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OsloEaster Concert: Hear Bach's St John Passion
Bach: St John Passion, BWV245
Oslo Philharmonic; Richard Egarr; Joshua Ellicott; Matthew Brook; Berit Norbakken Solset; Marianne Beate Kielland
OsloThe Marriage of Figaro
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Ottavio Dantone; Matthew Wild; Norwegian National Opera; Katrin Lea Tag; Ellen Ruge; Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
OsloElektra
Strauss R.: Elektra
Edward Gardner; Ole Anders Tandberg; Norwegian National Opera; Erlend Birkeland; Maria Geber; Clement Irbil; Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
OsloDas RheingoldNew production
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Edward Gardner; Tatjana Gürbaca; Norwegian National Opera; Henrik Ahr; Barbara Drosihn; Stefan Bolliger; Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
OsloOtello
Verdi: Otello
Giulio Cilona; Georg Zlabinger; Norwegian National Opera; Martin Zlabinger; Theresa Wilson; Bernd Purkrabek; Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
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Despite some very creditable orchestral playing, conductor Joshua Weilerstein never quite got anywhere with his programme of Bach, Weill and Brahms.
Inspired Ritorno d’Ulisse at the Concertgebouw
Under the baton of René Jacobs, B’rock Orchestra gave an inspired performance that ought to contribute in giving Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria the place it deserves in the standard repertoire.
Gassmann's comedy L'opera seria in Brussels
An opera that pokes fun at opera seria? An opera that features backstage preparations for a show, followed by an opera within an opera? No, it’s not Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos.
Lead us into temptation: Don Giovanni in Oslo
Strassberger’s production of Don Giovanni raises interesting questions about modern society and our relationship with religion. Unfortunately, this production lacked focus, but is redeemed by occasionally glorious singing.
Biondi's Baroque adventure: L'Oracolo in Messenia
An exceptional mood of teamwork and virtuosity combine to ensure Fabio Biondi's reconstructed pasticcio of Vivaldi's lost L'oracolo in Messenia is an intense, disorientatingly beautiful evening of breathtaking musicianship.
Warlikowski's descent to the roots of tragedy: Alceste in Madrid
With this new production of Gluck's Alceste in Madrid, Krzysztof Warlikowski uses a well known popular icon to drag the audience into a two-way process of dramatic exploration.