2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-05-30UTC09:46:16+00:002017-05-29There's no faulting the execution, but the former Python's take on Berlioz's dramatic legend is worryingly inconsistent in tone. The Third Reich Show: Terry Gilliam's Damnation de Faust reaches the Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-damnation-faust-gilliam-rattle-staatsoper-berlin-may-2017Bachtrack 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/60677-damnation-de-faust-charles-castronovo-magdalena-kozena-florian-boesch-c-matthias-baus-resized.jpg510340Charles Castronovo (Faust), Magdalena Kožená (Marguerite) and Florian Boesch (Méphistophélès)Matthias Baus2017-May-27, Staatsoper at Schiller Theater: La Damnation de Fausthttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper-at-schiller-theater/la-damnation-de-faust/27-may-2017/18-002017-05-272017-06-11Staatsoper at Schiller TheaterBerlinBerlinGermany10625Bismarckstraße 11052.512264813.3181129https://bachtrack.com/files/64134-staatsoper-unter-den-linden-berlin.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-07-08UTC15:17:33+00:002016-07-03Crowning this cycle came a truly magnificent performance of Götterdämmerung, centred very much on Richard Farnes and his orchestra.Full immersion, total immolation: Götterdämmerung crowns Opera North's magnificent Ringen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-gotterdammerung-farnes-hogan-turi-opera-north-london-july-2016Bachtrack 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/42028-gotterdammerung-mati-turi-opera-north-clive-barda-resized.jpg510340Mati Turi (Siegfried)Clive Barda2016-Jul-03, Royal Festival Hall: Götterdämmerunghttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-festival-hall/gotterdammerung/03-july-2016/15-002016-07-032016-07-03Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSE1 8XXBelvedere Road51.505687-0.11683700000003228https://bachtrack.com/files/39232-gotterdammerung--2-.jpg5
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-07-02UTC13:56:54+00:002016-07-02While the Welsh were merrily slaying Belgians in Euro 2016, one dragon was on the receiving end at the Royal Festival Hall.Dragonslayer: Siegfried battles valiantly in Opera North's Ringen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-siegfried-cleveman-perencz-hogan-opera-north-london-july-2016Bachtrack 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/42001-siegfried-lars-cleveman-opera-north-clive-barda-resized.jpg300450Lars Cleveman (Siegfried)Clive Barda2016-Jul-01, Royal Festival Hall: Siegfriedhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-festival-hall/siegfried/01-july-2016/17-002016-07-012016-07-01Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSE1 8XXBelvedere Road51.505687-0.11683700000003228https://bachtrack.com/files/31944-siegfried__2_.jpg3
In Anna Russell's wittily deadpan analysis of Wagner's Ring cycle, she describes Wotan as “the head god” – pausing for dramatic effect before adding “and he's a crashing bore too.”
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-06-30UTC07:34:16+00:002016-06-30In Anna Russell's wittily deadpan analysis of Wagner's Ring cycle, she describes Wotan as “the head god” – pausing for dramatic effect before adding “and he's a crashing bore too.”Disobedient daughter, outraged wife: Wotan's woes mount in Opera North's Die Walküreen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-walkure-farnes-bisset-hogan-opera-north-london-june-2016Bachtrack 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/41875-walkure-kelly-cae-hogan-robert-hayward-opera-north-clive-barda-resized.jpg510340Kelly Cae Hogan (Brünnhilde) and Robert Hayward (Wotan)Clive Barda2016-Jun-29, Royal Festival Hall: Die Walkürehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-festival-hall/die-walkure/29-june-2016/17-002016-06-292016-06-29Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSE1 8XXBelvedere Road51.505687-0.11683700000003228https://bachtrack.com/files/39230-rheingold.jpg4
Opera North's cycle offers a form of personal Wagner therapy: all four music dramas in concert performances, but with carefully choreographed video and lighting effects.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-06-29UTC08:48:18+00:002016-06-29Opera North's cycle offers a form of personal Wagner therapy: all four music dramas in concert performances, but with carefully choreographed video and lighting effects. Dipping a toe into the Rhine: Wagner therapy from Opera Northen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rheingold-farnes-druiett-ablinger-sperrhacke-opera-north-june-2016Bachtrack 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/41772-rheingold-michael-druiett-jo-pohlheim-wolfgang-ablinger-sperrhacke-opera-north2-clive-barda-resized.jpg510340Michael Druiett (Wotan), Jo Pohlheim (Alberich) and Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Loge)Clive Barda2016-Jun-28, Royal Festival Hall: Das Rheingoldhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-festival-hall/das-rheingold/28-june-2016/19-002016-06-282016-06-28Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSE1 8XXBelvedere Road51.505687-0.11683700000003228https://bachtrack.com/files/31890-siegfried.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-20UTC17:37:34+00:002016-01-20Opera North's Andrea Chénier at Leeds Grand Theatre directed by Annabel Arden is full of modern relevance and a fine start to the new seasonOpera North's Andrea Chénier full of modern relevanceen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-andrea-chenier-opera-north-leeds-january-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRichard Wilcockshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1972https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1972https://bachtrack.com/files/152-richardwilcocks.jpgRichard Wilcocks has worked as a journalist, as a teacher and for the British Council. He sings bass with Leeds Festival Chorus.https://bachtrack.com/files/33277-andrea_chenier_rafael_rojas_annemarie_kremer_opera_north_robert_workman_resized.jpg510340Rafael Rojas (Andrea Chénier) and Annemarie Kremer (Maddelena)Robert Workman2016-Jan-19, Leeds Grand Theatre: Andrea Chénierhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/leeds-grand-theatre/andrea-chenier/19-january-2016/19-302016-01-192016-02-24Leeds Grand TheatreLeedsYorkshire and the HumberUnited KingdomLS1 6NZ53.800174-1.541261https://bachtrack.com/files/39678-chenier-opera-north.jpg4
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-01-04UTC09:25:47+00:002015-10-18Birmingham Royal Ballet presents its Variations Triple Bill at Sadler’s Wells, with works by George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton and David BintleyBirmingham Royal Ballet’s Variations Triple Bill at Sadler’s Wellsen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-birmingham-royal-ballet-variations-triple-bill-sadlers-wells-october-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCristina de Lucashttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2111https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2111https://bachtrack.com/files/59886-cristina-de-lucas-2.jpgAfter a career in the legal field where she combined her job as an Attorney at Law with collaborative roles in various local and international cultural enterprises, Cristina de Lucas turned to dance research and criticism in 2009, when she moved to London. She obtained her doctorate from the Department of Dance at the University of Roehampton (London). Her fully-funded thesis focused on the confluence between dance and narrative in the repertory of the British choreographer Kenneth MacMillan. Her research has received several awards, such a full Vice-Chancellor scholarship and the 2014 SDHS Graduate Student Travel Grant. She also reviews dance and cinema, contributing regularly to several publications in Spain and UK.https://bachtrack.com/files/29698-the_king_dances___william_bracewell_as_le_roi_soleil_with_artists_of_birmingham_royal_ballet__c_bill_cooper.jpg510350The King Dances, William Bracewell as Le Roi Soleil with artists of Birmingham Royal balletBill Cooper2015-Oct-16, Sadler's Wells Theatre: Birmingham Royal Ballet - Variations Triple Billhttps://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/sadlers-wells-theatre/birmingham-royal-ballet-variations-triple-bill/16-october-2015/19-302015-10-162015-10-17Sadler's Wells TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomEC1R 4TNRosebery Avenue51.529216-0.106327999999962233
Der fliegende Holländer at Leeds Town Hall shows Opera North at its most exciting, in a production conducted by Richard Farnes, with Béla Perencz and Alwyn Mellor.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-29UTC10:37:03+00:002015-06-28Der fliegende Holländer at Leeds Town Hall shows Opera North at its most exciting, in a production conducted by Richard Farnes, with Béla Perencz and Alwyn Mellor.Opera North's exciting Der fliegende Holländer at Leeds Town Hallen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-fliegende-hollander-farnes-opera-north-leeds-june-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRichard Wilcockshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1972https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1972https://bachtrack.com/files/152-richardwilcocks.jpgRichard Wilcocks has worked as a journalist, as a teacher and for the British Council. He sings bass with Leeds Festival Chorus.https://bachtrack.com/files/25228-dutchman_bela_perencz_robert_workman_resized.jpg300397Béla Perencz (The Dutchman)Robert Workman2015-Jun-27, Leeds Town Hall: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/leeds-town-hall/der-fliegende-hollander-the-flying-dutchman/27-june-2015/19-302015-06-272015-06-30Leeds Town HallLeedsYorkshire and the HumberUnited KingdomLS1 3AD53.865906-1.68482https://bachtrack.com/files/16731-2014_2015_240x240px_dutchman.jpg4
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-06-27UTC15:05:17+00:002014-06-15A brilliantly successful performance of Götterdämmerung by Opera North to bring its four-year Ring to a fiery close. The finale of Opera North's Ring is brilliantly successfulen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-götterdämmerung-opera-north-leeds-june-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRichard Wilcockshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1972https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1972https://bachtrack.com/files/152-richardwilcocks.jpgRichard Wilcocks has worked as a journalist, as a teacher and for the British Council. He sings bass with Leeds Festival Chorus.https://bachtrack.com/files/5645-opera_north_gotterdammerung_immolation_clive_barda.jpg510370Alwyn Mellor (Brünnhilde)Clive Barda2014-Jun-14, Leeds Town Hall: Götterdämmerunghttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/leeds-town-hall/gotterdammerung/14-june-2014/15-302014-06-142014-07-12Leeds Town HallLeedsYorkshire and the HumberUnited KingdomLS1 3AD53.865906-1.68482https://bachtrack.com/files/14495-gotterdammerung_a4_rgb_bachtrack.jpg5
