Die Aufteilung der Welt: Erinnerung an eine vergessene Barockoper

By Cristina Burack, 02 September 2019

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“Sophie Junker zeigte, dass es hier um eine Frau geht, die ihre Macht kennt und beherrscht”

Reviewed at Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne on 30 August 2019

Legrenzi, La divisione del mondo (Concert performance)

Christophe Rousset, Conductor

Carlo Allemano, Giove

Stuart Jackson, Nettuno

André Morsch, Plutone

Arnaud Richard, Saturno

Axelle Fanyo, Giunone

Sophie Junker, Venere

Jake Arditti, Apollo

Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Marte

Soraya Mafi, Cinzia

Ada Elodie Tuca, Cupido

Rupert Enticknap, Mercurio

Alberto Miguélez Rouco, Discordia

Les Talens Lyriques

The early flowering of opera: a fragrant L’Orfeo at Schwetzingen

Mengguang Huang, 3rd May

Markus Bothe’s Botticelli-inspired production fuses tableau vivant aesthetics with Jörg Halubek’s surgical musical precision, offering a peerless, vivid tribute to the fragrant dawn of opera.

****1

Boston Doodle Dandy: Boston Lyric Opera presents La Fille du régiment

Kevin Wells, 1st May

Very few singers can hold an audience in the palm of their hand the way Brenda Rae as Marie does in this rollicking frolic.

****1

Deep into the American psyche: Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and Men

Hilary Stroh, 1st May

Carlisle Floyd's operatic setting of John Steinbeck’s classic novella is given a new production in the composer's centenary year at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

****1

Two funerals and a bedding at the Linbury Theatre

Eleanor Knight, 1st May

Tales of love and loss as operas by Elena Langer, Charlotte Bray and Elizabeth Maconchy form a varied triple bill in this showcase for The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists.

****1

The triumph of virtue: Rossini’s Cenerentola in Brisbane

Sandra Bowdler, 29th April

Margarita Gritskova leads a fine ensemble performance of Rossini’s most under-appreciated opera by Opera Queensland.

****1

Grigolo shines in a mixed new Roméo et Juliette at the Opera di Roma

Pia Maltri, 28th April

With its 1940s setting, Luca Del Fusco’s direction alienates in a new production of Gounod's Shakespeare-inspired opera.

***11

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Cristina Burack

Cristina Burack studied piano and flute for many years, before earning her BM in Voice and Opera performance at Northwestern University, with a strong focus on German Lieder, as well as a BA in History. After continuing her vocal studies in Vienna, she turned her professional focus to communications. She is a freelance journalist who particularly enjoys covering the intersection of music, history and politics.