Tag Archives: Anna Prohaska

Breaching the fortress: Budapest Festival Orchestra plays away in Ravenna

Iván Fischer/ Budapest Festival Orchestra Rocca Brancaleone, Ravenna, 1st July 2020 The Budapest Festival Orchestra has had a busier lockdown than most. Every member has taken part in its “Quarantine soirées”, streamed chamber recitals often introduced by Iván Fischer himself, occasionally … Continue reading

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Sir John in Love: the fat knight returns to Covent Garden

Verdi: Falstaff **** Royal Opera, 10th July 2018 There was an end of term feel about this revival of Falstaff at the Royal Opera, with many singers returning to a favourite role and imparting a spirited sense of fun. Robert Carsen’s production, shunting … Continue reading

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Nézét-Séguin and Jacobs scamper into Mozart’s harem

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail Mozart’s Singspiel Die Entführung aus dem Serail is suddenly flavour of the month. After a terrific new David McVicar production at Glyndebourne last summer, recent recordings find two conductors scampering into the harem, each with moments … Continue reading

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Dud bullet: Thalheimer’s Freischütz fires blanks at Staatsoper Berlin

Weber: Der Freischütz *** Staatsoper Berlin, 6th October 2015 The Wolf’s Glen scene in Weber’s Der Freischütz is terrifically difficult to stage – a supernatural centrepiece to a folkloric opera. Director Michael Thalheimer circumvents this in his Staatsoper Berlin production by … Continue reading

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