2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-18UTC17:16:10+00:002016-01-17Aidan Lang, head of Seattle Opera, reveals his talents as a stage director in a fresh and engaging interpretation of Mozart's comic masterpiece. Arresting aristos make for a fine Figaro in Seattleen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-mozart-figaro-lang-seattle-opera-january-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngThomas Mayhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15715https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15715https://bachtrack.com/files/40605-thomas-may.jpgThomas May is a writer and translator based in Seattle. His books include Decoding Wagner and The John Adams Reader, and he blogs about the arts at memeteria.com. He has written for The Washington Post, Gramophone, Listen, Symphony magazine, OPERA America, crosscut.com, and many other publications.https://bachtrack.com/files/33182-figaro_bernarda_bobro_seattle_philip_newton_resized.jpg510275Bernarda Bobro (The Countess)Philip Newton2016-Jan-16, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall: The Marriage of Figarohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/marion-oliver-mccaw-hall/the-marriage-of-figaro/16-january-2016/19-302016-01-162016-01-30Marion Oliver McCaw HallSeattleWashingtonUnited States47.6245949-122.35092663
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-11-10UTC17:28:25+00:002015-11-09American composer Jake Heggie makes his Los Angeles Opera debut in this powerful performance of his 2010 opera, Moby-Dick.The heart of the sea: Jake Heggie's masterful Moby-Dick at LA Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-moby-dick-heggie-la-opera-november-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMatthew Richard Martinezhttps://bachtrack.com/files/30630-moby_dick_jay_hunter_morris_craig_t_mathew_la_opera_resized.jpg510340Jay Hunter Morris (Captain Ahab)Craig T Mathew | LA Opera2015-Oct-31, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Moby Dickhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/dorothy-chandler-pavilion/moby-dick/31-october-2015/19-302015-10-312015-11-28Dorothy Chandler PavilionLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesCA9001234.0566416403559-118.2489180564884
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-01-26UTC16:33:24+00:002015-01-26A well-rehearsed and cohesive Bohème in San Diego, although with some vocal disappointments. San Diego Opera opens an improbable 50th anniversary season with La bohèmeen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-boheme-miller-san-diego-opera-january-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMatthew Richard Martinezhttps://bachtrack.com/files/7956-boheme_harold_meers_alyson_cambridge_ken_howard.jpg510384Harold Meers (Rodolfo) and Alyson Cambridge (Mimì)Ken Howard2015-Jan-24, San Diego Civic Theatre: San Diego Opéra: La bohèmehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/san-diego-civic-theatre/san-diego-opera-la-boheme/24-january-2015/19-002015-01-242015-02-01San Diego Civic TheatreSan DiegoCaliforniaUnited States9210132.7176543963883-117.1624088287352
Two worlds occupied by the same two women and presented, jarringly, as a single multi-story set. One is the pristine white deck of a 1960s ship bound for Brazil, and beneath it, where the hull might be, is the grey grim world of Auschwitz.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-07-15UTC09:03:54+00:002014-07-14Two worlds occupied by the same two women and presented, jarringly, as a single multi-story set. One is the pristine white deck of a 1960s ship bound for Brazil, and beneath it, where the hull might be, is the grey grim world of Auschwitz.A harrowing evening with The Passenger at Park Avenue Armoryen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-weinberg-passenger-pountney-july-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRebecca Lentjeshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2369https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2369https://bachtrack.com/files/40603-rebecca-lentjes.jpgRebecca graduated from New York University in 2012, where she studied Music and Romance Languages. She now works as an assistant editor at RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) and as manager of contemporary music collective ensemble mise-en.https://bachtrack.com/files/5965-passenger_melody_moore_michelle_breedt_joseph_kaiser_stephanie_berger.jpg510340Melody Moore (Marta), Michelle Breedt (Lisa) and Joseph Kaiser (Walter)Stephanie Berger2014-Jul-10, Park Avenue Armory: The Passengerhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/park-avenue-armory/the-passenger/10-july-2014/19-302014-07-102014-07-13Park Avenue ArmoryNew York CityNew YorkUnited StatesNY 10065643 Park Avenue40.7676163-73.96623974
Though reports of the work’s importance and dramatic power have attended it since its 2010 premiere in Dallas, I doubt many in the audience of the War Memorial Opera House on Wednesday night were prepared for the impact of Jake Heggie’s Moby-Dick.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:32:38+00:002012-10-17Jake Heggie's 2010 opera Moby-Dick has its triumphant premiere in San Francisco. Reviewed by Jeffery S. McMillan.Jake Heggie's Moby-Dick triumphs in San Franciscoen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-san-francisco-opera-moby-dick-jake-heggieBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJeffery S. McMillanhttps://bachtrack.com/files/1784-12_moby.jpg400400Moby Dick: Morgan Smith and the crew of the Pequod Cory Weaver2012-Oct-10, War Memorial Opera House: Moby-Dickhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-san-francisco-opera-moby-dick-jake-heggie2012-10-102012-11-02War Memorial Opera HouseSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States9410237.7792798539192-122.4192273616795
Christmas may have inspired much of the greatest holiday-related popular music, but in the Classical tradition, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (to say nothing of his St. John Passion and Easter Oratorio) points toward the influence of Easter.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:25:02+00:002012-04-02Evan Mitchell reviews the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Dallas Symphony Chorus in Bach's St. Matthew Passion at the Meyerson CenterMusic for Any Season: Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in Dallasen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-dallas-symphony-orchestra-st-matthew-passionBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngBachtrack reviewerhttps://bachtrack.com/files/1183-jaapvanzwedenhansvanderwoerd_1_1.jpg400400Jaap van Zweden Hans van der Woerd2012-Mar-31, Meyerson Symphony Center: St Matthew Passionhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-dallas-symphony-orchestra-st-matthew-passion2012-03-312012-03-31Meyerson Symphony CenterDallasTexasUnited States7520132.7903772124511-96.7978334426884