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Stravinsky's Petrushka steals the show at the APO's Gala Opening

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“Stravinsky's Petrushka steals the show at the APO's Gala Opening”
Reviewed at Auckland Town Hall: Great Hall, Auckland on 20 February 2014
Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act 1
Corigliano, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra "The Red Violin"
Stravinsky, Petrushka
Auckland Philharmonia
Eckehard Stier, Conductor
Chloë Hanslip, Violin
Opening the doors of memory: a haunting Bluebeard’s Castle in Auckland
****1
Into the labyrinth: opera and community in The Monster in the Maze
****1
Stunning direction elevates New Zealand Opera's La bohème
***11
Fine singing but messy staging: Le Comte Ory at New Zealand Opera
***11
Disappointing Bach in Auckland
**111
Brandenburg Echoes in Auckland
****1
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