Murdering the customers, murdering the score

Par Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 16 mai 2015

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Critique faite à Estonian National Opera House, Tallinn, le 14 mai 2015

Hindemith, Cardillac

Estonian National Opera

Vello Pähn, Direction

Vilppu Kiljunen, Mise en scène

Kimmo Viskari, Costumes, Décors

Janne Shevtshenko, Cardillac's daughter

Heli Veskus, The Lady

Sergiu Saplacan, Knight

Jyrki Anttila, Officer

Rauno Elp, Cardillac

Mart Laur, The gold merchant

Tamara Gallo, Mezzo-soprano

A dramatic Roméo et Juliette at Estonian National Opera

David Karlin, 23rd October

Stephen Barlow's intelligent production makes Gounod's grand opéra as dramatic as it is tuneful.

****1

King of the Castle: Verdi’s Macbeth in Savonlinna

Mark Pullinger, 4th July

Olavinlinna, also known as St Olaf's Castle, provides an atmospheric setting for Verdi's take on Shakespeare's “Scottish play”.

****1

Satan, sex, blood and redemption: Faust in Finland

Roy Westbrook, 11th July

Auguin conducted as if he really believes in this evergreen work, which was wonderful to hear in the composer’s rather overlooked anniversary year.

****1

Rautavaara's The Mine in Budapest

Katherine Syer, 21st October

Opening the weekend that marked the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution, The Mine (A Bánya), the first of Rautavaara's nine operas, dramatizes events from those turbulent times.

****1

Michael Fabiano fait trembler le Capitole dans Otello

Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 14th April

Pour ses débuts à Toulouse, le ténor américain se distingue dans le rôle-titre de l'ouvrage verdien. Mise en scène, plateau vocal et fosse s'associent parfaitement pour livrer la quintessence du drame.

*****

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Romain Daroles, 10th April

Donné pour la première fois à l'Opéra national de Paris, l'ouvrage du compositeur américain est un succès sur le plan musical, théâtral et chorégraphique.

****1

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Ilana Walder-Biesanz

Ilana Walder-Biesanz is a product manager for Yahoo, a theatre and opera critic, and a classically trained mezzo-soprano. She explored theater and opera stagings as a Gates Scholar at Cambridge and as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany. She currently writes for Bachtrack, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Stark Insider. Twitter: @ilana_wb.

Murdering the customers, murdering the score: Cardillac in Estonia