- Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
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IntermezzoDeutsche Oper BerlinNo. of reviews: 1 |
Vor 100 Jahren fand die Uraufführung des zweiaktigen Werks mit vielen Intermezzi statt |
26 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund |
LucreziaBavarian State OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Premiere mit Respighi und Orff |
26 Apr 24 / BR Klassik |
Der MondBavarian State OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Premiere mit Respighi und Orff |
26 Apr 24 / BR Klassik |
El NiñoMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 6 |
Julia Bullock, J’Nai Bridges, Davóne Tines and Marin Alsop bring Lileana Blain-Cruz’s creative vision to luscious life |
26 Apr 24 / OperaWire |
A Nativity story enriched with Latin American imagery |
26 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard |
Spectacular visuals make for a scenic feast in Met’s “El Niño” |
25 Apr 24 / Classical Review |
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Marin Alsop, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s new principal guest conductor, makes her Met debut |
25 Apr 24 / Philadelphia Inquirer |
John Adams's 'El Niño' arrives at the Met in lush glory |
25 Apr 24 / New York Times |
John Adams's El Nino finally arrives at the Met after world travels |
25 Apr 24 / Broadway World |
Tristan und IsoldeAalto Musiktheater EssenNo. of reviews: 3 |
Tristan und Isolde von 2006 hat sich jedoch als zeitlos gültig erwiesen |
26 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund |
Barrie Kosky directs Tristan und Isolde in Essen |
24 Apr 24 / Leidmotief (English) |
Catherine Foster gestaltet Isolde mit großer stimmlicher Kraft ihres Soprans |
23 Apr 24 / IOCO (German) |
Lucia di LammermoorOpera QueenslandNo. of reviews: 1 |
A perfect night at the opera opens OQ's inaugural Brisbane Bel Canto festival |
26 Apr 24 / Limelight |
Il tritticoOldenburgisches StaatstheaterNo. of reviews: 2 |
Leuchten aus dem Graben |
26 Apr 24 / Neue Musikzeitung |
Ein fulminanter Saisonausklang |
23 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund |
Le villiTeatro Regio di TorinoNo. of reviews: 6 |
“Le Villi” con cast alternativo |
26 Apr 24 / GBOPERA |
Le Villi, prima opera pucciniana, torna al Regio di Torino dopo 140 anni |
26 Apr 24 / Il Corriere Musicale |
Caloroso il consenso espresso dal numeroso pubblico della prima |
24 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
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Primeros pasos |
23 Apr 24 / Platea Magazine |
Le Villi riammaliano il Regio |
21 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Anello debole della serata è il cast vocale |
21 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
Lucia di LammermoorThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 14 |
A strong cast makes up for Katie Mitchell’s brutal production |
26 Apr 24 / OperaWire |
Nadine Sierra heads an outstanding cast in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Royal Opera House |
25 Apr 24 / Opera Online (English) |
Dieser Haushalt macht krank |
25 Apr 24 / Das Opernmagazin |
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Bravo for ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ at the ROH |
24 Apr 24 / The Article |
A spine-tingling revival helmed by an enthralling central performance |
23 Apr 24 / Broadway World |
Voices of extraordinary quality |
23 Apr 24 / The Stage |
Nadine Sierra leads a musically formidable Lucia di Lammermoor revival at the ROH |
23 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
A sensational Nadine Sierra in Lucia di Lammermoor at the ROH |
23 Apr 24 / Opera Today |
Lucia di Lammermoor con Sierra, Anduaga e Ruciński |
23 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
À Londres, Lucia di Lammermoor prise dans un tourbillon de violence |
23 Apr 24 / cult.news |
Larynx-shredding vocals and coloratura to die for |
23 Apr 24 / London Unattached |
A vocally breathtaking, disturbing to witness descent into madness |
22 Apr 24 / The Guardian |
A thrilling new cast renews a fine production of Donizetti's tragic opera |
22 Apr 24 / CultureWhisper |
A superb revival: Royal Opera House’s Lucia di Lammermoor turns tragedy into triumph |
22 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard |
La bohèmeOpéra national de BordeauxNo. of reviews: 6 |
La Bohème ou le recyclage onirique à Bordeaux |
26 Apr 24 / Classicagenda |
Roberto González-Monjas - assurément, quelqu’un qu’il faut suivre! |
23 Apr 24 / Anaclase |
A Bordeaux, une Bohème «zéro achat», 100% beau chant |
23 Apr 24 / Diapason |
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Du neuf avec du vieux |
23 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra |
Recyclage et zéro achat pour une efficace Bohème à l’Opéra de Bordeaux |
23 Apr 24 / ResMusica |
Une Bohème dans le plus simple appareil à Bordeaux |
20 Apr 24 / Olyrix |
The Fiery AngelTeatro Petruzzelli di BariNo. of reviews: 1 |
Alla fine applausi intensi per tutti i protagonisti |
26 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
PagliacciTeatro alla ScalaNo. of reviews: 4 |
«Cavalleria rusticana» y «Pagliacci» en La Scala de Milán |
26 Apr 24 / Opera World (Spanish) |
I due capolavori del verismo musicale tornano sul palcoscenico scaligero |
19 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
Cavalleria e Pagliacci, ancora un binomio indissolubile |
19 Apr 24 / Il Corriere Musicale |
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Torna alla Scala, con successo, la bella messa in scena del dittico Cavalleria/Pagliacci di Mario Martone |
18 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Cavalleria RusticanaTeatro alla ScalaNo. of reviews: 4 |
«Cavalleria rusticana» y «Pagliacci» en La Scala de Milán |
26 Apr 24 / Opera World (Spanish) |
I due capolavori del verismo musicale tornano sul palcoscenico scaligero |
19 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
Cavalleria e Pagliacci, ancora un binomio indissolubile |
19 Apr 24 / Il Corriere Musicale |
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Torna alla Scala, con successo, la bella messa in scena del dittico Cavalleria/Pagliacci di Mario Martone |
18 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Les pêcheurs de perlesTeatro Massimo di PalermoNo. of reviews: 2 |
La Leïla de l’année |
26 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra |
Gabriele Ferro sottolinea i languori di una partitura che già mostra l’abilità di grande orchestratore di Bizet |
23 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Pelléas et MélisandeOpéra Royal de WallonieNo. of reviews: 8 |
L’envers des destinées |
26 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra |
Quel beau plateau de solistes |
22 Apr 24 / Crescendo |
Monsieur Croche invites to the opera |
20 Apr 24 / Leidmotief (English) |
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Le Royaume d’inframonde |
20 Apr 24 / Concertclassic.com |
A l’Opéra de Liège, un Pelléas et Mélisande : grâce à la musique |
18 Apr 24 / ResMusica |
Etrange et poétique |
18 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Pelléas et Mélisande entre monde végétal et douleurs terrestres à Liège |
17 Apr 24 / Olyrix |
Pour Pelléas et Golaud à l’Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège |
16 Apr 24 / Opera Online (French) |
Un Ballo in MascheraOper KölnNo. of reviews: 3 |
Lo que se oculta tras las máscaras |
26 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Versungen: Verdis Reverenz gegenüber der Belcanto-Ära erlebt das Publikum unter Wert |
22 Apr 24 / Opera Online (German) |
Premiere von Verdis „Maskenball“ in Köln frenetisch bejubelt |
17 Apr 24 / Das Opernmagazin |
Saint François d'AssiseGrand Théâtre de GenèveNo. of reviews: 20 |
Saint-François d’Assise, Messiaen oecuménique à Genève |
26 Apr 24 / Classicagenda |
Saint François d'Assise, una creatura drammatico-musicale ‘fuori dal tempo’? |
23 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Un ‘San Francisco de Asís’ ascético y humano |
23 Apr 24 / Scherzo |
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Die Inszenierung und die visuelle Gestaltung des Stücks wird von Adel Abdessemed inszeniert |
20 Apr 24 / Online Merker |
La musique de l’invisible |
20 Apr 24 / Première Loge |
La spiritualité de Messiaen se fond avec la sensualité d’Abdessemed |
19 Apr 24 / cult.news |
Le Grand Théâtre de Genève met Saint-François d’Assise à l’envers |
18 Apr 24 / Opera Online (French) |
Tableaux plus que Théâtre |
18 Apr 24 / Wanderer |
On comprend qu’elle puisse en agacer certains, mais un agnostique l’apprécie pleinement |
17 Apr 24 / Classique News |
Grand frère des pauvres |
17 Apr 24 / Concertclassic.com |
Shopping trolleys in heaven: an arthouse staging for Messiaen's testament of beauty in Geneva |
17 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
La minutie du dosage est somptueuse, dans une onctuosité inattendue |
17 Apr 24 / Anaclase |
La démesure et l’intimité, à la fois |
15 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra |
Sul piano musicale, l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande mantiene una precisione eccezionale lungo tutto lo spettacolo |
15 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
À Genève, Saint François d’Assise loin du divin |
14 Apr 24 / ResMusica |
Der Mensch im Mönch |
13 Apr 24 / concerti |
A Genève, un Saint François d’Assise distancié |
13 Apr 24 / Diapason |
Messiaen en antichambre |
13 Apr 24 / Altamusica |
Multireligiöser Bilderbogen ohne Mitte |
13 Apr 24 / Neue Musikzeitung |
Saint-François d’Assise laïc mais universel à Genève |
13 Apr 24 / Olyrix |
La rondineVienna VolksoperNo. of reviews: 6 |
Eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer |
26 Apr 24 / Oper in Wien |
Das Glück ist ein Vogerl, und die Liebe auch |
16 Apr 24 / Bachtrack (German) |
Eine nachhaltige Rehabilitierung des Stücks ist nicht gelungen |
14 Apr 24 / Online Merker |
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Puccinis "La rondine" an der Volksoper mit ganz neuem Schluss |
12 Apr 24 / Der Standard |
Dem Publikum gefiel die gefällige Inszenierung |
12 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund |
Schmonzette mit Schmäh |
11 Apr 24 / Online Merker |
CarmenThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 19 |
Glorious singing in Royal Opera's new production of Bizet's Carmen |
26 Apr 24 / Express |
Aigul Akhmetshina, una Carmen en busca de un buen regisseur |
18 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
A welcome new ‘Carmen’ at Covent Garden |
17 Apr 24 / The Article |
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Aigul Akhmetshina steals the show in Damiano Michieletto’s uneven new 70s-set Bizet |
14 Apr 24 / The Observer |
Aigul Akhmetshina resplendit dans Carmen au Royal Opera House |
12 Apr 24 / Opera Online (French) |
Trio de choc |
12 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra |
Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina is exceptional in the title role of Bizet's opera, but what's the Duchess of Alba doing here? |
11 Apr 24 / CultureWhisper |
Aigul Akhmetshina shines in Carmen at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
11 Apr 24 / Opera Online (English) |
Carmen con regia di Damiano Michieletto |
11 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
A welcome new ‘Carmen’ at Covent Garden |
10 Apr 24 / The Article |
Damiano Michieletto’s production disappoints despite strong performances |
9 Apr 24 / The Stage |
Some outstanding singing at the Royal Opera’s new Carmen |
9 Apr 24 / Opera Today |
Akmetshina shines |
9 Apr 24 / London Unattached |
Aigul Akhmetshina is electrifying in simmering, naturalistic staging |
8 Apr 24 / The Guardian |
Akhmetshina dominates, but in Michieletto’s new Carmen his ‘clever’ aspects may jar on repetition |
8 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard |
Gritty realism & a reluctance to add any local colour & movement, redeemed by musical performances |
8 Apr 24 / Planet Hugill |
Aigul Akhmetshina commands the stage in this compelling new production |
7 Apr 24 / Broadway World |
Strong women, no sexual chemistry and little stage focus |
7 Apr 24 / The Arts Desk |
Michieletto’s excellent new Carmen lit up by Beczała and Akhmetshina at Covent Garden |
7 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
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The mezzo-soprano on dying for a living, loading up on carbs and housework in the early hours.
La rondineTeatro alla ScalaNo. of reviews: 17 |
L'hirondelle fait le printemps musical |
26 Apr 24 / Wanderer |
Grande successo di pubblico per La Rondine alla Scala |
20 Apr 24 / Opera Teatro |
Mariangela Sicilia, con una presencia escénica convincente y un fraseo cuidado, destacó en su papel de Magda |
16 Apr 24 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Puccini alla Scala, la “nuova” Rondine di Chailly prigioniera del Truman show di Irina Brook |
16 Apr 24 / Pierachille Dolfini |
La Scala de Milan redécouvre La Rondine |
15 Apr 24 / Crescendo |
Con la nuova produzione de “La rondine”, il Teatro alla Scala dà il via alle celebrazioni del centenario pucciniano |
13 Apr 24 / Opera Libera |
La Magda di Mariangela Sicilia è il trionfo dell’edonismo vocale |
12 Apr 24 / GBOPERA |
Une hirondelle fait le printemps à la Scala |
12 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French) |
La cosa migliore de La rondine è la direzione di Riccardo Chailly |
12 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
Successo alla Scala con qualche dissenso per la regìa |
12 Apr 24 / Il Corriere Musicale |
‘La Rondine’ de Puccini regresa a la Scala |
11 Apr 24 / Scherzo |
Alla Scala vola La rondine e fa primavera |
11 Apr 24 / Il trillo parlante |
La rondine is enthusiastically received after a long absence at La Scala |
9 Apr 24 / The Opera Critic |
Il profumo perduto della Rondine |
9 Apr 24 / Le Salon Musical |
La rondine a fait le printemps |
8 Apr 24 / Classique News |
La Rondine torna alla Scala |
7 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Riccardo Chailly domina la ricca tavolozza cromatica con maestria |
6 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
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