Eine magische konzertante Walküre in München

By David Renke, 12 February 2019

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“Stuart Skelton... ein Sigmund mit silbrigem Heldentimbre und nicht enden wollenden Phrasen”

Reviewed at Die Residenz: Herkulessaal, Munich on 10 February 2019

Wagner, Die Walküre (Concert performance)

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Stuart Skelton, Siegmund

Eric Halfvarson, Hunding

James Rutherford, Wotan

Eva-Maria Westbroek, Sieglinde

Evelyn Herlitzius, Brünnhilde

Elisabeth Kulman, Fricka

Katherine Broderick, Helmwige

Alwyn Mellor, Gerhilde

Anna Gabler, Ortlinde

Jennifer Johnston, Waltraute

Eva Vogel, Siegrune

Simone Schröder, Roßweiße

Claudia Huckle, Schwertleite

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sir Thomas Allen’s Figaro for Scottish Opera still entertains

David Smythe, 9th May

A traditional Marriage of Figaro entertains with a strong cast, eye-catching design and lighting, and Amanda Holden’s earthy libretto.

****1

Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging

John Gilks, 7th May

Excellent performances cannot turn a conventional production of Massenet’s Werther into a dramatic experience for the 21st century.

***11

Rossini's Cenerentola proves great fun in Adelaide

Sandra Bowdler, 7th May

Neil Armfield's production for State Opera South Australia combines a sparkling night of entertainment with first class musical values.

****1

Welsh National Opera’s Dutchman docks in Birmingham

Rohan Shotton, 7th May

This bracing performance of The Flying Dutchman is a powerful reminder of the extraordinary musical standards which are at risk in the face of WNO’s subsidy cuts.

****1

Peter Grimes drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Christopher Woodley, 5th May

Allan Clayton and Sir Bryn Terfel lead a strong cast in a revival of Deborah Warner's dark staging of Britten's signature work at Covent Garden.

****1

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

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David Renke

David Renke, geboren in München, hat Musikwissenschaft an der Universität zu Köln studiert, wechselte dann zum Studiengang Medien und Kommunikation an die Universität Passau. Er spielt Klavier, Gitarre und ist als Sänger in verschiedenen Chören in Süddeutschland tätig. Sein Schwerpunkt liegt bei der Musik des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts.

Eine magische konzertante Walküre mit Rattle und dem BRSO