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2014-07-23 13:11:47
Review – Der Rosenkavalier (Prom 6, Tuesday 22 July 2014) Der Marschallin – Kate Royal Octavian – Tara Erraught Baron Ochs – Franz Hawlata Sophie – Louise Alder London Philharmonic Orchestra Robin Ticciati (Conductor) Memory may still dwell on – to quote Walter de la Mer. Perhaps it was too much to expect three near perfect performances of Der Rosenkavalier in a row. If Germany can score seven goals in a game, why can’t we score a hat-trick with Strauss’ most perfect opera? But after incredibly memorable performances in London and Birmingham it was seemingly too much to ask for a perfect – or at least passable – Rosenkavalier at the Proms. Perhaps something got lost in translation on the road from East Sussex, but despite the well-fuelled controversy of the first night reviews, Glyndebourne’s Rosenkavalier is a pale shadow of this opera’s true glory. I am […]
2014-06-08 18:53:00
Der Glyndebournenkavalier
Arte portal Arte Concert [ex Arte Live Web] will live broadcast the Glyndebourne production of Der Rosenkavalier (staged by Richard Jones -- the best British director). Mezzo TV is also broadcasting the show. Interestingly, Robin Ticciati will be conducting. He's only 31 and starting from this year he is also the Glyndebourne festival music director. Among the cast member keep an ear on a superbissimo Andrey Dunaev (tenor)... Judging only from the first 15mins, Tara Erraught is excellent as Octavian. Always good to see a new name --with that voice that can do everything-- 100% invested in a big role on a big stage. Go Tara! It's funny that Glyndebourne decided to stage the same opera the same year as in Salzburg. Since the Salzburg festival is free falling quality-wise it will be interesting to see their response this summer. In any case […]
2014-06-08 16:53:00
Der Glyndebournenkavalier
Arte portal Arte Concert [ex Arte Live Web] will live broadcast the Glyndebourne production of Der Rosenkavalier (staged by Richard Jones -- the best British director). Mezzo TV is also broadcasting the show. Interestingly, Robin Ticciati will be conducting. He's only 31 and starting from this year he is also the Glyndebourne festival music director. Among the cast member keep an ear on a superbissimo Andrey Dunaev (tenor)...Judging only from the first 15mins, Tara Erraught is excellent as Octavian. Always good to see a new name --with that voice that can do everything-- 100% invested in a big role on a big stage. Go Tara! It's funny that Glyndebourne decided to stage the same opera the same year as in Salzburg. Since the Salzburg festival is free falling quality-wise it will be interesting to see their response this summer. In any case they cannot do worse than in Ariadne auf […]
2014-05-18 15:10:00
Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier opened Glyndebourne's 80th anniversary season, dedicated to the memory of George Christie, who created country house opera as we know it today. "My father loved Der Rosenkavalier", said Gus Christie."I think he would have likedthis production", he added with a wink, "Though he would, as always, have had a lot to say about it". He's right. The more we care about an opera, the more we get from fresh perspectives. This 2014 Glyndebourne Rosenkavalier is provocative because it focuses on Baron Ochs and what he stands for. Richard Strauss polishes surfaces so glossy that we're dazzled, blinded to the sinister depths that lurk within. But think of meaning. The Marschallin lives in luxury, but she's not fooled. Like Sophie, she herself was traded in marriage like a consumer product. Baron Ochs symbolizes a system that places more value in crass commerce than on human values. […]
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