Walpurgisnacht in Winterthur: the flame is bright

By Sarah Batschelet, 11 September 2015

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Reviewed at Stadthaus, Winterthur on 10 September 2015

Mendelssohn, Ruy Blas overture, Op.95

Say, work commissioned by the Musikkollegium Winterthur

Mendelssohn, Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op.60 (The First Walpurgis Night)

Musikkollegium Winterthur

Douglas Boyd, Conductor

Zürcher Sing-Akademie

Tim Brown, Choirmaster / chorus director

Birgit Remmert, Mezzo-soprano

Jörg Dürmüller, Tenor

Ruben Drole, Baritone

Reinhard Mailr, Bass

Viva la mamma! Donizetti’s satirical farce flops in Zurich

Laura Servidei, 16th April

Mélanie Huber’s production misses the mark for Donizetti’s silly comedy, sung by a solid cast.

**111

Burlicchete, burlacchete, brignocchete, cucù: Il mondo della luna

Laura Servidei, 5th May

A successful, psychedelic production of Haydn’s masterpiece is presented with a cast of young, talented singers from the International Opera Studio in Zurich, for an evening of fun in Winterthur.

***11

Sanderling conducts seldom performed Russian scores in Winterthur

Edward Sava-Segal, 6th January

Ilya Gringolts is the soloist is Sergei Taneyev's Concert Suite, the composer's only concertante work for violin.

***11

In Winterthur, a Beethoven Second Symphony perfect for toasting!

Laurence Vittes, 16th December

If there had been an audience, they would have toasted the concert with the Kölsch beers the composer loved best.

*****

Anneleen Lenaerts gives a polished debut for Winterthur's new harp

Mark Pullinger, 3rd December

The Vienna Philharmonic's harpist inaugurates the new instrument at Musikkollegium Winterthur, putting it through its pace in Mozart and Debussy.

***11

Intrigue, disguise and the damnation of ageing

Sarah Batschelet, 15th May

The renowned IOS is geared to young singers of fine merit and talent. It recently premiered a new production of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia near Zurich.

***11

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Sarah Batschelet

Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.