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Category Archives: DVD/Blu-ray
A curious, ghostly Onegin from Mariusz Trelinski
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (C Major Blu-ray) *** Kasper Holten faced something of a critical backlash (not from these quarters) for his use of dancer doubles in his recent Royal Opera production of Eugene Onegin, yet their use in this opera … Continue reading
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Tagged Artur Ruciński, Dmitry Korchak, Emil Wesolowski, Eugene Onegin, Günther Groissböck, Helene Schneiderman, Kristine Opolais, Lena Belkina, Margarita Nekrasova, Mariusz Trelinski, Omer Meir Wellber, Tchaikovsky
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Pountney points the Finger of Fate: La forza del destino from Vienna
Verdi: La forza del destino Zubin Mehta/Wiener Staatsoper (C major) Who would have guessed that Verdi’s La forza del destino is an opera filled with coincidental encounters, fickle fate and sheer rotten luck? If you miss that point in David … Continue reading
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Tagged Alastair Miles, Carlos Álvarez, IRR, La forza del destino, Nadia Krasteva, Nina Stemme, Salvatore Licitra, Tiziano Bracci, Verdi, Wiener Staatsoper, Zubin Mehta
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Fish out of water: Martin Kušej’s nightmarish Rusalka in Munich
Dvořák: Rusalka **** C Major Blu-ray 706504 Fairy tales usually have dark undercurrents – witches, wolves and wicked stepmothers destined to give children sleepless nights before eventually arriving at a Happy Ever After. There’s no happy ending to Rusalka, but … Continue reading
Primary colours and childish charm: Cherevichki
Tchaikovsky: Cherevichki (Opus Arte) *** Last Christmas, the Royal Opera staged Tchaikovsky’s Cherevichki as its seasonal ‘family show’; a curious piece of marketing as I doubt that the opera would necessarily appeal to children. Its staging brought forth a touch … Continue reading