An electrifying Carmen from Oper Leipzig

Par Gregor Forbes, 24 novembre 2019

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Critique faite à Oper Leipzig, Leipzig, le 23 novembre 2019

Bizet, Carmen

Oper Leipzig

Matthias Foremny, Direction

Lindy Hume, Mise en scène, Décors

Dan Potra, Costumes

Kathrin Göring, Carmen

Leonardo Caimi, Don José

Gezim Myshketa, Escamillo

Magdalena Hinterdobler, Micaëla

Gal James, Micaëla

Jean-Baptiste Mouret, Zuniga

Franz Xaver Schlecht, Moralès

Aneta Ručková, Frasquita

Christiane Döcker, Mercédès

Sandra Maxheimer, Mercédès

Jonathan Michie, Le Dancaïre

Alvaro Zambrano, Le Remendado

Dan Karlström, Le Remendado

Matthew Marshall, Lumières

Nele Winter, Dramaturgie

Thomas Eitler-de Lint, Chef de chœur

Leipzig Opera Children's Chorus

Opernchor Leipzig

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Passions tragiques et couleurs étonnantes : Carmen à Leipzig

Jean Landras, 23rd March

À l'Opéra de Leipzig, décors, lumières, costumes et orchestre prodigieux du Gewandhaus ont constitué un superbe écrin, enveloppant solistes et chœurs d'une Carmen très applaudie.

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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk at Oper Leipzig

Mark Pullinger, 25th May

Two notable debuts dominate Oper Leipzig's notable Lady Macbeth revival: Kristine Opolais as Katerina and Andris Nelsons in the pit.

****1

Spellbinding Parsifal caps Oper Leipzig's massive Wagner 22 Festival

Ako Imamura, 14th July

Ulf Schirmer bows out as General Music Director as the last of Wagner's 13 operas completes a successful Festival Wagner 22 in Leipzig.

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Ein Wiener auf der Wartburg: Andreas Schager als Leipziger Tannhäuser

Michael Vieth, 26th June

Calixto Bieitos eigenwillige Sichtweise rundete sich mit Ulf Schirmers Dirigat zu einem Epos zwischen Melancholie und Apokalypse.

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Lohengrin as chamber opera in Patrick Bialdyga's Leipzig production

Ako Imamura, 26th March

A new production of Lohengrin at Oper Leipzig is conceived as an intimate chamber opera and succeeds with brilliant musical performances.

*****

Deutsche Geschichte für Reingefallene: neue Meistersinger in Leipzig

Alexandra Richter, 23rd October

David Pountneys Meistersinger enttäuschen mit einer an Geschichtsverständnis mangelnden und trägen Inszenierung, die aber immerhin stimmliche Glanzmomente liefert.

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Gregor Forbes

Gregor Forbes (b. 1993) is a composer and pianist from Scotland. Since 2014 he has been the Artistic Director of Glasgow Experimental Music Series, which was twice nominated for 'Making It Happen' in the Scottish Awards for New Music. In 2019, Gregor was the inaugural recipient of the Scholarship and Composer-in-Residence programme of the Hanns Eisler Haus, Leipzig, which culminated in the performance of a major new work for Ensemble Avant Garde at the Gewandhaus Musica Nova series. Since 2021, Gregor has been the Musical Director of the composers' lecture-recital series 'Neues bei Grieg!' at the Grieg Begegnungsstätte, Leipzig.