Koopmans Weihnachtsoratorium

By Huda Knobloch, 20 December 2014

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“die Echo-Arie holte auch den steifsten Konzertgänger aus dem Sitz”

Reviewed at Tonhalle: Großer Saal, Düsseldorf on 17 December 2014

Bach, Christmas Oratorio, BWV248

Ton Koopman, Conductor

Amsterdam Baroque Choir

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Soprano

Maarten Engeltjes, Countertenor

Tilman Lichdi, Tenor

Klaus Mertens, Bass

Chiaroscuro extinguished: a self-indulgent Poppea in Copenhagen

Mengguang Huang, 26th April

Christoph Marthaler’s staging of Monteverdi’s Poppea for the Royal Danish Opera is a study in boredom.

**111

Lepage’s Bluebeard and Erwartung pairing remains compelling theatre

John Gilks, 25th April

Some 30 years after its first appearance, Robert Lepage’s double bill of Duke Bluebeards Castle and Erwartung is still strikingly effective and very modern-looking music theatre.

*****

Trojan’s Carousel: a magical night of dreams come true in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 23rd April

A vintage opera at the National Theatre offers charming adventures for children and musical sophistication for adults.

*****

A sorta fairy tale: Sleepers Awake premieres at Opera Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 22nd April

A new opera by Gregory Spears subverts the Sleeping Beauty trope, with middling results.

**111

Asmik Grigorian strengthens the Met’s revival of Eugene Onegin

Susan Stempleski, 20th April

The Lithuanian soprano’s riveting performance as the central character in Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece lights up Deborah Warner’s mostly bland production.

****1

At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna

Orsolya Gyárfás, 19th April

Marco Armiliato's conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper's latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.

***11

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Huda Knobloch

Huda Knobloch ist Musikstudentin und spielt seit ihrem neunten Lebensjahr ihr Wunschinstrument Bratsche. In verschiedenen Ensembles lebt sie ihre größte Leidenschaft, die Kammermusik, sowie auch traditionelle arabische und irische Musik aus. Meist mit und manchmal ohne Bratschenkoffer reist sie liebend gerne durch die Weltgeschichte.

Mit Pauken und Trompeten: Bachs Weihnachtsoratorium von Ton Koopman und dem Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir