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2024-03-27 03:00:19
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, NY; March 19, 2024—The Met has revived Bartlett Sher’s 1967 production of Gounod’s R&J hot on the heels of its new production of La forza del destino, and it has two hits on its hands. Everyone seems to agree that “Forza” is a problematic work–too many scene and locale changes, […]
2024-03-21 10:16:00
The Queen of Spades, Deutsche Oper, 20 March 2024
PIQUE DAME von Pjotr I. Tschaikowskij, Premiere am 9. März 2024 in der Deutschen Oper Berlin, copyright: Marcus LieberenzCountess (Doris Soffel) and Hermann (Martin Muehle)Hermann – Martin Muehle Tomsky – Lucio Gallo Prince Yeletsky – Thomas Lehman Chekalinsky – Chance Jonas-O’Toole Surin – Kyle Miller Chaplitsky – Andrew Dickinson Narumov – Artur Garbas Master of Ceremonies – Jörg Schörner The Countess – Doris Soffel Lisa – Maria Motolygina Pauline – Karia Tucker Governess – Nicole Piccolomini Masha – Arianna Manganello Children’s commander – Sofia Kaspruk Little Hermann – Aleksandr Sher Little Lisa – Alma Kraushaar Stage piano – Jisu Park Old servant – Wolfgang SiebnerDirector – Sam BrownDesigner – Stuart NunnChoreography – Ron HowellVideo – Martin EidenbergerLighting – Linus FellbornAssistant directors – Constanze Weidknecht, Silke SenseDramaturgy – Konstantin ParnianChildren’s Chorus of the Deutsche Oper (director: Christian Lindhorst)Chorus of the Deutsche Oper (director: Jeremy Bines)Statisterie, and Opernballet of the Deutsche OperSebastian Weigle […]
2022-05-28 04:41:00
Classical Music News of the Week, May 28, 2022
[…] Kelsey is RigolettoWith baritone Quinn Kelsey in the title role at the Met for the first time, “Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto” premieres Friday, June 17 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) as part of #PBSForTheArts. Celebrated mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard hosts.Soprano Rosa Feola also stars as Gilda with tenor Piotr Beczala as the Duke of Mantua. Daniele Rustioni conducts Verdi’s timeless tragedy reset in 1920s Europe directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher.--Elizabeth Boone, WNETYarn/Wire Announces 2022 International Institute and FestivalYarn/Wire is hosting its seventh annual International Institute, an incubator for sonic collaborations between performers, ensembles, composers, and creators, serving as an ecosystem for emerging and world-class artists to collectively push the boundaries of music, performance and sound. Over the duration of the two week program, participants from around the world, including both instrumentalists and composers, collaborate on new and existing works, participating in performances, collaborations, exhibitions, […]
2022-05-23 06:17:31
Anglais - Nothing to Frighten the Horses in My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum
[…] down to Eliza herself. Through this and other actions, he shows himself to be cynical, thoughtless and supposedly impervious to women’s charms, but still it becomes obvious that he does have feelings for her. Eliza also develops some for him, which makes it even harder for her when he treats her so cruelly, and it leaves her with the dilemma of whether to stay with him or leave and face the world alone. Bartlett Sher’s production first appeared at the Lincoln Center Theater in 2018, and has since enjoyed a North American tour that is still ongoing. It now comes to the London Coliseum for four months, where it enjoys the services of The English National Opera Orchestra under the baton of Gareth Valentine and Alex Parker. It is entirely appropriate for the Coliseum to include such works in its scheduling because, although it is now home to ENO, it […]
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