The ultimate love story: Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde in Budapest

Par Alexander Hall, 17 juin 2018

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“fervent commitment and utter fearlessness in her steel-capped top notes”

Critique faite à Müpa: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest, le 16 juin 2018

Wagner, Tristan et Isolde

Ádám Fischer, Direction

Cesare Lievi, Mise en scène

Maurizio Balò, Décors

Marina Luxardo, Costumes

Allison Oakes, Isolde

Peter Seiffert, Tristan

Liang Li, Roi Marke

Atala Schöck, Brangäne

Neal Cooper, Melot

Zoltán Megyesi, le Berger

Istvan Horvath, le Jeune Matelot

Zsolt Haja, le Pilote

Boaz Daniel, Kurwenal

Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

Male Choir of the Hungarian National Philharmonic

La Wally au Grand Théâtre de Genève

Elodie Olson-Coons, 24th June

La Wally au Grand Théâtre de Genève, à l’ombre des Alpes qui tissent la toile de fond.

***11

Cecilia Bartoli does it again: an effervescent Cenerentola in Zurich

Laura Servidei, 8th March

The Opernhaus Zürich presents yet another Cenerentola with Cecilia Bartoli in the title role, surrounded by a great cast, with the support of the period orchestra La Scintilla, under Gianluca Capuano's knowledgeable baton.

****1

Linda di Chamounix a bittersweet tale at the Maggio Musicale

Laura Servidei, 3rd October

Jessica Pratt shines in this Donizetti coloratura role, with the support of Teresa Iervolino as a luxury Pierotto, and a solid cast of Italian singers.

***11

Donizetti's Linda di Chamounix comes to her senses in Florence

Lorenzo Fiorito, 15th January

The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s proposal is fully commendable, as they restored an opera rarely performed

****1

Bartoli fireworks bring down the house in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 31st December

Nothing on New Year’s Eve could have been more festive than the spirited production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola that Zurich Opera staged with Cecelia Bartoli in the lead role.

****1

Neon and cubes in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 1st October

Questionable identities, clandestine messages, love and money are the stuffs of Gioacchino Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, revived again in Zurich.

***11

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Alexander Hall

Alexander Hall divides his time between London and Hamburg, where he had a career in academic administration and teaching. He reviews for Bachtrack and Opera Today, and has also reviewed for Classical Source. A connoisseur of the great orchestras of the world, his musical memories stretch back to Karajan/Berlin Phil, Mravinsky/Leningrad Phil, Bernstein/Vienna Phil, and he has seen most of the great conductors from the past, including Böhm, Klemperer, Kubelik, Ormandy and Szell.