A mixed bag from the Jette Parker Young Artists at the Royal Opera House

Par Roger Smith, 03 juillet 2013

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Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 30 juin 2013

Mozart, La Flûte enchantée (Die Zauberflöte) (extract)

Donizetti, Anna Bolena (extract)

Donizetti, L'Elisir d'Amore (L'Élixir d’amour) (extract)

Mozart, Air de concert pour soprano, « Ch'io mi scordi di te? », K505

Puccini, La rondine

Tchaïkovski, Eugène Onéguine (extract)

Puccini, La rondine (extract)

Paul Wingfield, Direction

Dusica Bijelic, Pamina, Tatiana, Lisette

Susana Gaspar, Soprano, Adina, Magda

Hanna Hipp, Mezzo-soprano, Olga

Justina Gringytė, Mezzo-soprano, Giovanna

Pablo Bemsch, Monostatos, Nemorino, Lenski, Ruggero

David Butt Philip, Tamino, Prunier

Michel de Souza, Papageno, Baryton

David Syrus, Direction

Jihoon Kim, Enrico, Rambaldo

Helen Nicholas, Clavier, Piano

Michele Gamba, Direction

Ashley Riches, Eugène Onéguine, Basse

Pedro Ribeiro, Direction musicale

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Siegfried at the RBO: Kosky and Pappano surprise and delight

David Karlin, 17th March

A revelatory orchestral performance and a cast led by Andreas Schager, Christopher Maltman and Elisabeth Strid make this a Siegfried for the record books.

*****

A new Albrecht makes a polished Giselle shine even brighter

Deborah Weiss, 7th March

A last minute injury to Natalia Osipova does not mar the magic of Sir Peter Wright's Giselle as Marianela Núñez steps in to partner Patricio Revé.

****1

The RB: Peter Wright’s Giselle is as near perfection as you can get

Amanda Jennings, 14th February

Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle was given a well-deserved, thunderous ovation on opening night. A near perfect rendition of the ballet from all quarters of the Company was deeply satisfying.

*****

Terfel’s craggy Boris Godunov returns to Covent Garden

Mark Pullinger, 29th January

The second revival of Richard Jones' staging of Mussorgsky's original 1869 version of Boris Godunov once again stars the Welsh knight.

****1

Woolf Works for The Royal Ballet: reaching poetic depths

Maggie Foyer, 17th January

Woolf Works returns to Royal Opera House stage showcasing some of Wayne McGregor’s best choreography and a roster of exceptional performances.

****1

Ermonela Jaho returns in triumph to The Royal Opera’s Traviata

Mark Valencia, 8th January

Richard Eyre’s 32-year-old production is rarely out of The Royal Opera’s repertoire for more than a few months at a time, but this particular revival proves very special.

*****

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Roger Smith

Roger Smith was born in London and studied for BA in Music at Kingston University, followed by an MMus in Music Theory and Analysis at Goldsmiths College. He studied opera at Birkbeck College, the City Lit and Morley College.