Performer: Jonathan Darlington

NaplesBoléro

Teatro di San Carlo, Nov 05, 06, 07, 08, 10

Rachmaninov, Ravel

Garrett Smith; Ben Stevenson; Maurice Béjart; Corpo di Ballo del Teatro di San Carlo; Jonathan Darlington; Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo

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La fanciulla del West revival fails to reignite the spark in Naples

Lorenzo Fiorito, 19 Apr

Huge de Ana's staging is carefully crafted but feels dramaturgically outdated as the Teatro di San Carlo heads into the twilight of sovrintendente Stéphane Lissner’s final season.

**111

Silas Henriksen as Man on Pointe in Mats Ek's She was black © Erik Berg

Maggie Foyer, 06 Jun

Norwegian National Ballet's highly entertaining double bill of two of Mats Ek's most popular works is enthralling.

*****

Christoph Pohl (Alfonso), Lilly Jørstad (Esther), Heidi Stober (Rahel) and chorus © Semperoper Dresden | Ludwig Olah

Zenaida des Aubris, 10 Feb

Robert Carsen stages the world premiere production of Glanert's opera, based Franz Grillparzer's 1851 play, in stringent, minimalist style.

*****

Carles Pachón, Liz Mohn, Dominique Meyer, Francesca Pia Vitale © Bertelsmann Stiftung | Besim Mazhiqi

Laura Servidei, 30 Jun

One of the greatest launching pads for an opera singer’s career, the Neue Stimmen once again proves its ability to attract the best operatic talents the world has to offer.

Through a class darkly: McVicar's Così

Jeremy Eccles, 19 Jul

Not just a jolly romp through the inconstancies of the heart, Sir David McVicar takes Così fan tutte through a dark lesson for lovers while leaving the music ravishingly intact.

****1