Excellent orchestral playing in Bayreuth's Flying Dutchman

Par Ako Imamura, 09 août 2014

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Critique faite à Bayreuther Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, le 8 août 2014

Wagner, Le Vaisseau fantôme (Der fliegende Holländer)

Christian Thielemann, Direction

Jan Philipp Gloger, Mise en scène

Karin Jud, Costumes

Christof Hetzer, Décors

Ricarda Merbeth, Senta

Tomislav Mužek, Erik

Samuel Youn, Le Hollandais

Kwangchul Youn, Daland

Christa Mayer, Mary

Benjamin Bruns, Le Timonier

Orchestre du Festival de Bayreuth

Chœur du Festival de Bayreuth

Eberhard Friedrich, Chef de chœur

Low on laughs: Die schweigsame Frau in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 19th July

Newly General Music Director Christian Thielemann and Jan Philipp Gloger bring Richard Strauss' Die schweigsame Frau to the Staatsoper Berlin for the first time, but la commedia is hardly stupenda.

**111

Darkroom des Begehrens: Le nozze di Figaro am Opernhaus Zürich

Thomas Schacher, 15th December

Bei der Wiederaufnahme von Mozarts beliebter Da-Ponte-Oper ist nicht nur der Dirigent, sondern auch der gesamte Cast ausgewechselt worden. Dies sorgt für beachtliche Veränderungen.

***11

Love in time of the drug wars: a contemporary Tancredi at Bregenz

Orsolya Gyárfás, 18th July

Anna Goryachova and Mélissa Petit shine as doomed lovers Tancredi and Amenaide, while Jan Philipp Gloger's contemporary setting has much to offer, but doesn't quite nail the landing.

***11

Strong performances counter Gloger's “clever” Così fan tutte

Nick Boston, 26th June

Golda Schultz leads a fine cast in the fourth revival of Jan Philipp Gloger's Royal Opera production.

***11

A Dance to the Music of Time: Der Rosenkavalier returns to DNO

Eleanor Knight, 13th April

Jan Philipp Gloger's production returns to Amsterdam with a superb cast led by Maria Bengtsson and Angela Brower.

****1

Cherubino steals the show in Zurich’s Le nozze di Figaro

Laura Servidei, 25th September

The Opernhaus Zurich revives Jan Philipp Gloger’s production, for a performance with mixed results: a solid cast of singers under Christoph König’s heavy baton.

**111

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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.

Christian Thielemann leads Bayreuth Orchestra "like a precision machine" in The Flying Dutchman