Wer ist für sie Abraham? – Steve Reichs The Cave

By Stephan Eckel, 18 December 2016

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“Brad Lubmans Dirigat war der Webstuhl, der alles zusammenführt.”

Reviewed at Bockenheimer Depot, Frankfurt am Main on 16 December 2016

Reich, The Cave

Brad Lubman, Conductor

Synergy Vocals

Ensemble Modern

Norbert Ommer, Sound Design

Beryl Korot, Video

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John Gilks, 16th June

10 Days in a Madhouse is a musically and dramatically excellent but disturbing insight into conditions in a women’s asylum brought to life in Toronto by an excellent production.

****1

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Peter Quantrill, 15th June

First class young voices and bewitchingly stylised designs shine through the murk at the Bucharest Opera Festival.

****1

L’Orfeo, the world’s first great opera, premieres at Glyndebourne

Roy Westbrook, 14th June

One element of the Orpheus myth is about creativity, so at Glyndebourne, William Kentridge sets Monteverdi’s opera in an artist's studio,

****1

Darkness without passion: Damiano Michieletto’s Carmen at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 12th June

Despite Michieletto's visual gloom, the evening is redeemed by Myung-whun Chung’s masterful conducting and a cast that brings conviction to a production that rarely trusts the opera’s own dramatic power.

**111

Aldeburgh Festival dives in at the deep end with Pelléas et Mélisande

Eleanor Knight, 12th June

Rory Kinnear directs a minimally semi-staged performance of Debussy's problematic opera at Snape Maltings, but Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish SO provide the detail.

****1

Monteverdi and Ulisse return happily to Garsington Opera

David Karlin, 12th June

Laurence Cummings and John Caird’s second Garsington exploration of the operas of Monteverdi brims with wonderfully playing and singing in an attractive setting.

****1

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Stephan Eckel

While studying Art History, French and German Literature in Frankfurt/Main and Montpellier, Stephan developed his first interests in theater, opera and dance. This led him to various productions for festivals and opera houses, including the Rheingau Musikfestival 2011, Montpellier Danse 2013, and the Frankfurt Opera. Stephan has a particular passion for 20th century and contemporary opera and dance. After a work experience in Paris for two years, he is now working on his PhD thesis at the University of Cologne.