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Tag Archives: Jonas Kaufmann
Gold-plated Don Carlos cast compensates for Warlikowski’s frosty Paris staging
Verdi: Don Carlos *** Opéra Bastille, 28th October 2017 Stéphane Lissner, director of the Opéra de Paris, had one of his greatest successes as general manager at the Théâtre du Châtelet with Luc Bondy’s staging of the original French version of … Continue reading
A bronze-toned lion of Venice: Kaufmann debuts as Otello at Covent Garden
Verdi: Otello **** The Royal Opera, 21st June 2017 After all the hype, he sang. Speculation about whether Jonas Kaufmann would even turn up for rehearsals to sing his first Otello have kept both press and social media frenzied for months. Even … Continue reading
Prom 76: Alsop and Kaufmann lead the Last Night revelries
Last Night of the Proms; BBCSO/Alsop Royal Albert Hall, 12th September 2015 And so it ends. Eight weeks have sped past, there’s an autumnal chill in the air (though to be fair, it was there for much of August… and … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Proms, BBCSO, Benjamin Grosvenor, Danielle de Niese, Jonas Kaufmann, Marin Alsop, Pärt, Richard Strauss, Shostakovich
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Twilight of the Gods: an abattoir of ‘bleeding chunks’
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (highlights): DG The cover of “Twilight of the Gods” features Bryn Terfel brooding darkly, a raven perched on his shoulder. Twilight of the Gods? But isn’t Wotan out of the picture by Götterdämmerung? Despite the … Continue reading
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Old wine, new bottles: vintage season unveiled at the ROH
Recently, I’ve enviously devoured new season announcements flooding in from various opera companies around the globe. Adding events to Bachtrack keeps me abreast of all the wonderful things in store. In February, the Opéra de Paris unveiled a seriously tempting … Continue reading →
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