A darkly dramatic Bartók double bill in Cleveland

Par Timothy Robson, 09 avril 2016

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Critique faite à Severance Music Center: Mandel Concert Hall, Cleveland, le 7 avril 2016

Bartók, Le Mandarin merveilleux, Op.19, Sz 73 (Complete Ballet Music)

Bartók, Le Château de Barbe-Bleue

Joffrey Ballet

Franz Welser-Möst, Direction

Alexander V. Nichols, Décors, Lumières

Mark Zappone, Costumes

Katarina Dalayman, Judith

Mikhail Petrenko, Barbe-Bleue

Yuri Possokhov, Chorégraphie, Direction musicale

The Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Victoria Jajani, Danse

Raúl Casasola, Danse

Paulo Rodrigues, Danse

Joan Sebastián Zamora, Danse

Miguel Angel Blanco, Danse

Temur Suluashvili, Danse

Yoshihisa Arai, Danse

Amanda Assucena, Danse

April Daly, Danse

Confident new works from the Joffrey Ballet

Joseph Houseal, 12th February

The Joffrey Ballet presents a roster of choreographers with new approaches, a positive impression for the future of ballet.

*****

The Joffrey Nutcracker rises from the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago

Joseph Houseal, 1st December

The Joffrey Nutcracker succeeds in redefining the socio-economic situation of the protagonists, but throws out the baby with the bathwater.

**111

Joffrey on tour

Jaime Robles, 17th November

Eclectic and contemporary, The Joffrey Ballet reimagines human and kinetic beauty.

*****

A bold season opener for the Lyric Opera

Katherine Syer, 23rd September

Dance takes center stage in Lyric Opera of Chicago's bold season-opening co-production of Gluck's Orphée et Eurydice.

****1

Joffrey's NY gala disappoints

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 30th March

I can’t help feeling that an opportunity was missed.

***11

Joffrey's R&J: Falling, Flying, or Tumbling in Turmoil

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 29th March

Christine Rocas played Juliet with exuberant lyricism that won me over completely.

***11

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Timothy Robson

We are saddened to learn of the death of Tim Robson, a long-time Bachtrack contributor (2012-21). Tim was an organist in Cleveland, Ohio and his repertoire extended to all musical periods, with a special interest in contemporary music. As a blogger he was a regular contributor to ClevelandClassical.com. In his parallel career as a librarian, Tim was Associate Director for Academic Engagement at the Kelvin Smith Library of Case Western Reserve University. Our condolences to his family.