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GlyndebourneToscaNew production
Puccini: Tosca
Jordan de Souza; Ted Huffman; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Nadja Sofie Eller; Astrid Klein; DM Wood; London Philharmonic Orchestra
OsloLa bohèmeNew production
Puccini: La bohème
Jordan de Souza; RB Schlather; Norwegian National Opera; Peter Szilvay; Anna-Sofia Kirsch; Terese Wadden; Adam Silverman
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Glyndebourne’s first Tosca: vocally strong but imperfect
Ted Huffman brings some interesting ideas to his first Glyndebourne production. Excellent singing is let down by indifferent physical acting.
They’ll always have Paris: a timeless Bohème in Toronto
Canadian Opera Company’s revival of John Caird’s art-infused production is perfectly realised in singing, acting, and the orchestra’s vibrant yet velvety colours.
Hilarious Périchole sends up Austrian political scandals
“Lima darf nicht Österreich werden!” Offenbach's operetta is set in Lima, but really it’s Vienna in director Nikolaus Habjan uproarious production.
True spectacle as Robert Carsen's Carmen is revived at DNO
Mezzo J'Nai Bridges stuns in the title role of Bizet's opera, returning to Amsterdam in Robert Carsen's celebrated staging.
Johan Dalene triumphs in Barber's Violin Concerto at the BBC Proms
Jordan de Souza conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra fails to set our reviewer's heart racing, but the young Swedish violinist John Dalene most certainly does.
Death Becomes Her: Floris Visser's new Bohème at Glyndebourne
An ideal young cast and a thoughtful production bring fresh perspectives to Puccini's tragedy.