2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-06-26UTC09:05:22+00:002017-06-24A superlative performance of Carmen that was certainly among the most thrilling performances New Zealand Opera has put on in recent memory.Ridding Carmen of cliches in Aucklanden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-carmen-surguladze-randle-new-zealand-opera-auckland-june-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSimon Holdenhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1888https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1888https://bachtrack.com/files/55032-simon-holden.jpgSimon is an operaphile based in Auckland, New Zealand. He wrote his
dissertation on Japanese popular music. With a background in piano and
classical music retail, he spends his time attending as much
opera or vocal concert as he can and blogs at
irishenceaway.blogspot.com.https://bachtrack.com/files/62621-don-jose---carmen-resized.jpg510340Tom Randle (Don José) and Nino Surguladze (Carmen)Marty Melville2017-Jun-22, Aotea Centre: ASB Auditorium: Carmenhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/aotea-centre-asb-auditorium/carmen/22-june-2017/19-302017-06-222017-07-01Aotea Centre: ASB AuditoriumAucklandAucklandNew Zealand50 Mayoral Drive-36.8518572174.7623416http://www.nzopera.com/2017-operas/carmen/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/63951-new-zealand-opera-logo.jpg5
Frank Martin’s Le Vin herbé is as anti-Wagnerian a work as you could imagine. It is also the odd one out in Welsh National Opera’s “Love’s Poisoned Chalice” spring season.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-03-23UTC07:24:29+00:002017-03-22Frank Martin’s Le Vin herbé is as anti-Wagnerian a work as you could imagine. It is also the odd one out in Welsh National Opera’s “Love’s Poisoned Chalice” spring season.Bitter wine: Frank Martin's Le Vin herbé an acquired tasteen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-vin-herbe-welsh-national-opera-march-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/56335-wnolevinherbe-catherinewyn-rogersiseultsmotherphotocreditrobertworkman-060-01-resized.jpg510340Catherine Wyn-Rogers (La mère d'Iseut)Robert Workman2017-Mar-21, Milton Keynes Theatre: Le Vin Herbéhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/milton-keynes-theatre/le-vin-herbe/21-march-2017/19-152017-03-212017-03-21Milton Keynes TheatreMilton KeynesSouth-EastUnited KingdomMK9 3NZ52.0440315741411-0.748765468597412https://www.wno.org.uk/event/le-vin-herb%C3%A9?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/38994-le-vin-herbe.png3
Annie Proulx's love story between two men in rural Wyoming sees its opera première. Strong casting and an irregular score turn Spain into the capital of the opera.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-01-30UTC15:18:04+00:002014-01-30Annie Proulx's love story between two men in rural Wyoming sees its opera première. Strong casting and an irregular score turn Spain into the capital of the opera.Wuorinen's Brokeback Mountain has its world première in Madriden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-jan-2014-madrid-brokeback-mountainBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngLaura Furoneshttps://bachtrack.com/files/4137-brokeback_1.jpg510308Daniel Okulitch (Ennis Del Mar) / Tom Randle (Jack Twist)Javier del Real / Teatro Real2014-Jan-28, Teatro Real: Brokeback Mountainhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/teatro-real/brokeback-mountain/28-january-2014/20-002014-01-282014-02-11Teatro RealMadridMadridSpain2801340.418256-3.711206http://www.teatro-real.com/es/la-temporada/opera/brokeback-mountain?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/14515-brokeback_mountain_1_.jpg3
This autumn is Strauss and Freud season in London: while the Royal Opera are showing Charles Edwards’s searingly Freudian take on Richard Strauss’s Elektra, ENO have opted for the polar opposite mood with Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus: Christopher Alden’s production is just as Viennese, just as laden with dreams and sexuality, but filled to the brim with gags and frivolous decadence.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:51:21+00:002013-10-02David Karlin reviews Christopher Alden's new production of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus for ENOBurlesque and bats: Christopher Alden reinvents Die Fledermaus for ENOen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-die-fledermaus-eno-2013Bachtrack 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/3110-eno_die_fledermaus___rhian_lois__c__robert_workman.jpg400400Rhian Lois as Adele in Christopher Alden’s Die Fledermaus Robert Workman2013-Sep-30, The London Coliseum: Die Fledermaushttps://bachtrack.com/listing-die-fledermaus-eno-20132013-09-302013-11-06The London ColiseumLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2N 4ESSt. Martin's Lane51.5097808100746-0.126857757568359http://www.eno.org/see-whats-on/productions/production-page.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&=&itemid=2392https://bachtrack.com/files/14002-bachtrack_358x358_2.fledermaus.jpg4
Military service brutalises. If you’re in any doubt about this, Berg’s short opera Wozzeck should dispel them, and particularly so in Carrie Cracknell’s new production for ENO.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:44:15+00:002013-05-13David Karlin reviews Carrie Cracknell's new production of Berg's Wozzeck, for English National OperaBring your mental body armour: Wozzeck at ENOen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-wozzeck-enoBachtrack 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/2615-eno_wozzeck_1.jpg400400Tom Randle, Leigh Melrose, James Morris Tristram Kenton / English National Opera2013-May-11, The London Coliseum: Wozzeckhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-wozzeck-eno2013-05-112013-05-25The London ColiseumLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2N 4ESSt. Martin's Lane51.5097808100746-0.126857757568359http://www.eno.org/see-whats-on/productions/production-page.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&=&itemid=2313https://bachtrack.com/files/12348-wozzeck_358x358.jpg4
Pairing Mendelssohn’s Fifth Symphony, the so-called “Reformation Symphony”, and Bruckner’s Third Mass in F minor seemed to me at first a rather novel, but very interesting idea. It was perhaps not the most daring of programmes, but certainly a very interesting one, picking a symphony steeped in Protestant tradition and then a Catholic mass.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:40:40+00:002013-03-12Aksel Tollåli reviews the Oslo Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic Chorus and Simon Gaudenz playing Mendelssohn's Fifth Symphony and Bruckner's F Minor Mass.An ecumenical night in Oslo Cathedral: The Oslo Philharmonic in Mendelssohn and Bruckneren_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-oslo-church-music-festival-2013-mendelssohn-brucknerBachtrack 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/2376-1373oslo_filharmonienfotostianandersen.jpg400400Members of Oslo Philharmonic Stian Andersen2013-Mar-09, Oslo Cathedral: Bruckner and Mendelssohnhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/oslo-cathedral/bruckner-and-mendelssohn/09-march-2013/19-002013-03-092013-03-09Oslo CathedralOsloOsloNorway0154Karl Johansgt. 1159.911986810.7465811http://www.billettservice.no/search.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&tm_link=tm_header_search&language=en-us&keyword=kirkemusikkfestivalenhttps://bachtrack.com/files/12405-bachtrack_knapp.jpg4
When choosing a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta to be performed at the Proms in a year firmly branded as "London 2012", The Yeomen of the Guard had obvious appeal, being set in one of the capital's most famous landmarks, and giving the opportunity, even in semi-staged form, to deck the hall with Beefeater uniforms.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:30:10+00:002012-08-20David Karlin reviews Gilbert and Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard at the BBC Proms, conducted by Jane GloverProm 49: Gilbert and Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guarden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-bbc-prom-49-2012-the-yeomen-of-the-guardBachtrack 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/1610-yotg_christodoulou_3.jpg400356 Chris Christodoulou2012-Aug-19, Royal Albert Hall: Prom 49https://bachtrack.com/listing-bbc-prom-49-2012-the-yeomen-of-the-guard2012-08-192012-08-19Royal Albert HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSW7 2APKensington Gore51.5014299260821-0.17751932144165http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/11116-proms2012_master_72dpi_120mm.jpg2
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:23:10+00:002012-02-10Margaret Willis reviews The Dream / Song of the Earth with the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House.A drop of magic for the eyes, ears and soul: The Dream / Song of the Earthen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-the-dream-song-of-the-earth-royal-balletBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMargaret Willishttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/47https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/47https://bachtrack.com/files/26951-margaret_willis.jpgMargaret studied ballet in Moscow for five years and later was a member of London City Ballet. A reviewer since 1978 for many newspapers and magazines including Dancing Times and Dance Magazine, Margaret is a specialist on Russian Ballet, and has written books on Russian Ballet and Carlos Acosta.https://bachtrack.com/files/1012-valentino_zucchetti_as_puck_and_steven_mcrae_as_oberon_in_the_dream._photo_johan_persson_sm.jpg400400Valentino Zucchetti as Puck and Steven McRae as Oberon in The Dream, ROH / Johan Persson2012-Feb-01, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: The Dream / Song of the Earthhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-the-dream-song-of-the-earth-royal-ballet2012-02-012012-03-07Royal Opera House, Covent GardenLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street,
,Covent Garden51.513371-0.12239999999997
ENO's latest première matches a young theatre director with a reputation for cutting-edge drama to one of the earliest operas in the repertoire, in the less-than-conventionally-operatic surroundings of London's Young Vic. It's an improbable combination, and I wasn't at all sure what to expect.
2011Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:11:27+00:002011-03-25Ulysses is back. And he's mean, armed and dangerous.en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-the-return-of-ulysses-monteverdi-enoBachtrack 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/478-the_return_of_ulysses_ruby_hughes_tom_randle_credit_johan_persson.jpg358358Tom Randle as Ulysses and Ruby Hughes as Minerva Johan Persson2011-Mar-24, Young Vic: The Return of Ulysseshttps://bachtrack.com/listing-the-return-of-ulysses-monteverdi-eno2011-03-242011-03-24Young VicLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSE1 8LZ66 The Cut,,Southwark51.503046-0.107421http://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/the-return-of-ulysses?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/58738-eno-logo.jpg3
La magnífica producción de Elektra creada por Patrice Cheréau llega al Liceu bajo la dirección musical de Josep Pons, que al frente de la orquesta del teatro y junto a las voces de Herlitzius, Pieczonka y Meier recrean con gran éxito una de las parituras más bellas del s. XX.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-12-09UTC12:36:47+00:002016-12-08La magnífica producción de Elektra creada por Patrice Cheréau llega al Liceu bajo la dirección musical de Josep Pons, que al frente de la orquesta del teatro y junto a las voces de Herlitzius, Pieczonka y Meier recrean con gran éxito una de las parituras más bellas del s. XX.Elektra o el círculo virtuoso de la óperaes_EStruehttps://bachtrack.com/critica-barcelona-liceu-elektra-herlitzius-pieczonka-chereau-pons-december-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/50083-elektra-bofill-13.jpg510340Escena de Elektra en el Gran Teatre del LiceuA. Bofill | Gran Teatre del Liceu2016-Dec-07, Gran Teatre del Liceu: Elektrahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/gran-teatre-del-liceu/elektra/07-december-2016/20-002016-12-072016-12-23Gran Teatre del LiceuBarcelonaCataloniaSpain0800241.38033467229232.17395722866058http://www.liceubarcelona.cat/en/2016-2017-season/opera/elektra?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/49492-elektra1476.jpg5