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Monthly Archives: September 2014
The Macbeths triumph at The Met: Netrebko and Lučić reign in New York
Verdi: Macbeth ***** Metropolitan Opera, 24th September 2014 On a triumphant opening night of Verdi’s Macbeth at the Metropolitan Opera, a smattering of boos resounded. The intended recipient? Adrian Noble, returning to direct this second revival of his 2007 staging. The reason? … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Noble, Anna Netrebko, Fabio Luisi, Joseph Calleja, Macbeth, Metropolitan Opera, René Pape, Verdi, Željko Lučić
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Unsuk Chin première and bruising Mahler open New York Philharmonic’s subscription season
Chin/Mahler: New York PO/ Gilbert *** Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 23rd September 2014 Sounds of nature rustling magically to life are evoked in the opening pages of Mahler’s First Symphony, with its dawn chorus of bird calls. Ornithologists in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Gilbert, Avery Fisher Hall, Kari Krikku, Mahler, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Unsuk Chin
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Farcical elements to the fore in Eyre’s witty new Figaro as Met Opera season opens
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro **** Metropolitan Opera, 22nd September 2014 Le nozze di Figaro is often cited as the most perfect opera ever composed – a claim against which I find it difficult to argue. Based on Beaumarchais’ revolutionary La folle … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Majeski, Ildar Abdrazakov, Isabel Leonard, James Levine, Le nozze di Figaro, Marlis Petersen, Metropolitan Opera, Mozart, Peter Mattei, Richard Eyre
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A beguiling Scheherazade from Istanbul
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Sascha Goetzel/ Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (Onyx) Peter Oundjian/ Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Chandos) Full of Eastern promise, Scheherazade weaves her sinuous way into my affections once again, with new recordings from Istanbul and Toronto. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Arabian Nights-inspired orchestral … Continue reading
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Tagged Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic, Chandos, IRR, Onyx, Peter Oundjian, Rimsky-Korsakov, Sascha Goetzel, Scheherazade, Toronto Symphony
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