Zeitgenössisches Meisterwerk: Alice in Wonderland von Unsuk Chin

Gloria Rehm (Alice)

Helena Rasker, Juliana Zara und James Kryshak

Sergio Hamerslag

Markus Stenz, Hailey Clark und Andrew Harris

Helena Rasker und Andrew Watts

Nationaler Kinder- und Nationaler Jungenchor

Unsuk Chin

By Michael Klier, 02 June 2024

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“eine fantasievolle Traumatmosphäre”

Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 1 June 2024

Chin, Alice in Wonderland

Markus Stenz, Conductor

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)

Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor)

Gloria Rehm, Alice

Juliana Zara, Cheshire Cat

Helena Rasker, Duchess

Hailey Clark, Queen of Hearts

James Kryshak, Mouse/ Dormouse

Scott Hendricks, Mad Hatter

Andrew Harris, King of Hearts/ Old Man 2/ Crab

Andrew Watts, White Rabbit/ Badger/ March Hare

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

A thrilling Slavic Iolanta from Chișinău

Peter Quantrill, 11th June

Young voices shine in Tchaikovsky's last opera in a new and rustic updating by Moldovan director Slava Sambriș.

****1

McVicar’s Figaro celebrates its 20th Royal Opera anniversary

Dominic Lowe, 8th June

While this revival is imperfect, the Cherubino of Svetlina Stoyanova proves a marvel to hear.

***11

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Michael Klier

Michael Klier macht schon seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert Musik. Als gebürtiger Berliner kam er 1993 nach Amsterdam. Er war Mitglied unterschiedlichster internationaler Ensembles und Orchester. Heute betreibt er eine florierende Unterrichts- und Coachingpraxis. Als Teamcoach bietet er dort Schulungen an, in denen die Kursteilnehmer miteinander komponieren, um so ihre ungenutzten kreativen Potentiale zu entdecken und besser miteinander zu kommunizieren. Denn: Musiker sind die Architekten des Himmels.

Zeitgenössisches Meisterwerk: Alice in Wonderland von Unsuk Chin in Amsterdam