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Porgy and BessLucerne FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A joyful Porgy and Bess at the Lucerne Festival |
 27 Aug 22 / Seen and Heard |
La clemenza di TitoLucerne FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Das Publikum liess schon nach einzelnen Arien seiner Begeisterung freien Lauf |
| 23 Aug 22 / Das Opernmagazin |
FidelioGstaad Menuhin FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Jonas Kaufmann (et Sinéad Campbell-Wallace!) en grande forme dans Fidelio au Gstaad Menuhin |
| 16 Aug 22 / Opera Online (French) |
Un Fidelio enthousiasmant |
| 15 Aug 22 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Fidelio au Gstaad Menuhin Festival, une vedette peut en cacher une autre |
| 15 Aug 22 / Olyrix |
Die Schweigsame FrauBard SummerscapeNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Silent treatment |
| 3 Aug 22 / parterre box |
‘La mujer silenciosa’: una imperfecta pero atractiva comedia |
| 29 Jul 22 / Scherzo |
Strauss' Silent Woman makes a grand noise at Bard |
| 27 Jul 22 / Bachtrack |
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The ageless wonders of Strauss’s art |
| 26 Jul 22 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Un Ballo in MascheraChicago Symphony OrchestraNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| 24 Jul 22 / Opera Today |
Addio, diletta America |
| 9 Jul 22 / L'Ape musicale |
Outstanding concert version of Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| 1 Jul 22 / Seen and Heard |
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Verdi vittoria: Muti, CSO wrap season with a thrilling “Un ballo in maschera” |
| 1 Jul 22 / Classical Review |
Muti and CSO pay homage to Verdi with a monumental concert performance of ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’ |
| 1 Jul 22 / WTTW |
Die Walküre (Act III)Holywood Bowl, Los AngelesNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Wild ride at the bowl: director gallops in with a bold spin on Wagner |
| 23 Jul 22 / Classical Voice North America |
The Valkyrie survives another Sci-Fi trip at the Hollywood Bowl |
| 20 Jul 22 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
With Yuval Sharon and Gustavo Dudamel at the helm, ‘Valkyries’ makes history again at the Bowl |
| 19 Jul 22 / Los Angeles Times |
Il ProscrittoOpera RaraNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Il proscritto comes back from the grave only to bore itself to death again |
| 2 Jul 22 / Reaction |
A superb evening: Mercadante’s Il proscritto from Carlo Rizzi and Opera Rara |
| 1 Jul 22 / Seen and Heard |
Opera Rara blow the dust off Mercadante’s forgotten opera |
| 30 Jun 22 / The Guardian |
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All the performers gave fully committed, positively thrilling performances |
| 30 Jun 22 / Opera Today |
Love and death in Cromwellian Scotland |
| 30 Jun 22 / Bachtrack |
Duke Bluebeard's CastlePhilharmonique de Monte-CarloNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Une vie de château |
| 28 Jun 22 / Forum Opéra |
NabuccoMusikverein GrazNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Spätes Debüt eines Weltstars im Musikverein Graz |
| 21 Jun 22 / Kronen Zeitung |
Spätes Debüt Placido Domingos im Grazer Musikverein gefeiert |
| 21 Jun 22 / Salzburger Nachtrichten |
Plácido Domingo sang mit einem hochwertigen Ensemble in Verdis „Nabucco“ |
| 20 Jun 22 / Opera Online (German) |
The Snow QueenConcertgebouw, AmsterdamNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Kent Nagano conducts Dutch premiere of Hans Abrahamsen’s The Snow Queen |
| 8 Jun 22 / Bachtrack |
Hartverwarmende ijsklanken The Snow Queen |
| 8 Jun 22 / Place de l'Opera |
Madama ButterflyThe HalléNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Eri Nakamura leads a fine cast in The Hallé's season closing Madama Butterfly |
| 31 May 22 / Bachtrack |
OtelloCleveland OrchestraNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Pulliam and Maltman make star turns in Cleveland in Welser-Möst’s breathtakingly focused Otello |
| 25 May 22 / Seen and Heard |
LakméWashington Concert OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Erin Morley soars in Washington Concert Opera’s superb “Lakmé” |
| 24 May 22 / Classical Review |
FidelioInsula OrchestraNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Laurence Equilbey and the Insula orchestra bring a very ‘human’ Fidelio to the Barbican Hall |
| 14 May 22 / Opera Today |
Darkness and light: Equilbey's period Fidelio in concert |
| 13 May 22 / Bachtrack |
Fidelio revelations from Equilbey and Insula Orchestra as she rethinks the familiar and meets it anew |
| 13 May 22 / Seen and Heard |
Duke Bluebeard's CastlePhilharmonic Hall, LiverpoolNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Hindoyan conducts a superb Bluebeard's Castle |
| 12 Apr 22 / Bachtrack |
Shock but not enough awe in Bluebeard concert staging |
| 9 Apr 22 / The Guardian |
Eugene OneginDallas Symphony OrchestraNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Teatro in concerto |
| 11 Apr 22 / L'Ape musicale |
Fernando, Re di CastigliaLondon Handel FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Fernando, re di Castiglia is complete once more |
| 10 Apr 22 / Music OMH |
Venus and AdonisEarly Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Blow’s Venus is sensuous and imperious |
| 4 Apr 22 / Opera Today |
Acis e GalateaLondon Handel FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
What lifted the evening were the musical performances |
| 3 Apr 22 / Opera Today |
TurandotAccademia Nazionale di Santa CeciliaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Turandoto la catarsi |
| 18 Mar 22 / L'Ape musicale |
Alla fine si è scatenato un putiferio di applausi |
| 17 Mar 22 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Turandot ou l'Orient fantastique |
| 16 Mar 22 / Wanderer |
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A Rome, une version de référence pour une Turandot particulière |
| 16 Mar 22 / Forum Opéra |
Tuttavia il cast di lusso aiuta a rendere la serata memorabile |
| 16 Mar 22 / Connessi all'Opera |
Una Turandot trionfale a Santa Cecilia |
| 15 Mar 22 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Tristan und IsoldeTheater NordhausenNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Kirstin Sharpin ist eine souveräne Isolde |
| 25 Feb 22 / Der Opernfreund |
Im Kubus der Gefühle |
| 25 Feb 22 / O-Ton |
Radikale Reduktion |
| 25 Feb 22 / RWV Bamberg |
La voix humaineSalle Gaveau, ParisNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Le capital Massis |
| 18 Feb 22 / Forum Opéra |
Annick Massis est «La voix humaine» de l’Instant lyrique |
| 18 Feb 22 / toutelaculture.com |
Annick Massis, La Voix humaine Salle Gaveau |
| 17 Feb 22 / Olyrix |
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La voix humaine (et bouleversante) d'Annick Massis |
| 17 Feb 22 / Première Loge |
I due FoscariSalle Gaveau, ParisNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Verdi survolté |
| 17 Feb 22 / Forum Opéra |
A la salle Gaveau, Placido Domingo bon pied bon œil! |
| 15 Feb 22 / Diapason |
Le doge Domingo reçu en grande pompe salle Gaveau! |
| 15 Feb 22 / Première Loge |
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Domingo, la grande classe |
| 14 Feb 22 / Opera Online (French) |
Le métier avant tout |
| 14 Feb 22 / Opera Online (French) |
Placido Domingo, Doge de Gaveau |
| 13 Feb 22 / Olyrix |
Le villiHalle aux grains ToulouseNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Retour gagnant pour Speranza Scappucci |
| 10 Feb 22 / Forum Opéra |
Speranza Scappucci dirige Le Villi de Puccini à La Halle aux Grains de Toulouse |
| 10 Feb 22 / Olyrix |
De mort l’ardente flamme |
| 9 Feb 22 / Opera Gazet (French) |
Aci, Galatea e PolifemoOrchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentNo. of reviews: 1 | |
It’s only January but OAE’s triumphant Aci, Galatea e Polifemo might be one of the events of the year |
| 26 Jan 22 / Seen and Heard |
IolantaPhilharmonie BerlinNo. of reviews: 3 | |
In der Musik sehend werden |
| 20 Jan 22 / Das Opernmagazin |
Kirill Petrenko dirigiert Tschaikowskys "Jolanthe" |
| 16 Jan 22 / rbb Kulturradio |
Love conquers blindness in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta in Berlin |
| 16 Jan 22 / Opera Online (English) |
Das RheingoldConcerto KölnNo. of reviews: 9 | |
A Ring of authenticity: ‘Das Rheingold’ played on period instruments |
| 25 Dec 21 / Classical Voice North America |
L’Or du Rhin sur instruments d’époque à la Philharmonie de Cologne – Wagner à la source |
| 26 Nov 21 / Concertclassic.com |
Coup d'éclat pour l'Or du Rhin |
| 25 Nov 21 / Forum Opéra |
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Kent Nagano y Concerto Köln presentan 'Das Rheingold' de Wagner en una revisión historicista |
| 25 Nov 21 / Platea Magazine |
'Authentieke' Rheingold klinkklaar goud |
| 24 Nov 21 / Place de l'Opera |
"Prima la parola" - Wagners "Rhingold" mit Kent Nagano in der Kölner Philharmonie gibt neue Denkanstösse |
| 21 Nov 21 / Das Opernmagazin |
Concerto Köln und Kent Nagano nähern sich Richard Wagners „Ring des Nibelungen“ |
| 21 Nov 21 / Neue Musikzeitung |
Historischer Ring am Rhein |
| 20 Nov 21 / Bachtrack (German) |
It's a significant difference |
| 20 Nov 21 / Slipped Disc |
Duke Bluebeard's CastlePhilharmonie de ParisNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Esa-Pekka Salonen et l’Orchestre de Paris dans les ténèbres du “Château de Barbe-Bleue” |
| 14 Dec 21 / Diapason |
Les geysers de Dessner et Bartók emportent la Philharmonie |
| 14 Dec 21 / Bachtrack (French) |
Le Château de Barbe-Bleue tellurique à la Philharmonie de Paris |
| 11 Dec 21 / Olyrix |
ZingariOpera RaraNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Murderous passions and glorious singing |
| 6 Dec 21 / The Guardian |
Leoncavallo's Zingari has fallen out of the repertoire but Opera Rara aims to change all that |
| 6 Dec 21 / Planet Hugill |
Opera Rara’s Carlo Rizzi and the RPO return Leoncavallo’s Zingari to London after more than 100 years |
| 5 Dec 21 / Seen and Heard |
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Symphonic mastery and fluent hokum |
| 5 Dec 21 / The Arts Desk |
Le grand macabreConcertgebouw, AmsterdamNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Spannend en grotesk |
| 1 Dec 21 / Place de l'Opera |
Weder Fisch noch Fleisch |
| 30 Nov 21 / Bachtrack (German) |
Duke Bluebeard's CastleTheatre of Sound, LondonNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Luminosidad entre tinieblas |
| 23 Nov 21 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Two very different interpretations of Bartók’s only opera enthral |
| 14 Nov 21 / The Observer |
Unforgettably haunting immersive staging is a must-see |
| 9 Nov 21 / iNews |
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For Theatre of Sound, Bartók’s operatic masterpiece can be understood as a depiction of Judith’s dementia |
| 9 Nov 21 / Classical Source |
Bartók’s opera wields devastating power in contrasting performances |
| 8 Nov 21 / The Guardian |
Superb singing and theatrical audacity from Theatre of Sound delivers a most gripping Bluebeard’s Castle |
| 8 Nov 21 / Seen and Heard |
Donnerstag aus LichtPhilharmonie de ParisNo. of reviews: 1 | |
L’univers du Docteur Stock |
| 19 Nov 21 / Forum Opéra |
The Cunning Little VixenCity of Birmingham Symphony OrchestraNo. of reviews: 2 | |
CBSO’s concert staging has care but misses vital charm |
| 18 Nov 21 / The Guardian |
Janáček's natural wonder goes large, in a supercharged concert staging |
| 18 Nov 21 / The Arts Desk |
Hippolyte et AriciePhilharmonie de ParisNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Un aquilon fougueux souffle sur Hippolyte et Aricie à la Philharmonie |
| 13 Nov 21 / Bachtrack (French) |
Percer la nuit profonde |
| 12 Nov 21 / Forum Opéra |
Hippolyte et Aricie et Simon Rattle à la Philharmonie de Paris |
| 12 Nov 21 / Olyrix |
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Hippolyte et Aricie en tenue de soirée à la Philharmonie de Paris |
| 12 Nov 21 / Première Loge |
AlcinaZellerbach Hall, BerkeleyNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Tour de force |
| 11 Nov 21 / parterre box |
Sheer musicality and voices make Handel’s Alcina glow in a Berkeley concert |
| 10 Nov 21 / Seen and Heard |
Handel’s ‘Alcina’ gets a gorgeous unstaged rendition in Berkeley despite technical glitches |
| 9 Nov 21 / San Francisco Chronicle |
SamsonLondon Handel FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Stuart Jackson as a moving and finely sung Samson in this rare outing for Handel's expansive 1743 version of his oratorio |
| 18 Oct 21 / Planet Hugill |
At the centre of the evening stood Stuart Jackson as Samson |
| 16 Oct 21 / Music OMH |
Stuart Jackson made an impressive and powerful Samson |
| 15 Oct 21 / Opera Today |
Die Walküre (Act 1)Philharmonie de ParisNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Wagner en extraits, mais Wagner libéré! |
| 11 Oct 21 / Forum Opéra |
La Walkyrie actée à la Philharmonie de Paris |
| 8 Oct 21 / Opera Online (French) |
Madama ButterflyOpera Hong KongNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Visually splendid telling of Puccini's Madama Butterfly in Hong Kong |
| 9 Oct 21 / Bachtrack |
PartenopeLucerne FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Mesmerising Schubert and sparkling Handel were highlights at this year’s ‘crazy’ Swiss festival |
| 12 Sep 21 / The Observer |
Les Arts Florissants dazzle in Handel’s Partenope at Lucerne Festival |
| 7 Sep 21 / Bachtrack |
Die WalküreGrimeborn FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 | |
A little miracle |
| 9 Aug 21 / Planet Hugill |
While beautifully sung, there’s a curious lack of intensity in the performances |
| 8 Aug 21 / The Reviews Hub |
A valiant Walküre as Grimeborn's Ring relocates to the Hackney Empire |
| 6 Aug 21 / Bachtrack |
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This version is seamless and doesn’t remotely seem like Wagner-lite |
| 6 Aug 21 / Classical Source |
Die WalküreLondon Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Fine and characterful singing as Die Walküre is heard once more in Wagner-starved London |
| 7 Jul 21 / Seen and Heard |
OresteHalle aux Grains, ToulouseNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Un étincelant patchwork signé Fagioli |
| 3 Jul 21 / Opera Gazet (French) |
La Tauride à Toulouse |
| 3 Jul 21 / Diapason |
Lucio SillaInsula Orchestra, ParisNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Boulogne après Nanterre |
| 26 Jun 21 / Concertclassic.com |
Olga Pudova et Franco Fagioli détrônent Lucio Silla |
| 24 Jun 21 / Forum Opéra |
Der FreischützKonzerthaus BerlinNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Fantastiques célébrations au Konzerthaus de Berlin |
| 26 Jun 21 / Classique c'est cool! |
Hände weg vom Wald |
| 20 Jun 21 / Der Tagesspiegel |
Geisterjäger im Konzerthaus |
| 20 Jun 21 / Berliner Morgenpost |
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Gigantischer Aufwand |
| 20 Jun 21 / Neue Musikzeitung |
Jubiläum mit Industrie- und Laserzauber |
| 20 Jun 21 / Die Deutsche Bühne |
Circus Days and NightsMalmö OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
L’Opéra de Malmö crée Circus Days and Nights de Philip Glass |
| 13 Jun 21 / ResMusica |
How Philip Glass turns the circus into opera that’s magical and profound |
| 5 Jun 21 / Los Angeles Times |
A fairly entertaining piece restrained by moments of lacklustre lyricism |
| 4 Jun 21 / A Younger Theatre |
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