- Reviews | 4 May 2024 |
Performance reviews
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Madama ButterflySan Diego OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
The emotional performance of one of the world's most familiar operas |
4 May 24 / Broadway World |
Il GiustinoLuzerner TheaterNo. of reviews: 1 |
Es ist Dein Bruder. Gruss, Fortuna |
3 May 24 / Online Merker |
FalstaffHessisches Staatstheater WiesbadenNo. of reviews: 2 |
Ein siegreicher Falstaff |
3 May 24 / klassik.com |
Wie kommt er da wieder raus? |
3 May 24 / Frankfurter Rundschau |
Das RheingoldDallas Symphony OrchestraNo. of reviews: 1 |
Imaginative “Das Rheingold” sets the DSO’s semi-staged Ring cycle in motion |
3 May 24 / Classical Review |
L’Olympiade des OlympiadesOpéra Nice Côte d'AzurNo. of reviews: 2 |
Nice olympique pour un spectacle surprenant et fusionnel |
3 May 24 / Forum Opéra |
L'Opéra sur le Podium |
2 May 24 / Olyrix |
ElektraThéâtre des Champs-ElyséesNo. of reviews: 7 |
L'Elektra foudroyante d’Iréne Theorin au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées |
3 May 24 / Bachtrack (French) |
Un plateau vocal de classe internationale est sur scène, logiquement applaudi par un public dithyrambique en fin de représentation |
1 May 24 / Classique News |
Une Elektra moins sauvage qu’espéré |
1 May 24 / Forum Opéra |
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L’œuvre révolutionnaire de Strauss portée par une très belle équipe! |
1 May 24 / cult.news |
Elektra embrase le Théâtre des Champs-Elysées |
1 May 24 / Olyrix |
Un rituel de fureur et de sang au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées |
1 May 24 / Première Loge |
Électrique Elektra |
30 Apr 24 / Webtheatre |
GuercœurOpéra national du RhinNo. of reviews: 13 |
Die Wiedergeburt eines Meisterwerkes |
3 May 24 / Klassik begeistert |
Christof Loy’s production makes an eloquent case for the philosophical thoughtfulness of Guercœur |
3 May 24 / Seen and Heard |
Stéphane Degout accomplit une véritable performance qui comble ses admirateurs |
3 May 24 / Classique News |
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A Strasbourg, le Guercœur de Magnard rendu à la vie |
3 May 24 / Diapason |
Retour d’un chef-d’œuvre |
3 May 24 / Altamusica |
Ein Abstecher auf die Erde |
3 May 24 / Neue Musikzeitung |
L’Opéra national du Rhin tire Guercœur des oubliettes |
3 May 24 / Bachtrack (French) |
Une relative inégalité des forces vocales solistiques porte un peu d’ombre sur la soirée |
2 May 24 / Anaclase |
Guercœur de Magnard, pur chef-d’œuvre, réhabilité à l’Opéra national du Rhin |
1 May 24 / Opera Online (French) |
Coup de cœur pour le Guercœur d’Albéric Magnard |
1 May 24 / ResMusica |
Mais oui, c’est possible! |
1 May 24 / Concertclassic.com |
Guercœur ramené à la vie par l’Opéra du Rhin |
30 Apr 24 / Olyrix |
Une résurrection à marquer d’une pierre blanche! |
30 Apr 24 / Première Loge |
Ariadne auf NaxosNationaltheater MannheimNo. of reviews: 2 |
Wie schafft sie die Verwandlung? |
3 May 24 / Frankfurter Rundschau |
Ariadne in Hollywood |
30 Apr 24 / concerti |
Le nozze di FigaroKomische Oper BerlinNo. of reviews: 11 |
Las Bodas de Serebrennikov |
3 May 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
The jury remains partially out on the Komische Oper’s new production of Figaro in Berlin |
2 May 24 / Seen and Heard |
Viel Sex und nackte Haut bei der Premiere am Samstag Abend im Schillertheater |
2 May 24 / kultur24 |
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Die Erweckung des Gefährlichen |
1 May 24 / Opera Online (German) |
Vorsicht: Kunst! |
30 Apr 24 / concerti |
Figaro im Kellerloch: radikale Mozart-Premiere an der Komischen Oper |
30 Apr 24 / Bachtrack (German) |
Orchestral ist die Sache trocken und ziemlich sachlich geraten |
29 Apr 24 / Online Merker |
Von unten sieht man besser |
29 Apr 24 / Neue Musikzeitung |
Mozart auf Schleudergang |
29 Apr 24 / klassik.com |
Im Sperrbezirk der Kunst |
29 Apr 24 / Die Deutsche Bühne |
Die Realität auf der Bühne sich oft angenehm weit von den angekündigten Schrecknissen entfernt |
28 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund |
ToscaGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Tosca performed in Gothenburg in all its musical and visual glory |
3 May 24 / Seen and Heard |
Così fan tutteBavarian State OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Master of sex |
3 May 24 / Forum Opéra |
Die Meistersinger von NürnbergTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 7 |
Los Maestros Cantores según Laurent Pelly |
3 May 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
A Madrid, Laurent Pelly met en scène “Les Maîtres chanteurs de Nuremberg” |
1 May 24 / Diapason |
La consagración wagneriana de Heras-Casado |
1 May 24 / Platea Magazine |
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Superficial |
1 May 24 / Codalario |
Pablo Heras-Casado hizo una lectura entusiasta, elegante y vivaz |
30 Apr 24 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Teatro Real’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg falls short of expectations |
29 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard |
‘Maestros cantores’ para el recuerdo |
27 Apr 24 / Scherzo |
LucreziaBavarian State OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Neugeborene Klassik mit Alterserscheinungen |
3 May 24 / Feuilletonscout |
Der Münchner Opernnachwuchs zeigt seine Talente in zwei außerordentlichen Produktionen |
1 May 24 / Opera Online (German) |
Avantage Orff |
30 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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Premiere mit Respighi und Orff |
26 Apr 24 / BR Klassik |
Der MondBavarian State OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Neugeborene Klassik mit Alterserscheinungen |
3 May 24 / Feuilletonscout |
Der Münchner Opernnachwuchs zeigt seine Talente in zwei außerordentlichen Produktionen |
1 May 24 / Opera Online (German) |
Avantage Orff |
30 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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Premiere mit Respighi und Orff |
26 Apr 24 / BR Klassik |
El NiñoMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 13 |
El Niño du MET, entre exubérances et paraboles |
3 May 24 / Olyrix |
An eye-popping ‘El Niño’ at the Met paints the Nativity at grand scale |
29 Apr 24 / Washington Post |
La poderosa premier de «El Niño» de John Adams en el Met |
28 Apr 24 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Miracle on 64th Street |
28 Apr 24 / parterre box |
El Niño at the Met lacks the seriousness it deserves |
27 Apr 24 / Reaction |
The Greatest Story Ever Told gets a new look in the Met's El Nińo |
27 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
Adams-Sellars ‘El Niño’ blows onto Met stage with look of a fixture |
27 Apr 24 / Classical Voice North America |
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 |
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 |
TurandotMaggio Musicale FiorentinoNo. of reviews: 6 |
Sotto la luna di Mehta |
3 May 24 / L'Ape musicale |
Olga Maslova, una Turandot tutta cantata e mai gridata |
28 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Caloroso e sentito il tributo del pubblico per questa rappresentazione |
28 Apr 24 / GBOPERA |
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Reprise triomphale de la Turandot de Zhang Yimou |
28 Apr 24 / Première Loge |
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 |
PagliacciTeatro alla ScalaNo. of reviews: 11 |
Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci con cast alternativo |
3 May 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Per il dittico la Scala dispiega un’armata di grandi voci, e capitano di ventura in entrambi i titoli è Amartuvshin Enkhbat. |
2 May 24 / GBOPERA |
Un diptyque épique |
2 May 24 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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Cavalleria rusticana con Eyvazov e Hernández e Pagliacci |
2 May 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
Salvo qualche contestazione verso il direttore al termine di Cavalleria, per tutto il resto del cast è stato decretato un vivo successo |
30 Apr 24 / The Blogartpost |
Cavalleria batte Pagliacci tre a zero |
28 Apr 24 / Opera Teatro |
reprise de Cavalleria rusticana et Pagliacci dans la mise en scène de Martone |
27 Apr 24 / Première Loge |
«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 |
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: 11 |
Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci con cast alternativo |
3 May 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Per il dittico la Scala dispiega un’armata di grandi voci, e capitano di ventura in entrambi i titoli è Amartuvshin Enkhbat |
2 May 24 / GBOPERA |
Un diptyque épique |
2 May 24 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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Cavalleria rusticana con Eyvazov e Hernández e Pagliacci |
2 May 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
Salvo qualche contestazione verso il direttore al termine di Cavalleria, per tutto il resto del cast è stato decretato un vivo successo |
30 Apr 24 / The Blogartpost |
Cavalleria batte Pagliacci tre a zero |
28 Apr 24 / Opera Teatro |
Reprise de Cavalleria rusticana et Pagliacci dans la mise en scène de Martone |
27 Apr 24 / Première Loge |
«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 |
Torna alla Scala, con successo, la bella messa in scena del dittico Cavalleria/Pagliacci di Mario Martone |
18 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
CarmenThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 22 |
Damiano Michieletto’s new Covent Garden Carmen is well sung but disappoints and disturbs |
3 May 24 / Seen and Heard |
Carmen intense et hantée en direct de Londres |
3 May 24 / Olyrix |
Aigul Akhmetshina and Piotr Beczala shine in disappointing Michieletto production |
1 May 24 / OperaWire |
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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 |
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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Madama ButterflyStaatsoper Unter den LindenNo. of reviews: 2 |
Bis das Rotkehlchen wieder nistet, so lautet sein Versprechen, dann käme er zurück |
3 May 24 / Klassik begeistert |
Sonya Yoncheva’s commanding performance in a venerable Madama Butterfly at Berlin’s Staatsoper |
16 Feb 24 / Seen and Heard |
Madama ButterflyMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 12 |
Asmik Grigorian brings her exquisite Butterfly to the Met |
3 May 24 / Seen and Heard |
All about Asmik: Grigorian debuts at the Met in Madama Butterfly |
2 May 24 / Bachtrack |
Asmik Grigorian provides mixed star turn in Puccini classic |
30 Apr 24 / OperaWire |
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