Schön wie eine Liebeserklärung: I Capuleti e i Montecchi in Salzburg

Elsa Dreisig

I Capuleti e i Montecchi in der Felsenreitschule

Aigul Akhmetshina

By Isabella Steppan, 22 August 2023

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“ein magischer Moment, in dem man sich nochmal völlig neu in die Kunstform Oper verliebt”

Reviewed at Felsenreitschule, Salzburg on 21 August 2023

Bellini, I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and The Montagues) (concert performance)

Marco Armiliato, Conductor

Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

Philharmonia Chor Wien

Aigul Akhmetshina, Romeo

Elsa Dreisig, Giulietta

Pene Pati, Tebaldo

Michele Pertusi, Capellio

Roberto Tagliavini, Lorenzo

Bang! Mozart's volcano erupts in Opera Holland Park’s Così fan tutte

Peter Quantrill, 28th May

Mount Vesuvius looms over Cecilia Stinton’s compelling new production of Così fan tutte.

****1

Viennese splendour in Garsington’s Rosenkavalier revival

Roy Westbrook, 28th May

Bruno Ravella's splendid 2021 production of Strauss' opera of Viennese manners returns with a fine cast.

****1

A witty hotel Don Giovanni opens Blackwater Valley Festival

Andrew Larkin, 27th May

Tom Creed’s witty production at Lismore Castle delivers strong singing, sharp comedy and lively orchestral playing, even if the opera’s darker supernatural edges are somewhat diminished.

****1

Garsington’s new La traviata ticks every musical and dramatic box

David Karlin, 27th May

Music Director Douglas Boyd conducts a performance of exceptional musical quality, and Louisa Muller's uncontroversial but passionate direction makes this Traviata one for the ages.

*****

Werther revived at San Carlo: an anatomy of emotional isolation

Lorenzo Fiorito, 26th May

Willy Decker’s psychologically intense Werther returns to the Teatro di San Carlo with a deeply human interpretation by Francesco Demuro and refined conducting by Lorenzo Passerini.

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Opera Holland Park makes a convincing case for La fanciulla del West

Dominic Lowe, 26th May

A thoughtful production from Martin Lloyd-Evans and magnificent playing from Matthew Kofi Walden and the City of London Sinfonia make the case for why Puccini's under-appreciated work is actually so sophisticated.

****1

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.

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