- Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
Performance reviews
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El NiñoMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Spectacular visuals make for a scenic feast in Met’s “El Niño” |
25 Apr 24 / Classical Review |
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 |
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John Adams's El Nino finally arrives at the Met after world travels |
25 Apr 24 / Broadway World |
Un Ballo in MascheraPalau de les Arts Reina SofiaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Le bal de l’Amérique contemporaine |
25 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra |
El maestro Antonino Fogliani ofreció una lectura no muy sobrada de sutilezas pero efectiva en conjunto |
24 Apr 24 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Le bal de l’Amérique contemporaine |
24 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra |
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El ‘Ballo’ tropieza con la desquiciada narrativa de Rafael Villalobos |
23 Apr 24 / Scherzo |
AliLa Monnaie | De MuntNo. of reviews: 2 |
Alla Monnaie la storia di Ali |
25 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Un autre opéra pour se réveiller |
25 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Arianna in CretaLondon Handel FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 |
Arianna in Creta con Sonia Prina |
25 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
A fabulous close to 2024’s London Handel Festival |
23 Apr 24 / Opera Today |
RequiemTheater BaselNo. of reviews: 2 |
Le Castellucci-Requiem poursuit son tour du monde : Bâle |
25 Apr 24 / ResMusica |
A Basilea il Monteverdi di Marthaler e il Mozart di Castellucci |
24 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Lucia di LammermoorThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 13 |
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 |
Bravo for ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ at the ROH |
24 Apr 24 / The Article |
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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 |
JenufaDeutsche Oper am RheinNo. of reviews: 4 |
Insgesamt präsentiert die Deutsche Oper am Rhein mit dieser Jenůfa eine sehen- und hörenswerte Produktion |
25 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund |
Leoš Janáčeks Oper „Jenůfa“ in Duisburg berührt in Tatjana Gürbacas Inszenierung |
19 Apr 24 / Neue Musikzeitung |
Es hätte anders kommen können |
17 Apr 24 / Frankfurter Rundschau |
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Ein utopischer Augenblick des Verzeihens |
16 Apr 24 / Online Musik Magazin |
Simon BoccanegraOpéra national de ParisNo. of reviews: 12 |
San Simón Tézier en Bieitolandia |
25 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Ludovic Tézier ha regalato l’incarnazione del corsaro-doge più convincente e a tutto tondo degli ultimi lustri |
6 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Le port de l’angoisse |
26 Mar 24 / Opera Gazet (French) |
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Two operas staged by famed (for many) or infamous (for others) Spanish stage director Calixto Bieito |
26 Mar 24 / Opera Today |
Verdi, la música. Bieito, el teatro |
26 Mar 24 / Platea Magazine |
The singing was extraordinary — making the staging extremely interesting |
24 Mar 24 / OperaWire |
Ludovic Tézier, monumental Boccanegra |
21 Mar 24 / Webtheatre |
Le retour de «Boccanegra» à l’Opéra Bastille ou la perfection d’une reprise |
15 Mar 24 / cult.news |
Le retour du Doge Tézier |
15 Mar 24 / Olyrix |
Un Ludovic Tézier au zénith retrouve son Simon Boccanegra à l’Opéra national de Paris |
15 Mar 24 / Première Loge |
La musique au sommet |
14 Mar 24 / Opera Online (French) |
Triomphe des voix |
14 Mar 24 / Forum Opéra |
TurandotMaggio Musicale FiorentinoNo. of reviews: 2 |
Zubin Mehta ouvre le Mai musical florentin avec Turandot de Puccini |
24 Apr 24 / ResMusica |
Il cast assemblato si conferma di buon livello |
24 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
Tristan und IsoldeAalto Musiktheater EssenNo. of reviews: 2 |
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) |
Florencia en el AmazonasOpera San JoséNo. of reviews: 5 |
Opera San Jose embarks on a magical journey in Florencia en el Amazonas |
24 Apr 24 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
The vocal quality of the cast collectively shines |
24 Apr 24 / cordellreportsdotcom |
As performed in San Jose Catán’s opera is a gem |
22 Apr 24 / Opera Today |
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In San Jose, an opera singer takes an emotional trip up the Amazon |
22 Apr 24 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Daniel Catan: Ahead of (before his) time |
22 Apr 24 / Operaville |
Le villiTeatro Regio di TorinoNo. of reviews: 4 |
Caloroso il consenso espresso dal numeroso pubblico della prima |
24 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Primeros pasos |
23 Apr 24 / Platea Magazine |
Le Villi riammaliano il Regio |
21 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
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Anello debole della serata è il cast vocale |
21 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
Roberto DevereuxDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Roberto Devereux DNO redelijk geslaagd |
24 Apr 24 / Place de l'Opera |
Crowning glory: DNO's Donizetti Tudor trilogy concludes with Roberto Devereux |
23 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
Drame bourgeois |
23 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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In fin dei conti, un’occasione persa |
21 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Mansfield ParkNew Zealand OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Blissful Mansfield Park in Auckland |
24 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
La SonnambulaTeatro dell'Opera di RomaNo. of reviews: 11 |
Videos, Callas, and unclear references |
24 Apr 24 / OperaWire |
Successo caloroso al termine |
23 Apr 24 / The Blogartpost |
Debut triunfal de Lisette Oropesa en 'La Sonnambula' |
20 Apr 24 / Ópera Actual |
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Ruth Iniesta debuta "La sonnambula" de Bellini en la Ópera de Roma |
20 Apr 24 / Platea Magazine |
Lisette Oropesa, stella della serata |
19 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
La sonnambula con cast alternativo |
17 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Alla fine sentiti applausi per la parte musicale ma vivaci dissensi all’insegna di una regia tanto confusionaria |
16 Apr 24 / GBOPERA |
La sonnambula à Rome – ou le sommeil agité d’Amina ! |
16 Apr 24 / Première Loge |
Meglio, allora, concentrarsi sulla parte musicale, riuscitissima |
15 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
“La Sonnambula” con cast alternativo |
12 Apr 24 / GBOPERA |
Una Sonnambula da sogno |
11 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
ElektraBerliner PhilharmonikerNo. of reviews: 2 |
A question of momentum |
24 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (English) |
L’intensità di direttore, orchestra e solisti hanno reso quasi superflua la componente visiva |
10 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
La GiocondaTeatro di San CarloNo. of reviews: 11 |
Le mélo des stars |
24 Apr 24 / Wanderer |
Une affiche des (très) grands soirs! |
23 Apr 24 / Première Loge |
Netrebko, Kaufmann y Tézier en el San Carlo de Nápoles: ‘La Gioconda’ |
23 Apr 24 / Beckmesser |
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Non solo stelle |
19 Apr 24 / L'Ape musicale |
La danse infernale de Tezier et Netrebko dans La Gioconda à Naples |
17 Apr 24 / Opera Online (French) |
Naples vs Salzbourg : le match |
16 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra |
La danza delle voci |
13 Apr 24 / L'Ape musicale |
Trionfale Gioconda |
13 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Per Anna Netrebko e Jonas Kaufmann è Gioconda non-stop |
13 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Anna Netrebko and Ludovic Tézier shine in a starry triumph for La Gioconda in Naples |
13 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
Romantico e scenicamente amabile è l’Enzo Grimaldo di Jonas Kaufmann |
13 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
La TraviataLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
James Conlon conducts a ravishing La traviata in Los Angeles |
24 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard |
LA Opera shines with La Traviata |
19 Apr 24 / Culver City Observer |
Champagne tastes |
11 Apr 24 / parterre box |
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LA Opera’s Traviata is colorful without depth |
10 Apr 24 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
LA Opera’s new Traviata lacks fizz |
9 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
The Anonymous LoverAalto Musiktheater EssenNo. of reviews: 3 |
L’amant anonyme oder Unerwartete Wendungen |
24 Apr 24 / klassik.com |
El hombre más consumado de Europa en equitación, carrera, tiro, esgrima, baile y música |
10 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Die launige Zumutung verliert sich in überbordender Diversity der Stile |
19 Mar 24 / Opera Online (German) |
L'incoronazione di PoppeaTheater BaselNo. of reviews: 5 |
A Basilea il Monteverdi di Marthaler e il Mozart di Castellucci |
24 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Au Theater Basel, le sacre de Poppée par Marthaler et Cummings à l’heure de la Realpolitik |
27 Mar 24 / Bachtrack (French) |
Mécanique des cadavres |
18 Mar 24 / Wanderer |
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Dans le ventre fécond de la bête immonde |
9 Mar 24 / ResMusica |
A Bâle, le Couronnement de Poppée… et de Marthaler |
5 Mar 24 / Diapason |
CarmenVienna State OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Es bleibt spannend... |
24 Apr 24 / Bachtrack (German) |
Musikalische Mittelmäßigkeit trifft auf szenische Trostlosigkeit |
23 Apr 24 / Opera Online (German) |
Bewährte Kräfte aus dem Haus und nicht ganz ungetrübte Freude über Hilfe von außen |
21 Apr 24 / Online Merker |
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Bizets Eifersuchtsdrama als veristische Oper mit Gegenwartsbezug |
31 Jan 24 / Online Merker |
AidaBavarian State OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Jonas Kaufmann in Aida at the Bayerische Staatsoper |
23 Apr 24 / Opera Today |
Il tritticoOldenburgisches StaatstheaterNo. of reviews: 1 |
Ein fulminanter Saisonausklang |
23 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund |
Simon BoccanegraOpera RaraNo. of reviews: 3 |
A memorable 1857 Simon Boccanegra from Sir Mark Elder and The Hallé |
23 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
Simon Boccanegra was a resounding success and testament to Elder’s 24-year rejuvenation of the Hallé |
21 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard |
Vast forces bring Verdi’s ‘fiasco’ to vivid life |
20 Apr 24 / The Guardian |
La bohèmeOpéra national de BordeauxNo. of reviews: 5 |
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 |
Du neuf avec du vieux |
23 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra |
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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 |
Les pêcheurs de perlesTeatro Massimo di PalermoNo. of reviews: 1 |
Gabriele Ferro sottolinea i languori di una partitura che già mostra l’abilità di grande orchestratore di Bizet |
23 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
CendrillonOpéra de LausanneNo. of reviews: 3 |
Cendrillon de Massenet, en fermant les yeux, à l’Opéra de Lausanne |
23 Apr 24 / Bachtrack (French) |
A Lausanne, une Cendrillon à demi réussie |
22 Apr 24 / Crescendo |
Cendrillon ne convainc qu’à moitié |
21 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Ariadne auf NaxosTeatro ColónNo. of reviews: 2 |
Una reposición para iniciar la temporada |
23 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Aspettando i fuochi d'artificio |
17 Apr 24 / L'Ape musicale |
Saint François d'AssiseGrand Théâtre de GenèveNo. of reviews: 19 |
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 |
Die Inszenierung und die visuelle Gestaltung des Stücks wird von Adel Abdessemed inszeniert |
20 Apr 24 / Online Merker |
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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 |
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