A powerful, imperfect Tosca relocated to Tehran

Anush Avetisyan (Tosca) and Chad Kranak (Cavaradossi)

Gustavo Feulien (Scarpia)

Chad Kranak (Cavaradossi) and ensemble

Par Kurt Gottschalk, 14 avril 2023

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“not a statement so much as an unasked question”

Critique faite à Baruch College Rose: Nagelberg Theatre, New York, le 11 avril 2023

Puccini, Tosca (arr. Daniel Schlosberg)

Heartbeat Opera

Jacob Ashworth, Direction

Shadi G, Mise en scène

Anush Avetisyan, Floria Tosca

Chad Kranak, Mario Cavaradossi

Gustavo Feulien, Baron Scarpia

Christopher Nazarian, Spoletta, Le Sacristain

Joe Lodato, Cesare Angelotti

Reza Mirjalili, Sciarrone

Heartbeat Opera's Faust: an economical deal with the devil

Kurt Gottschalk, 15th May

Hot on the heels of their modern-day take on Salome, Heartbeat Opera returns with another economical but inventive staging of a classic.

****1

Shockingly good fun: Heartbeat Opera’s Salome

Kevin W Ng, 11th February

Heartbeat Opera’s chamber Salome marries musical ingenuity with dramatic clarity at The Space at Irondale.

*****

Queer longing: Heartbeat Opera's bold Onegin

Kevin W Ng, 4th April

A strong young cast heads Dustin Wills' reimagining of Eugene Onegin for New York's most innovative opera company, Heartbeat Opera.

***11

LvB meets #BLM in Heartbeat Opera's Fidelio

Kurt Gottschalk, 10th February

Heartbeat’s Fidelio is a dramatic reworking in every sense of the term. It’s bold and unflinching, borrowing from Beethoven to tell tales too horrible to tell.

****1

Siegfried et l’art du chant au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Pierre Michel, 19th April

Pour ce troisième volet du Ring proposé en version de concert par Yannick Nézet-Séguin et l'Orchestre philharmonique de Rotterdam, c'est le plateau vocal qui brille avant tout, éclipsant l'orchestre et le chef.

***11

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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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.