"The show was pure panem et circenses - scenery porn more reliant upon empty spectacle than any emotional or human insight." Lohengrin. Opera Australia, Saturday May 14, 2022. State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne.…
Amsterdam ontdekt belcanto. ANNA BOLENA. Anna Bolena (Anne Boleyn) van Gaetano Donizetti. Tragedia lirica in twee actes. 1830. Libretto van Felice Romani, naar werken van Ippolito Pindemonte en Alessandro Pepoli. Eerste uitvoering…
Anna Bolena (Anne Boleyn) von Gaetano Donizetti. Tragedia lirica in zwei Akten. 1830. Libretto von Felice Romani, nach Werken von Ippolito Pindemonte und von Alessandro Pepoli. Uraufführung im Teatro Carcano, Mailand, am…
Lawrence Brownlee et Levy Sekgapane Récital du 09/05/2022 Capitole Toulouse : Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi Soirée chaleureuse, enthousiasmante, où deux ténors complices font naître l'admiration, l'émotion et la joie : « Cantiam, gradita è…
LA TRAVIATA. Opera Australia, Wednesday May 4, 2022. State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Directed originally by Elijah Moshinsky. (Revival rehearsed by Constantine Costi.) Conducted by Renato Palumbo. Reviewed for…
Much has been written about the historical backgrounds of the Regietheater in opera, also in Opera Gazet. We can deal with historical explanations exhaustively as much as we like, but in the…
Der Freischütz von Carl Maria von Weber. op. 77 JV 277. Romantische Oper in drei Akten. Libretto von Johann Friedrich Kind. Kölner Philharmonie, 2 Mai 2022. Konzertante Aufführung. Yannick Debus - Bass; Matthias…
Das Rheingold in Zürich Das Rheingold von Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Vorabend zum Bühnenfestspiel Der Ring des Nibelungen. Libretto von Richard Wagner. Musikalische Leitung Gianandrea Noseda; Inszenierung Andreas Homoki; Wotan Tomasz Konieczny; Donner…
Hals- und Beinbruch De Duitse variant voor toi, toi, toi, de woorden waarmee men elkaar succes wenst voor een operavoorstelling waarin van alles mis kan gaan. Zelfs in de meest geavanceerde operahuizen…
Much has been written about the historical backgrounds of the Regietheater in opera, also in Opera Gazet. We can deal with historical explanations exhaustively as much as we like, but in the…