-
Recent posts
- Netrebko and Pappano pack a punch at Salzburg: La Gioconda
- Oliver Mears turns La Gioconda into a tale of abuse at the Salzburg Easter Festival
- Play your cards right: La fanciulla del West and Pique Dame at Opéra de Lyon
- Sinking into Parsifal: Jonas Kaufmann
- Pushing the limits: Asmik Grigorian
- In Vienna, Lydia Steier stages Candide as a bawdy Broadway romp
- In Vienna, a Turandot without the clichés
- Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci: murder, lust and fiery singing
- A bloodless Salome at Staatsoper Hamburg
- Rouen takes Carmen back to her opéra comique roots
Categories
- About (1)
- Ballet (53)
- CD (51)
- Comment (5)
- Concert (291)
- DVD/Blu-ray (9)
- Interviews (14)
- Opera (257)
- Recipes (5)
- Uncategorized (2)
Tags
- Anna Netrebko
- Antonio Pappano
- BBC Proms
- BBCSO
- Beethoven
- Berlioz
- Bizet
- Brahms
- Britten
- David McVicar
- Debussy
- Donizetti
- English National Ballet
- English National Opera
- Glyndebourne
- Glyndebourne Chorus
- IRR
- La traviata
- Liszt
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Madama Butterfly
- Mahler
- Mozart
- Mussorgsky
- Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
- Philharmonia
- Prokofiev
- Puccini
- Rachmaninov
- Ravel
- Richard Strauss
- Rimsky-Korsakov
- Rossini
- Royal Ballet
- Royal Opera
- Saint-Saëns
- Shostakovich
- Sibelius
- Stravinsky
- Tchaikovsky
- Valery Gergiev
- Verdi
- Vivaldi
- Wagner
Meta
-
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
Tag Archives: Berlioz
Carthage carnage: Tcherniakov’s Trojans flops at the Bastille
Berlioz: Les Troyens ** Opéra de Paris, 25th January 2019 What if, after the Fall of Troy, Énée doesn’t end up in Carthage, courting Didon, but washes up in a residential home for war victims suffering Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder instead? … Continue reading
Byron’s Harold the unlikely star in Gardiner’s Berlioz bonanza
Prom 71: ORR/ Gardiner ***** Royal Albert Hall, 5th September 2018 “Q: Why can you often find viola players standing outside your front door? A: They can’t find the right key and never know when to come in!” Viola players … Continue reading
As English as roast beef: Nézet-Séguin and L’Orchestre Métropolitain bring Elgar to Paris
Orchestre Métropolitain/ Nézet-Séguin **** Philharmonie, Paris, 3rd December 2017 It’s always interesting to hear non-English orchestras and conductors playing Elgar. Daniel Barenboim, for example, has established a strong tradition with his Staatskapelle Berlin, as heard at the BBC Proms this summer. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Concert
Tagged Berlioz, Elgar, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Orchestre Métropolitain, Paris, Saint-Saëns, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Leave a comment
Rattle leads the LSO on a thrilling ride into the abyss
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust **** Barbican Hall, 19th September 2017 “Diff! Diff! Belzébuth, Belphégor, Astaroth, Méphisto!” Once the hissing demons had greeted Méphistophélès, Faust’s soul successfully delivered after their Ride into the Abyss, calm was restored to the Barbican … Continue reading