A solid Traviata at the Mariinsky

By Isabella Steppan, 28 September 2014

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“Bayankina breathed life into Violetta with small gestures and body language”

Reviewed at Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg on 27 September 2014

Verdi, La traviata

Valery Gergiev, Director

Arnaud Bernard, Set Designer

Katia Duflot, Costume Designer

Viktoria Yastrebova, Violetta Valéry

Sergei Semishkur, Alfredo Germont

Vasily Gerello, Giorgio Germont

Three card trick: La Scala’s gamble pays off in Pique Dame

Mark Pullinger, 23rd February

Valery Gergiev finally turns up to conduct an electrifying evening, crowned by Asmik Grigorian's full throttle performance as Liza.

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Miraculous Russians: Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky in Florence

Elena Luporini, 11th December

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra call in at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino for a programme of Prokofiev, Bartók and Stravinsky... and Gergiev picks up the keys to the city too.

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Grand Romantic statements from Gergiev at the Enescu Festival

Edward Sava-Segal, 6th September

Two giants of the Romantic repertoire that were met with disdain by Eduard Hanslick at their premieres are given persuasive readings in Bucharest.

****1

Technicolor Shostakovich and Brahms from the Munich Philharmonic

Laurence Vittes, 3rd September

A full frontal assault by Valery Gergiev on Brahms' First Symphony and Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto in explosive performances.

****1

Turn of the screw: Gergiev’s masterful Tchaikovsky in Munich

Mark Pullinger, 8th May

In his busy Mariinsky schedule, Valery Gergiev squeezes in a visit to the Munich Philharmonic, joined by poetic pianist Seong-Jin Cho.

****1

Suntory Hall hosts the Vienna Philharmonic in exceptional times

Nahoko Gotoh, 10th November

"Is the Vienna Philharmonic coming or not?" This had been the talk of town amongst classical music fans in Japan since September, when its concert scene regained some semblance of normality.

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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.