Artiste: Jennifer Davis

La mise en scène de Michael Thalheimer, la direction musicale de Mark Elder, le décor, les lumières, la distribution : tout concourt ici à produire une soirée prodigieuse.

*****

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Weber’s Oberon convinces musically but fails dramatically

Nicky Spence (Oberon) © BBC | Chris Christodoulou

Dominic Lowe, 06 août

The composer’s final opera is virtually impossible to stage comfortably, but Sir Mark Elder makes a convincing case for more regular outings of its beautiful music.

***11

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Irish National Opera’s new Rusalka intrigues more than it convinces

Andrew Larkin, 22 mars

Netia Jones’ modern reimagining intrigues more than it convinces, but still makes a strong case for Dvořák’s dark fairy tale.

***11

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Astonishing Mahler 2 from Runnicles and the BBC Scottish

Jennifer Davis, Karen Cargill and Sir Donald Runnicles © BBC | Martin Shields

David Smythe, 01 mars

Sir Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish reunite for an astonishing Mahler 2 with Karen Cargill, Jennifer Davis and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus.

*****

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Richard Jones directs a successful new Wozzeck in Tokyo

Toshiaki Komada (Wozzeck) © Ayano Tomozawa | The New National Theatre Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 20 nov.

Richard Jones directs a new production at Tokyo's New National Theatre which lucidly articulates the structure of Berg’s expressionist music.

****1

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Revolutionary zeal gives way to tyranny in The Royal Opera’s Fidelio

Jennifer Davis (Leonore) © Tristram Kenton, 2024

Dominic Lowe, 09 oct.

This revival of Kratzer’s production forces the audience to confront where personal responsibility starts and stops for acting under a tyrannical regime, while bringing Beethoven’s only opera to life – with a few twists.

****1

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