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Paris

25 janv. 2020

L'Ange et le Séraphin : Sir Simon Rattle et le LSO à la Philharmonie

Par Apolline Gouzi

Paris

Les Sept Dernières Paroles d’Herreweghe

Par Julien Hanck, 16 mars 2016

Herreweghe tient son affaire, la lecture est claire d’architecture comme de propos. Et même si le dessin porte parfois quelques ratures, l’équilibre sculptural et la cambrure des attaques restent irrésistibles. On ne croyait pas pouvoir ressentir autant de punch, autant de fulgurance dans cette musique fortement hiératique.

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Paris

16 mars 2016

Les Sept Dernières Paroles d’Herreweghe

Par Julien Hanck

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Kansas City

A big and bold Turandot in Kansas City

Par Hilary Stroh, 02 mai 2025

Lyric Opera of Kansas City ends its season with Garnett Bruce's blockbuster production of Puccini's Turandot.

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Kansas City

02 mai 2025

A big and bold Turandot in Kansas City

Par Hilary Stroh

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Peter Grimes a raging, powerful, defiant start to the new ENO season

Par Stephen Pritchard, 21 septembre 2023

English National Opera opens its new season with a revival of David Alden's masterly production.

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Londres

21 sept. 2023

Peter Grimes a raging, powerful, defiant start to the new ENO season

Par Stephen Pritchard

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Zurich

Traumpaar im Niemandsland: Gounods Roméo et Juliette in Zürich

Par Thomas Schacher, 13 avril 2023

Mit Julie Fuchs und Benjamin Bernheim stehen zwei fantastische Sänger-Darsteller auf der Bühne. Doch wo spielt die Oper eigentlich? Und warum wird der Familienkonflikt so harmlos dargestellt?

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Zurich

13 avril 2023

Traumpaar im Niemandsland: Gounods Roméo et Juliette in Zürich

Par Thomas Schacher

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The second Elizabethan age receives a noble tribute from the first in ENO's Gloriana

Par Roy Westbrook, 08 décembre 2022

When done as well as this, a "concert staging" is not oxymoronic, but a precise term for a valuable mode of presentation.

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Londres

08 déc. 2022

Second Elizabethan age receives a noble tribute in ENO's Gloriana

Par Roy Westbrook

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Zurich

Dramatic music-making at its finest as Homoki's Zurich Ring begins

Par Andrew Larkin, 30 avril 2022

A match made in heaven: director's Homoki's compelling interpretation of Das Rheingold is married to exciting musical direction from Gianandrea Noseda, not to mention the stellar cast of singers.

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Zurich

30 avril 2022

Dramatic music-making at its finest as Homoki's Zurich Ring begins

Par Andrew Larkin

Baden-Baden

Eine Engelgazelle vom Himmel: Lisa Batiashvili und Sir Simon Rattle in Baden-Baden

Par Sarah Donata Schneider, 20 février 2020

Alban Bergs Zwölftonmusik trifft auf Ludwig van Beethovens klassische Strenge: Sir Simon Rattle wagt einen Vergleich.

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Baden-Baden

20 févr. 2020

Eine Engelgazelle vom Himmel: Berg und Beethoven in Baden-Baden

Par Sarah Donata Schneider

Barcelona

(Re)descubriendo a Beethoven: Sir Simon Rattle y la LSO en Palau 100

Par Miquel Martínez, 21 janvier 2020

La London Symphony Orchestra y el Orfeó Català bajo la dirección de Sir Simon Rattle unen fuerzas para interpretar el oratorio de Beethoven Cristo en el Monte de los Olivos, una obra interesantísima y poco programada.

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Barcelona

21 janv. 2020

(Re)descubriendo a Beethoven: Sir Simon Rattle y la LSO en Palau 100

Par Miquel Martínez

Outstanding less-played Beethoven, disappointing Berg from the LSO

Par David Karlin, 19 janvier 2020

With fabulous solo singing from Pavol Breslik and Elsa Dreisig, Beethoven's only oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives turns out to be a gem. Sadly, the Berg Violin Concerto misses the mark.

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Londres

19 janv. 2020

Outstanding Beethoven, disappointing Berg from the LSO

Par David Karlin

“Esultate!” Kunde's Otello impresses at Covent Garden

Par Mark Pullinger, 09 décembre 2019

The American must be one of the few tenors to tackle both Rossini and Verdi's Moor with success.

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Londres

09 déc. 2019

“Esultate!” Kunde's Otello impresses at Covent Garden

Par Mark Pullinger

Vienne

Don Giovanni im Paralleluniversum am Theater an der Wien

Par Isabella Steppan, 24 septembre 2019

Konzertant angekündigt und dreiviertelszenisch umgesetzt begeistert Mozarts Oper das Publikum.

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Vienne

24 sept. 2019

Don Giovanni im Paralleluniversum am Theater an der Wien

Par Isabella Steppan

Halle

Handel's somewhat rare oratorio Susanna in the Halle Handel Festival

Par Sandra Bowdler, 14 juin 2019

Handel's oratorio Susanna is often considered to be less than consistently dramatic and this performance in the Halle Handel Festival did little to dispel that view.

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Halle

14 juin 2019

Handel's somewhat rare oratorio Susanna in the Halle Handel Festival

Par Sandra Bowdler

Billy Budd finally drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Par Mark Pullinger, 23 avril 2019

After nearly two decades away from the Covent Garden stage, it was time Britten's Billy Budd came home, in a new production from Madrid by Deborah Warner.

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Londres

23 avril 2019

Billy Budd finally drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Par Mark Pullinger

Manchester

A stellar Damnation de Faust in Manchester

Par Rohan Shotton, 10 février 2019

Sir Mark Elder conducts a memorable performance of Berlioz' masterpiece in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.

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Manchester

10 févr. 2019

A stellar Damnation de Faust in Manchester

Par Rohan Shotton

A house debut to savour: Natalya Romaniw soars in revival of ENO's Bohème

Par Mark Valencia, 26 novembre 2018

Jonathan Miller's production of La bohème is revived by ENO and features an important house debut.

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Londres

26 nov. 2018

A house debut to savour: Natalya Romaniw in ENO's Bohème

Par Mark Valencia

Flogging a dead horse: a new Salome at English National Opera

Par Dominic Lowe, 28 septembre 2018

ENO's new production of Salome which opens the season features some commendable music-making, but is let down by a flawed concept and dull staging.

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Londres

28 sept. 2018

Flogging a dead horse: a new Salome at English National Opera

Par Dominic Lowe

A thrilling Gurrelieder from Salonen and the Philharmonia

Par David Truslove, 28 juin 2018

This was a superbly assured performance in which Esa-Pekka Salonen marshalled his forces with a clear-sighted vision to carve out an account brimming with intensity, energy and commitment.

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Londres

28 juin 2018

A thrilling Gurrelieder from the Philharmonia

Par David Truslove

Alresford

Ludicrous, but brilliant: The Barber of Seville at The Grange Festival

Par Dominic Lowe, 09 juin 2018

From the stately front of The Grange, an impressive moustache looms large, welcoming the audience to a production of Rossini's masterpiece that baffles, confuses and delights the audience.

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Alresford

09 juin 2018

Ludicrous, but brilliant: Barber of Seville at The Grange Festival

Par Dominic Lowe

Madrid

The vindication of a neglected masterpiece: a landmark Gloriana at the Teatro Real

Par Fernando Remiro, 14 avril 2018

Ivor Bolton and David McVicar have teamed up to create an unapologetically Brittenian Gloriana, with Anna Caterina Antonacci at the top of a great cast

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Madrid

14 avril 2018

A landmark Gloriana at the Teatro Real

Par Fernando Remiro

Kosky's Carmen fails to light fires at Covent Garden

Par David Karlin, 14 février 2018

Interesting ideas and a brilliant orchestral performance aren't enough to overcome a visually dull staging, predictable choreography and a lack of chemistry between the protagonists.

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Londres

14 févr. 2018

Kosky's Carmen fails to light fires

Par David Karlin

Gateshead

Lars Vogt and RNS deliver Bach’s Christmas message of peace and joy

Par Jane Shuttleworth, 16 décembre 2017

Lars Vogt, Royal Nothern Sinfonia and Chorus and a strong quartet of soloists bring the angelic tidings of peace and goodwill in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.

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Gateshead

16 déc. 2017

Lars Vogt and RNS deliver Bach’s Christmas message of peace and joy

Par Jane Shuttleworth

Angel Blue impresses in her Met debut in an enthralling Bohème

Par Vishnu Bachani, 06 octobre 2017

A revival of Franco Zeffirelli’s 1981 production was graced by an impressive case, including the Met debut of soprano Angel Blue.

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New York

06 oct. 2017

Angel Blue impresses in her Met debut in an enthralling Bohème

Par Vishnu Bachani

Prom 9: Refined beauty in Beethoven's Fidelio

Par David Karlin, 21 juillet 2017

Skelton's Florestan provides the power in a refined, elegant performance that brings out the beauty in Beethoven's score.

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Londres

21 juil. 2017

Prom 9: Refined beauty in Beethoven's Fidelio

Par David Karlin

High Wycombe

All that glitters: Miskimmon's hyperactive Semele opens Garsington’s season

Par Mark Pullinger, 01 juin 2017

On a golden afternoon on the Wormsley estate, not everything on stage necessarily glittered, but there’s plenty of spirit in Annilese Miskimmon's production to entertain.

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High Wycombe

01 juin 2017

All that glitters: Garsington's Semele

Par Mark Pullinger

Madrid

Deborah Warner's new Billy Budd sets a new standard in Madrid

Par Fernando Remiro, 03 février 2017

Billy Budd triumphs in Madrid thanks to an inspired orchestra, a solid cast and a dream team of stage magicians.

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Madrid

03 févr. 2017

Warner's new Billy Budd sets a new standard in Madrid

Par Fernando Remiro

Seattle

Elgar's Dream a transformative experience at Seattle Symphony

Par Thomas May, 03 décembre 2016

Edward Gardner paid a memorable visit to lead the Seattle Symphony in a transformative account of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius.

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Seattle

03 déc. 2016

Elgar's Dream: transformative in Seattle

Par Thomas May

Dramatic intensity, risk of sensory overload: ENO's Lulu

Par David Karlin, 09 novembre 2016

William Kentridge's Lulu for ENO is easier to admire than it is to love. But if you want to be challenged dramatically, this is the opera to do it.

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Londres

09 nov. 2016

Risk of sensory overload: ENO's Lulu

Par David Karlin

Glyndebourne

Enchanted Wood: dream of a Dream at Glyndebourne

Par Mark Pullinger, 11 août 2016

“Out of this wood do not desire to go!” Tytania orders Bottom. Glyndebourne's revival of Peter Hall's classic production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is eerily enchanting, weaving its spell right from the queasy double bass glissandos, which slither into Britten's score.

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Glyndebourne

11 août 2016

Enchanted Wood: dream of a Dream

Par Mark Pullinger

Classical Opera's Don Giovanni: a masterclass in concert performance

Par Dominic Lowe, 17 juin 2016

Ian Page assembled a fine cast, with a particularly good Leporello from David Soar for yet another superb performance of Mozart from Classical Opera.

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Londres

17 juin 2016

Classical Opera's Don Giovanni at Cadogan Hall

Par Dominic Lowe

Where Bellini started: Opera Rara's Adelson e Salvini

Par David Karlin, 11 mai 2016

A youthful Bellini opera able to stand on its own two feet? Perhaps not, as Adelson e Salvini gets the Opera Rara treatment.

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Londres

11 mai 2016

Where Bellini started: Opera Rara's Adelson e Salvini

Par David Karlin

Magical revelations: Andrew Davis and BBC Symphony forces cast a spell in Berlioz

Par Mark Valencia, 22 janvier 2016

The coda to Juliet's "Convoi funèbre" crystallised all that was exceptional about this performance of Berlioz's symphonie dramatique.

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Londres

22 janv. 2016

Magical revelations: Roméo et Juliette

Par Mark Valencia

Das Liebesverbot: A Wagner rarity with no wine, no women and no carnival!

Par Alexander Hall, 25 octobre 2015

The Chelsea Opera Group give a concert performance of Wagner's early opera Das Liebesverbot conducted by Anthony Negus.

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Londres

25 oct. 2015

A Wagner rarity: no wine, no women and no carnival either!

Par Alexander Hall

Shorn of excess exoticism: Ailyn Bozok’s Lakmé at Holland Park

Par Mark Pullinger, 09 juillet 2015

Ailyn Bozok's minimlaist production of Delibes' Lakmé at Opera Holland Park contains much tender beauty and is carried by fine musical performances.

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Londres

09 juil. 2015

Shorn of excess exoticism: Lakmé at Holland Park

Par Mark Pullinger

Glyndebourne

Sultry, fiery, coquettish: Stéphanie d’Oustrac’s Carmen at Glyndebourne has it all

Par Mark Pullinger, 23 mai 2015

“The very incarnation of vice” was how one critic described Célestine Galli-Marié’s Carmen at the opera’s 1875 Opéra Comique première. That description could equally be applied to Stéphanie d’Oustrac in Glyndebourne’s revival of David McVicar’s terrific production.

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Glyndebourne

23 mai 2015

Sultry, fiery, coquettish: d’Oustrac’s Carmen

Par Mark Pullinger

A welcome reprise of Zeffirelli's La Bohème at the Met

Par David Browning, 23 septembre 2014

Zeffirelli's La Bohème at the Met never fails to charm. Balance issues aside, a beautifully sung performance by a very capable cast.

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New York

23 sept. 2014

A welcome reprise of Zeffirelli's La Bohème at the Met

Par David Browning

Terry Gilliam strikes gold for ENO with a riotous Benvenuto Cellini

Par Mark Pullinger, 05 juin 2014

“He’s not an opera director. He’s a very naughty boy!” Three years after his surreal Damnation of Faust, Terry Gilliam tackles more Berlioz for English National Opera in the shape of Benvenuto Cellini, striking gold again.

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Londres

05 juin 2014

Terry Gilliam strikes gold for ENO

Par Mark Pullinger

Cardiff

Glitter and black ostrich feathers prevail in WNO's Nabucco

Par Simon Rees, 31 mai 2014

Rudolf Frey's production of Nabucco for Welsh National Opera undercuts the solemnity and beauty of the opera, detracting from some fine performances.

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Cardiff

31 mai 2014

Glitter and black ostrich feathers prevail in WNO's Nabucco

Par Simon Rees

Cardiff

Scant Sodom, no Gomorrah, but a riveting Moses und Aron

Par Simon Rees, 24 mai 2014

A riveting performance of Schoenberg's Moses und Aron, despite the absence of the golden calf, the burning bush, Sodom and Gomorrah.

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Cardiff

24 mai 2014

Scant Sodom but a riveting Moses und Aron

Par Simon Rees

Glyndebourne's Billy Budd in New York

Par David Allen, 07 février 2014

This BAM production of Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd, imported from Glyndebourne, achieves the rare distinction of making a great performance out of a decidedly mediocre work.

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New York

07 févr. 2014

Glyndebourne at BAM: Billy Budd

Par David Allen

Prom 60: Glyndebourne's Billy Budd silences the Albert Hall

Par Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 27 août 2013

The silence at the end of the concert said it all. To have plunged the attention of the entire Royal Albert Hall into utter silence for a whole minute after the music has finished was an impressive feat. Such was the audience response to Mark Padmore’s closing walk down the back of the stage, as Captain Vere.

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Londres

27 août 2013

Prom 60: Glyndebourne's Billy Budd silences the Albert Hall

Par Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres

Prom 45: Tippett's The Midsummer Marriage

Par Chris Garlick, 16 août 2013

It’s so good to hear Tippett’s ravishing opera, The Midsummer Marriage, performed in full at the Proms, particularly in Britten’s centenary year. Tippet’s work is like an antidote to Britten’s drier, more literal operatic style – so overflowing with warmth, colour and hope.

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Londres

16 août 2013

Prom 45: Tippett's The Midsummer Marriage

Par Chris Garlick

Glyndebourne

Flawless tragedy, almost unbearable: Billy Budd at Glyndebourne

Par David Karlin, 10 août 2013

You can view Britten’s Billy Budd as an opera about the failure of words. When the angelic sailor Billy is falsely accused by his superior office Claggart, his stammer prevents him from defending himself and he lashes out, fatally.

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Glyndebourne

10 août 2013

Flawless tragedy, almost unbearable: Billy Budd at Glyndebourne

Par David Karlin

UK première of Philip Glass' The Perfect American at ENO

Par Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade, 01 juin 2013

It wasn’t surprising that English National Opera’s UK première of The Perfect American was one of the most eagerly anticipated productions of the summer. Based on a fictitious narrative by Peter Stephan Jungk, the opera offers a timely glance behind the plush curtains of Walt Disney’s animated feature films.

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Londres

01 juin 2013

UK première of Philip Glass' The Perfect American at ENO

Par Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade

Outstanding Rossini singing from Lucy Crowe in ENO's Barber of Seville

Par David Karlin, 25 février 2013

In the celebratedly short time in which Rossini wrote The Barber of Seville, he got into a time capsule and took a short trip to twenty-first century London; on his return to 1816 Rome, he wrote the part of Rosina for Lucy Crowe's voice. Or at least, that's what it felt like at ENO last night, as Crowe turned in a performance which outstrips my ability to find superlatives.

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Londres

25 févr. 2013

Outstanding Rossini singing from Lucy Crowe in ENO's Barber of Seville

Par David Karlin

Erwin Schrott stars in the Metropolitan Opera's Don Giovanni

Par David Allen, 28 novembre 2012

Don Giovanni is perhaps the most difficult of the Mozart–Da Ponte opera trilogy to stage. Not only is there the problem of how exactly the Don is to be consumed in flames at the end of its three-hour span, or the issue of how to make the statue of the Commendatore come to life.

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