Mitreißende Wiederentdeckung schließt Salzburger Festspiele

By Daniel Url, 31 August 2016

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Reviewed at Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg on 30 August 2016

Nicolai, Il templario (Concert performance)

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Conductor

Alois Glaßner, Conductor

Kristiane Kaiser, Rovena

Clémentine Margaine, Rebecca

Franz Supper, Isacco

Juan Diego Flórez, Vilfredo d'Ivanhoe

Luca Salsi, Briano de Bois-Guilbert

Armando Piña, Luca di Beaumanoir

Adrian Sâmpetrean, Cedrico il Sassone

Vienna Philharmonic

Bachchor Salzburg

A noble Norma trapped in a hollow dystopia

Andrew Larkin, 24th May

Salome Jicia delivers a vocally impressive and emotionally committed Norma, but Orpha Phelan’s post-apocalyptic staging fatally weakens Bellini’s sacred tragedy.

***11

A deli-cious revival of Rossini’s Il turco in Italia at Glyndebourne

Dominic Lowe, 23rd May

Mariame Clément’s production of Rossini's meta comedy is tightly revived with some excellent singing. Come for the writing tips, stay for the cured meats.

****1

Superb musical performances in Pinchgut's Scarlatti rarity in Sydney

Sandra Bowdler, 23rd May

As usual, Pinchgut lavishes musical excellence on an obscure Baroque work... but why stage an oratorio?

****1

The Met’s Frida y Diego proves visually stunning, musically thrilling

David Wolfson, 22nd May

Deborah Colker and her design team create visually vibrant worlds for the Met’s new production of El último sueño de Frida y Diego, by Pulitzer Prize winner Gabriela Lena Frank.

*****

Glyndebourne’s first Tosca: vocally strong but imperfect

David Karlin, 21st May

Ted Huffman brings some interesting ideas to his first Glyndebourne production. Excellent singing is let down by indifferent physical acting.

***11

Dudamel’s LA Phil Walküre proves worth the wait

Matthew Richard Martinez, 21st May

An enveloping performance of Die Walküre spans three consecutive evenings, featuring world class singing in Frank Gehry’s stunning space.

****1

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Daniel Url

Daniel Url hat Musik- & Tanzwissenschaft in Salzburg und Trondheim (Norwegen) studiert. Sein Hauptinteresse gilt der Oper (besonders Wagner und Strauss) und Gesang im Allgemeinen, aber auch großen sinfonischen Werken. Auf der Suche nach der perfekten Opernaufführung durchstreift er regelmäßig die großen Opernhäuser des gesamten deutschsprachigen Raums.

Mitreißende Wiederentdeckung: die Salzburger Festspiele verabschieden sich mit Il templario