Walpurgisnacht in Winterthur: the flame is bright

Par Sarah Batschelet, 11 septembre 2015

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Critique faite à Stadthaus, Winterthur, le 10 septembre 2015

Mendelssohn, Ruy Blas ouverture, Op.95

Say, work commissioned by the Musikkollegium Winterthur

Mendelssohn, Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op.60 (The First Walpurgis Night)

Musikkollegium Winterthur

Douglas Boyd, Direction

Zürcher Sing-Akademie

Tim Brown, Chef de chœur

Birgit Remmert, Mezzo-soprano

Jörg Dürmüller, Ténor

Ruben Drole, Baryton

Reinhard Mailr, Basse

Viva la mamma! Donizetti’s satirical farce flops in Zurich

Laura Servidei, 16th April

Mélanie Huber’s production misses the mark for Donizetti’s silly comedy, sung by a solid cast.

**111

Burlicchete, burlacchete, brignocchete, cucù: Il mondo della luna

Laura Servidei, 5th May

A successful, psychedelic production of Haydn’s masterpiece is presented with a cast of young, talented singers from the International Opera Studio in Zurich, for an evening of fun in Winterthur.

***11

Sanderling conducts seldom performed Russian scores in Winterthur

Edward Sava-Segal, 6th January

Ilya Gringolts is the soloist is Sergei Taneyev's Concert Suite, the composer's only concertante work for violin.

***11

In Winterthur, a Beethoven Second Symphony perfect for toasting!

Laurence Vittes, 16th December

If there had been an audience, they would have toasted the concert with the Kölsch beers the composer loved best.

*****

Der Glanz der Trompete: Simon Höfele beim Musikkollegium Winterthur

Michael Vieth, 9th December

Der junge Wilde an der Trompete findet mit dem ehrwürdigen Schweizer Stadtorchester einen gut gelaunten Partner.

****1

Anneleen Lenaerts gives a polished debut for Winterthur's new harp

Mark Pullinger, 3rd December

The Vienna Philharmonic's harpist inaugurates the new instrument at Musikkollegium Winterthur, putting it through its pace in Mozart and Debussy.

***11

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Sarah Batschelet

Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.