Woyzeck in Amsterdam's docklands

By Thea Derks, 08 July 2014

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Reviewed at Oostelijk Havengebied (Amsterdam Docklands), Amsterdam on 7 July 2014

Silbersee

Romain Bischoff, Director

Project Wildeman

Göttlicher Ravel von Gerstein und Canellakis in Amsterdam

Michael Klier, 19th September

Wenn die Technik nicht mitspielen will, ergeben sich manchmal göttliche Musikmomente.

****1

Ein Plädoyer für zeitgenössische und herausfordernde Musik

Michael Klier, 25th April

Georges Aperghis' Die Hamletmaschine-Oratorio ist ein intensiv anstrengendes Werk, aber ebenso ein tiefsinniger Kunstgenuss.

****1

The triumph of virtue: Rossini’s Cenerentola in Brisbane

Sandra Bowdler, 29th April

Margarita Gritskova leads a fine ensemble performance of Rossini’s most under-appreciated opera by Opera Queensland.

****1

Grigolo shines in a mixed new Roméo et Juliette at the Opera di Roma

Pia Maltri, 28th April

With its 1940s setting, Luca Del Fusco’s direction alienates in a new production of Gounod's Shakespeare-inspired opera.

***11

Romeo Castellucci directs a new Pelléas et Mélisande at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 26th April

The Italian director makes his long-awaited Italian operatic debut at the Teatro alla Scala in a production which perfectly mirrors Debussy’s most enigmatic creation.

****1

Chiaroscuro extinguished: a self-indulgent Poppea in Copenhagen

Mengguang Huang, 26th April

Christoph Marthaler’s staging of Monteverdi’s Poppea for the Royal Danish Opera is a study in boredom.

**111

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English at Groningen University and musicology at Amsterdam University. She graduated with honours in 1996. She was singer/songwriter of the new-wave group Tess. She lectured on modern music in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw from 2003–12, gives pre-concert talks throughout the Netherlands, and is a reporter and programmer for Radio 4, the Dutch classical music station. She recently published a biography on Reinbert de Leeuw that has been well received. www.theaderks.wordpress.com

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