Monkey: A problematic adventure at Lincoln Center Festival

By Ivan Talijancic, 15 July 2013

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City on 11 July 2013

Albarn, Monkey: Journey to the West

Chen Shi-Zheng, Director

Brad Lubman, Conductor

Jamie Hewlett, Video

Songs amid ice and fire: Götterdämmerungat Opera Australia

David Larkin, 7th December

An icy Götterdämmerung brings Opera Australia's Ring Cycle to a successful conclusion, with standout performances from Lise Lindstrom as Brünnhilde and Andrea Silvestrelli as Hagen.

****1

Nature goes hi-tech: Opera Australia’s Siegfried a triumph for Vinke

David Larkin, 5th December

The tireless Stefan Vinke wows in the title role of Opera Australia's Siegfried, in a production which harnesses technology to excellent effect.

****1

Phoenixes and magic fire: Opera Australia's Die Walküre is a hit

David Larkin, 3rd December

The second part of Opera Australia's Ring Cycle sees digital effects employed with greater restraint, delivering a production that is by turns moving and thrilling.

****1

Wagner on big screens: Opera Australia’s Rheingold is a mixed bag

David Larkin, 1st December

The opening Opera Australia's much-delayed Ring cycle contains wonderful visuals, and a standout performance from Warwick Fyfe as Alberich, but also moments of bafflement and excess.

***11

Chinese symbols abound in Sydney Harbour Turandot

David Larkin, 24th March

Chinese dragons, Dalek-like pagoda towers: Opera Australia's harbour-side production of Turandot did not shy away from oriental imagery, leading to a spectacular evening's entertainment.

****1

Ethereal new opera Matsukaze at Lincoln Center Festival

Zerbinetta, 18th July

Toshio Hosokawa’s opera Matsukaze is in many ways a model of modern cross-cultural creation. Premièred in Brussels in 2011, it sets a story from the traditional Japanese Noh theater in a more or less Western operatic framework. And the text is in German.

****1

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Ivan Talijancic

Ivan Talijancic is a director, choreographer, performer, writer, producer, visual designer, video- and film-maker. He is the co-founder and artistic co-director of WaxFactory, a New York-based international multidisciplinary performance group, with whom he toured worldwide.