no holds barred approach to the debauchery of the court of Mantua, but is well worth seeing for the Gilda of Tuuli Takala.McVicar brings his inimitable vision of Rigoletto to the Savonlinna Festivalen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rigoletto-mcvicar-auguin-manolov-takala-savonlinna-july-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDominic Lowehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20105https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20105https://bachtrack.com/files/30245-dominic_lowe.jpgDominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.https://bachtrack.com/files/63766-rigoletto-rame-lahja--duke-of-mantua--tuuli-takala--gilda--c-soila-puurtinen--ita-savo-resized.jpg510340Ramë Lahaj (The Duke of Mantua) and Tuuli Takala (Gilda)Soila Puurtinen, Itä-Savo2017-Jul-10, Olavinlinna Castle: Rigolettohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/olavinlinna-castle/rigoletto/10-july-2017/19-002017-07-102017-07-22Olavinlinna CastleSavonlinnaKymenlaaksoFinland5715061.870072543900428.8800096511841http://www.operafestival.fi/en/Season-and-Tickets/Season-2017/Rigoletto?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/47000-soj-rigoletto-240x240px.jpg4
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-03-10UTC14:59:35+00:002017-03-10The Stockholm Concert Hall hosts the Göteborg Symphonic Orchestra and Opera Chorus for a concert performance of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov.A majestic Boris Godunov at the Konserthuset in Stockholmen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-boris-godunov-tsymbalyuk-nagano-gothenburg-march-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngLaura Servideihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22912https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22912https://bachtrack.com/files/48128-laura-servidei-1.jpgMathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.https://bachtrack.com/files/55197-alexander-tsymbalyuk-c-henriette-mielke-resized.jpg510340Alexander TysmbalyukHenriette Mielke2017-Mar-08, Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen: Mussorgskyhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/konserthuset-stockholm-stora-salen/mussorgsky/08-march-2017/19-002017-03-082017-03-08Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora SalenStockholmStockholmSweden10387Hötorget 859.33509916600718.06307911872898https://bachtrack.com/files/41510-8-mar.jpg4
The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra was in glittering form, while strong singing and acting enhanced each other in the evocative woodland of Claus Guth’s Don Giovanni.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-05-09UTC11:39:34+00:002016-05-08The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra was in glittering form, while strong singing and acting enhanced each other in the evocative woodland of Claus Guth’s Don Giovanni.
Total theatre: Don Giovanni at Dutch National Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-don-giovanni-guth-maltman-dutch-national-opera-may-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJenny Camillerihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15978https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15978https://bachtrack.com/files/40591-jennycamilleri-head.jpgAfter completing her postgraduate studies in psychology at the University of Toronto, Jenny moved to Amsterdam, where she enjoys singing in amateur choirs. She loves all genres of classical vocal music, especially nineteenth and early twentieth century Italian and German opera and art songs.https://bachtrack.com/files/39155-don-giovanni-adrian-sampetrean-christopher-maltman-dutch-national-marco-borggreve-resized.jpg510340Adrian Sâmpetrean (Leporello) and Christopher Maltman (Don Giovanni)Marco Borggreve2016-May-07, Dutch National Opera and Ballet: Don Giovannihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/dutch-national-opera-and-ballet/don-giovanni/07-may-2016/19-302016-05-072016-05-29Dutch National Opera and BalletAmsterdamNorth HollandNetherlandsWaterlooplein 2252.3670836588044.901565313339233http://www.operaballet.nl/en/opera/2015-2016/show/don-giovanni?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/39143-don-giovanni---opera.jpg4
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-30UTC13:38:22+00:002015-06-14A good staging and good acting aren't enough to make up for musical shortcomings of the Bayerische Staatsoper's Norma. Norma in Munich: dramatically solid but musically uninspiringen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-norma-radvanovsky-giordano-bayerisches-munich-june-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/24506-norma_bayerisches_hosl.jpg510302Norma at Bayerisches StaatsoperWilfried Hösl2015-Jun-13, Nationaltheater: Normahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/nationaltheater-1927/norma/13-june-2015/19-002015-06-132015-06-29NationaltheaterMunichBavariaGermany48.13976660697811.578522324562https://www.staatsoper.de/en/staatsoper/productioninfo/norma/2015-06-13-19-00.html?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/24215-norma_c_wilfried_hi_slkl.jpg2
Los figurines y la escenografía austera de Stewart Laing se contrastan con el ensueño, resuelto de forma notable por Stephen Costello en una maravillosa Che gelida manina, y la réplica, ascendente pero no menos cautivadora, de Anita Hartig
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-12-17UTC18:39:21+00:002017-12-15Los figurines y la escenografía austera de Stewart Laing se contrastan con el ensueño, resuelto de forma notable por Stephen Costello en una maravillosa Che gelida manina, y la réplica, ascendente pero no menos cautivadora, de Anita HartigLa bohème en el Real, o las bambalinas del verismoes_EStruehttps://bachtrack.com/critica-madrid-teatro-real-boheme-jones-carignani-costello-hartig-khoury-december-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRamón del Buey Cañashttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22922https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22922https://bachtrack.com/files/71275-20171115-144804.jpgRamón del Buey (Madrid, 1993) es investigador del Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Graduado en Filosofía por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. En 2012 finalizó sus estudios de Música, especialidad de Violín, en el Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Arturo Soria. Ha realizado estudios de Cine en Máster LAV. Forma parte del equipo de FILMADRID, Festival Internacional de Cine.https://bachtrack.com/files/73212-boheme-3597--2-.jpg510340Javier del Real2017-Dec-11, Teatro Real: La bohèmehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/teatro-real/la-boheme/11-december-2017/20-002017-12-112018-01-08Teatro RealMadridMadridSpain2801340.418256-3.711206http://www.teatro-real.com/en/season-17-18/opera/la-boheme?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/58494-laboheme.jpg4
Bei diesem Repertoireabend in der Wiener Staatsoper entschädigte das auf höchstem Niveau agierende Sängerensemble für eine Inszenierung, die außer Schnee und Eis nicht sonderlich viel zu bieten hat.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-05-09UTC10:56:22+00:002017-05-08Bei diesem Repertoireabend in der Wiener Staatsoper entschädigte das auf höchstem Niveau agierende Sängerensemble für eine Inszenierung, die außer Schnee und Eis nicht sonderlich viel zu bieten hat.Leise rieselt der Schnee... Erstklassiger Eugen Onegin in Wiende_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-eugen-onegin-lange-meltman-bezsmertna-wiener-staatsoper-mai-2017Bachtrack 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/59475-myimage.jpg240440Mika Kares (Fürst Gremin) und Olga Bezsmertna (Tatyana)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2017-May-06, Staatsoper: Eugene Oneginhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/eugene-onegin/06-may-2017/00-002017-05-062017-05-13StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/963142044-eugen-onegin/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
Die Bayerische Staatsoper sorgt mit Donizettis La Favorite für muskalische Höhepunkt, setzt dabei jedoch auf eine äußerst karge Inszenierung, die nicht restlos überzeugen kann.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-11-04UTC10:51:24+00:002016-11-03Die Bayerische Staatsoper sorgt mit Donizettis La Favorite für muskalische Höhepunkt, setzt dabei jedoch auf eine äußerst karge Inszenierung, die nicht restlos überzeugen kann.Bayerische Staatsoper zeigt Donizettis La Favorite mit subtiler Tristessede_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-favorite-elina-garanca-matthew-polenzani-mariusz-kwiecien-karel-mark-chichon-bayerische-staatsoper-oktober-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngNorman Schwarzehttps://bachtrack.com/files/48460-favorite-elina-garanca-leonor-matthew-polenzani-fernand-c-michael-hosl.jpg510340Elīna Garanča (Léonor) und Matthew Polenzani (Fernand)Wilfried Hösl | Bayerische Staatsoper2016-Oct-23, Nationaltheater: La Favoritehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/nationaltheater-1927/la-favorite/23-october-2016/19-002016-10-232016-11-09NationaltheaterMunichBavariaGermany48.13976660697811.578522324562https://www.staatsoper.de/en/productioninfo/la-favorite/2016-10-23-19-00.htmlhttps://bachtrack.com/files/45432-premieren.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-03-29UTC10:14:09+00:002016-03-25Robert Carsen inszeniert Händels Agrippina als köstliche Sex & Crime-Komödie mit Tempo, Witz und italienischer Eleganz.Händels Agrippina im Theater an der Wien - Macht ist sexyde_DEtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-agrippina-carsen-bardon-de-niese-arditti-kares-pass-mineccia-theater-an-der-wien-maerz-2016Bachtrack 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/37072-taw_agrippina_patricia_bardon__agrippina__c_werner_kmetitsch_300.jpg300450Patricia Bardon (Agrippina)Werner Kmetitsch | Theater an der Wien2016-Mar-18, Theater an der Wien: Agrippinahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/theater-an-der-wien/agrippina/18-march-2016/19-002016-03-182016-04-02Theater an der WienViennaViennaAustria1060Linke Wienzeile 648.199403216.36425445
