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A riveting Rusalka by Lyric Opera in the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin

By Andrew Larkin, 24 September 2013

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Reviewed at Gaiety Theatre, Dublin on 18 September 2013

Dvořák, Rusalka

Lyric Opera Dublin

Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

Ballet Ireland

Natasha Jouhl, Rusalka

Jeffrey Gwaltney, Prince

Gabriela Iştoc, Soprano

Richard Wiegold, Bass

Imelda Drumm, Ježibaba, the Witch

A charming Merry Widow in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 16th May

A delightfully entertaining and amusing production of Lehár's classic operetta The Merry Widow

***11

Handel's Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno returns to Rome

Pia Maltri, 7th April

Robert Carsen's staging of Handel's oratorio arrives, via Salzburg, in the city where Handel composed it in 1707.

****1

Innocence: Saariaho’s final opera receives New York premiere

Kurt Gottschalk, 6th April

At the Metropolitan Opera, Innocence proves a gripping and perhaps divisive piece which feels real because it is a reflection of our reality, with no realistic hope of finding peace.

*****

Bless this house: a Passiontide Parsifal in Erl

Peter Quantrill, 2nd April

Alpine mountains and streams set the scene for an illuminating production of Wagner's 'play to consecrate a stage'.

****1

Petrenko and Serebrennikov forge a new Ring in Salzburg

Phillip Richter, 1st April

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s much-anticipated return to Salzburg gets off to an impressive musical start. Kirill Serebrennikov’s staging raises numerous questions, but answers few of them.

****1

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera brings Spanish to the Lyric Opera

Graham Meyer, 29th March

The Lyric Opera of Chicago's presentation of El último sueño de Frida y Diego brings the Mexican artists to life... or at least a life reminiscent of their real ones.

****1

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Andrew Larkin

Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.