http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/show-23363335-details/Royal%20Academy%20Opera:%20Tchaikovsky’s%20Iolanta%20And%20Puccini’s%20Gianni%20Schicchi/showReview.do?reviewId=23387855
Year: 2007
Die Walk¸re, Teatro Nacional de S„o Carlos, Lisbon
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/93374fc2-cb43-11db-b436-000b5df10621.html
Unterm zappelnden Monde von Le Havre
http://www.welt.de/kultur/musik/article745469/Unterm_zappelnden_Monde_von_Le_Havre.html
Orlando, Royal Opera House, London
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0afeef72-c768-11db-8078-000b5df10621.html
La Bohème – English National Opera
The death this month of director Stephen Pimlott could have cast a shadow over this revival of his 1993 production, but a hugely affectionate pre-show tribute by colleague Nicholas Hytner ensured that the performance only served to do great honour to the memory of a man who was clearly loved and cherished by many.
K¡LM¡N : Die Csárdásfürstin
The booklet essay writer effuses passionately about this filmed Kalman operetta, Die Csárdásfürstin. Jürgen Otten gushes over the “immortal melodies,” Anna Moffo’s “precious jewel” of a voice, and Rene Kollo’s “innate nobility.”