Alden's Marriage of Figaro at the LA Phil leaves out Da Ponte

By Matthew Richard Martinez, 30 May 2013

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Reviewed at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles on 25 May 2013

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor

Los Angeles Master Chorale

Christopher Maltman, Count Almaviva

Dorothea Röschmann, Countess Almaviva

Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Figaro

Malin Christensson, Susanna

James Darrah Black, Director

Rafael Payare, Conductor

Simone Osborne, Barbarina

Christopher Alden, Director

Pintscher’s Das kalte Herz premieres at Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Elena Luporini, 14th January

On a snowy January evening, the premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s new opera Das kalte Herz fails to warm up the Berlin public.

**111

Così fantastic: Mozart at Tanglewood

Kevin Wells, 15th July

A memorable night at the opera as Andris Nelsons conducts Così fan tutte at the Tanglewood Festival.

*****

Opera Philadelphia's La Voix humaine is a portrait of a lady on fire

Cameron Kelsall, 23rd September

Stripped of melodramatic excess, soprano Patricia Racette and director James Darrah craft a portrait of a desperate, lonely woman that is uncomfortably, thrillingly human.

****1

Boston Lyric Opera falls into strange intersections with Glass and Poe

Kurt Gottschalk, 29th January

Director James Farrah and writer Raúl Santos' realization of Glass’ Fall of the House of Usher is a work of unbridled creativity, an engrossing film which might have benefited from a bridle.

****1

Forsythe a truly overwhelming Semele at Festival O

Susan Gould, 19th September

James Darrah stages Handel's sensual oratorio for Festival O, a feast of wonderful singing.

****1

Handel's Alcina in Karlsruhe: a great production with great singing

Sandra Bowdler, 23rd February

Handel's Alcina at the Karlsruhe 2019 Handel Festival scores on all fronts, with two Australians taking the main roles.

****1

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Matthew Richard Martinez

A professional conductor living in Costa Mesa, California, Matthew received Bachelor of Music and MFA degrees from University of California, Irvine. An avid sports fan, when he’s not conducting or listening to music, he can be found cheering for his hometown San Diego Padres.