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Wozzeck in Geneva: grit and light
A strong, compelling staging – coherent in aesthetic and philosophy, if a little restrained in performance.
Operatic righteous anger or self-indulgence?
A righteous, politically-relevant but musically questionable world premiere of Philip Glass' revised Appomattox.
Prom 57: The Hallé's heavenly Parsifal
Celebrating the Wagner centenary in 1913, the Hallé Orchestra gave a concert performance in Manchester of Acts II and III from Wagner’s epic final masterpiece Parsifal.
Tomlinson and Skelton outstanding in the ENO's Parsifal
The ENO’s production of Parsifal, which opened last night, is a revival of their 1999 staging, directed by Nikolaus Lehnhoff and conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. This is Wigglesworth's first Parsifal, and he's made a triumphant start. The fifteen minute prelude was like listening to a symphony all by itself, and I was grabbed from the very first note.
Wagner crépusculaire au Grand Théâtre de Genève
Un duo formidable et une mise en scène efficace : porté par Petra Lang et Michael Weinius, le Crépuscule des Dieux de Dieter Dorn est venu clore la tétralogie genevoise avec panache.
Le Grand Théâtre de Genève fait son retour sur le Ring
L'Or du Rhin marque la réouverture du Grand Théâtre de Genève rénovée. Un bonheur d'équilibre, entre la saisissante mise en scène de Dieter Dorn et une distribution vocale des plus convaincantes.