En direct, Vidéo: Rechercher des critiques de musique classique, opéra et ballet | David Finn

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Paris

05 nov. 2024

Waltz et García-Alarcón au service de la Passion selon saint Jean

Par Julie Jozwiak

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American Ballet Theatre: Twyla Tharp still has it!

Par Ivy Lin, 15 octobre 2025

Twyla@60: A Tharp Celebration is an overall triumph though not just for Tharp, but for Susan Jaffe’s vision for American Ballet Theatre.

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New York

15 oct. 2025

American Ballet Theatre: Twyla Tharp still has it!

Par Ivy Lin

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Siobhan Stagg leads a strong Marriage of Figaro revival at the Sydney Opera House

Par Sandra Bowdler, 31 juillet 2025

Siobhan Stagg is an outstanding Susanna in a strongly cast and well produced Marriage of Figaro at the Sydney Opera House

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Sydney

31 juil. 2025

Siobhan Stagg leads a strong Marriage of Figaro revival in Sydney

Par Sandra Bowdler

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Milan

When a voice defies expectations: Klaus Florian Vogt a successful Siegfried at La Scala

Par Laura Servidei, 21 juin 2025

McVicar’s most successful Ring chapter yet: Siegfried convinces with beautiful imagery and a stellar cast, with Alexander Soddy at the baton.

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Milan

21 juin 2025

Klaus Florian Vogt a successful Siegfried at La Scala

Par Laura Servidei

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Julia Bullock and Gerald Finley generate real heat as Antony and Cleopatra arrives at the Met

Par David Wolfson, 12 mai 2025

John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra puts the composer's propulsive music at the service of both moments of riveting human drama and less effective scenes of battle and politics.

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New York

12 mai 2025

John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra arrives at the Met

Par David Wolfson

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Edimbourg

Scottish Ballet's The Crucible: never less than thrilling

Par Kathy Elgin, 01 mai 2025

Scottish Ballet are tremendous in Helen Pickett's riveting production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

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Edimbourg

01 mai 2025

Scottish Ballet's The Crucible: never less than thrilling

Par Kathy Elgin

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Scarlett’s Frankenstein returns to the San Francisco Ballet stage

Par Terez Rose, 20 mars 2025

Seeing Frankenstein in its 2025 incarnation feels worthy and redemptive. It’s as vivid and cinematic as ballet gets.

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San Francisco

20 mars 2025

Scarlett’s Frankenstein returns to the San Francisco Ballet stage

Par Terez Rose

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Milan

Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast

Par Laura Servidei, 05 février 2025

With bad-ass punk valkyries and rich in fantasy overtones, Sir David McVicar's La Scala Ring cycle continues.

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Milan

05 févr. 2025

Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast

Par Laura Servidei

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The Australian Ballet sparkles in Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker

Par Katie Lawrence, 09 décembre 2024

Brimming with festive season joy, the Australian Ballet gives an exuberant performance of a Peter Wright classic: The Nutcracker.

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Sydney

09 déc. 2024

The Australian Ballet sparkles in Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker

Par Katie Lawrence

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The Royal Ballet's revival of Cinderella: a sparkling spectacle

Par Amanda Jennings, 03 décembre 2024

The Royal Ballet revive Ashton's masterpiece with some superlative leading performances in a production that is visually rich and imaginative.

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Londres

03 déc. 2024

The Royal Ballet's revival of Cinderella: a sparkling spectacle

Par Amanda Jennings

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Some thrills and a bit of a chill in Lise Davidsen's Tosca at the Met

Par Robert Levine, 15 novembre 2024

Nézét-Séguin takes a thoroughly veristic approach in the pit. Lise Davidsen's marmoreal nobility may not be perfectly suited to the title role, but oh Lord, the voice!

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New York

15 nov. 2024

Thrills and a chill in Lise Davidsen's Tosca at the Met

Par Robert Levine

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Milan

A new Ring in Milan! Das Rheingold shines at La Scala

Par Laura Servidei, 03 novembre 2024

La Scala presents a new production of Richard Wagner's masterpiece by David McVicar with a superb cast under the considerate baton of Simone Young.

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Milan

03 nov. 2024

A new Ring in Milan! Das Rheingold shines at La Scala

Par Laura Servidei

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A captivating Così fan tutte in Sydney

Par Sandra Bowdler, 01 août 2024

Opera Australia's well nigh perfect production of Mozart's Così fan tutte excels in every dimension, with an excellent ambiguous conclusion.

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Sydney

01 août 2024

A captivating Così fan tutte in Sydney

Par Sandra Bowdler

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Swan Lake: double debuts at the Royal Ballet

Par Amanda Jennings, 11 mai 2024

Two very impressive debuts in the lead roles of Liam Scarlett's Swan Lake with The Royal Ballet, bodes well for the futures of Mariko Sasaki and Joseph Sissens.

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Londres

11 mai 2024

Swan Lake: double debuts at the Royal Ballet

Par Amanda Jennings

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The Royal Ballet's Swan Lake offers much to admire

Par Graham Watts, 06 mars 2024

Visually splendid, Liam Scarlett's Swan Lake showcases some wonderful dancing, but there is still room for improvement.

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Londres

06 mars 2024

The Royal Ballet's Swan Lake offers much to admire

Par Graham Watts

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Sir Bryn Terfel anchors The Royal Opera's latest revival of Der fliegende Holländer

Par Dominic Lowe, 29 février 2024

Terfel's performance as the legendary sailor is stronger than ever and, one or two issues aside, this revival of Tim Albery's production is a compelling account of Wagner's first mature work.

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Londres

29 févr. 2024

Sir Bryn Terfel anchors The Royal Opera's Holländer revival

Par Dominic Lowe

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Leeds

A Così fan tutte straight out of the Age of Enlightenment at Opera North

Par Richard Wilcocks, 02 février 2024

Tim Albery's Opera North production is successfully revived, with a new cast.

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Leeds

02 févr. 2024

Così fan tutte straight out of the Age of Enlightenment in Leeds

Par Richard Wilcocks

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Barcelona

De la república de la imaginación al imperio del convencionalismo: Antony & Cleopatra de John Adams en el Liceu

Par Maria Sánchez, 02 novembre 2023

John Adams estrena y dirige en el Gran Teatre del Liceu la última de sus obras, trasladada de la Antigüedad al Hollywood de los años treinta.

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Barcelona

02 nov. 2023

Tibio estreno europeo de Antony y Cleopatra

Par Maria Sánchez

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François Girard’s Holländer returns to the Met

Par Susan Stempleski, 03 juin 2023

Tomasz Konieczny, as the enigmatic mariner condemned to sail the seas forever, heads a superb cast in this Met Opera revival of François Girard’s murky production of Wagner’s early masterpiece.

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New York

03 juin 2023

François Girard’s Holländer returns to the Met

Par Susan Stempleski

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Toronto

McVicar's grim and creepy Macbeth impresses at Canadian Opera Company

Par John Gilks, 28 avril 2023

Sir David McVicar's grim and creepy take on Verdi's Macbeth, backed up by brilliant conducting from Speranza Scappucci and a fine performance of the title role by Quinn Kelsey, is the best thing seen at the COC since lockdown.

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Toronto

28 avril 2023

McVicar's grim and creepy Macbeth impresses at Canadian Opera Company

Par John Gilks

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Cinders returns to the ball in resplendent new clothing at The Royal Ballet

Par Deborah Weiss, 27 mars 2023

With sumptuous new set designs and costumes, The Royal Ballet are in splendid form in Sir Frederick Ashton's Cinderella.

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Londres

27 mars 2023

Cinders returns to the ball in resplendent new clothing

Par Deborah Weiss

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Girard's new Lohengrin: old-fashioned Wagner makes a return to the Met

Par Kevin W Ng, 26 février 2023

The Met's new Lohengrin descends into old-fashioned hilarity, despite an excellent cast.

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New York

26 févr. 2023

Girard's Lohengrin: old-fashioned Wagner makes a return to the Met

Par Kevin W Ng

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Tim Albery's Tannhäuser gets a second revival at the Royal Opera House

Par Mark Valencia, 29 janvier 2023

Albery's production allows the opera to speak for itself, although sluggish pacing in the pit detract from the musical merits of this revival.

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Londres

29 janv. 2023

Tim Albery's Tannhäuser gets a second revival at the ROH

Par Mark Valencia

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Heart of darkness: Opera Australia's gothic Don Giovanni returns

Par Chantal Nguyen, 05 janvier 2023

Andrei Kymach and Yuri Kissin deliver standout Australian debuts in a revival of Sir David McVicar's dark, unshrinking Don Giovanni.

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Sydney

05 janv. 2023

Heart of darkness: Opera Australia's gothic Don Giovanni returns

Par Chantal Nguyen

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Kurzak and Fabiano star in a fresh, lyrical Tosca at the Met

Par Kevin W Ng, 04 octobre 2022

Aleksandra Kurzak's lyrical Tosca brings out the woman behind the caricature in this revival of Sir David McVicar's lavish production.

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New York

04 oct. 2022

Kurzak and Fabiano star in a fresh, lyrical Tosca at the Met

Par Kevin W Ng

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Antony and Cleopatra: John Adams goes conventional in Shakespeare speed-read

Par Mark Pullinger, 18 septembre 2022

Great vocal performances from Amina Edris and Gerald Finley grace John Adams' new opera, which opens San Francisco Opera’s centennial season.

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San Francisco

18 sept. 2022

Antony and Cleopatra: Adams offers a Shakespeare speed-read

Par Mark Pullinger

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Balletic alchemy in Scottish Ballet's The Crucible

Par Graham Watts, 14 juin 2022

Helen Pickett's slick and revealing adaptation of Arthur Miller's play receives its London premiere at Sadler's Wells.

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Londres

14 juin 2022

Balletic alchemy in Scottish Ballet's The Crucible

Par Graham Watts

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Slick but disjointed Anna Karenina premieres in Sydney

Par Chantal Nguyen, 05 avril 2022

Yuri Possokhov's Anna Karenina aims to be a dark psychological drama, but its uneven character development and unengaging choreography fail to satisfy.

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Sydney

05 avril 2022

Slick but disjointed Anna Karenina premieres in Sydney

Par Chantal Nguyen

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Spirit of the arts felt as Swan Lake returns to Covent Garden

Par Graham Watts, 01 mars 2022

A compelling performance of this revival, dedicated by Vadim Muntagirov to the people of Ukraine.

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Londres

01 mars 2022

Spirit of the arts felt as Swan Lake returns to Covent Garden

Par Graham Watts

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Sunlight on stage: Opera Australia's Marriage of Figaro returns

Par Chantal Nguyen, 29 janvier 2022

Three outstanding debuts and a warm and funny ensemble shine in David McVicar's naturalistic Marriage of Figaro.

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Sydney

29 janv. 2022

Sunlight on stage: Opera Australia's Marriage of Figaro returns

Par Chantal Nguyen

Stunning visuals, but François Girard's new Fliegende Holländer disappoints at The Met

Par Ako Imamura, 02 mars 2020

François Girard’s production presents the moody, stormy atmosphere of Norwegian seascapes with stunning visuals, but offers few fresh ideas on the doomed love between the Dutchman and Senta.

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New York

02 mars 2020

François Girard's new Fliegende Holländer disappoints at The Met

Par Ako Imamura

San Francisco Opera offers a dark, powerful Rusalka

Par Edward Sava-Segal, 22 juin 2019

Both vocally and instrumentally the performance was a high-class one

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San Francisco

22 juin 2019

San Francisco Opera offers a dark, powerful Rusalka

Par Edward Sava-Segal

Alonzo King and Bob Holman Unite to Revive Dying Languages

Par Carla Escoda, 04 mai 2017

The world premiere of Figures of Speech at Alonzo King LINES Ballet was notable for the striking, individual beauty of the dancers, and for its towering score, that incorporated fragments of recorded poetry in languages currently threatened with extinction.

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San Francisco

04 mai 2017

Lines: Figures of Speech

Par Carla Escoda

Leeds

An intelligent and welcome revival of Così fan tutte at Opera North

Par Richard Wilcocks, 03 février 2016

Opera North's Così fan tutte directed by Tim Albery at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, is a welcome revival of an intelligent, nuanced production.

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Leeds

03 févr. 2016

Welcome revival of Così fan tutte at Opera North

Par Richard Wilcocks

Surreal whimsy: Magrittomania sets San Francisco Ballet’s season off to a promising start

Par Terez Rose, 24 janvier 2016

San Francisco Ballet's first program of 2016, featuring Forsythe's rarely performed Pas/Parts and the revival of 7 for Eight and Magrittomania, leads the way into an exciting season.

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San Francisco

24 janv. 2016

Surreal whimsy: Magrittomania at San Francisco Ballet

Par Terez Rose

Amsterdam

Dutch National Opera's Hänsel und Gretel from the favela both delights and disturbs

Par Nicolas Nguyen, 03 décembre 2015

At Dutch National Opera, director Lotte de Beer’s reminds us who the Hänsels and Gretels of the 21st century are, juggling between harsh reality and heartening fairy tale in a spectacle that both delights and unsettles.

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