In advance of the new Rusalka at the Royal Opera House, the Barbican and the BBC Symphony Orchestra brought an electrifying performance of Dvo?·k’s The Jacobin to London.
Month: February 2012
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4
If Mahler’s Fourth Symphony is arguably one of his more familiar pieces, live performances of the work can vary depending on the abilities of the performers to meet the various challenges of the piece.
Der Rosenkavalier, ENO
English National Opera’s revival of Richard Strauss’s fin de
siËcle Figaro is a heart-warming treat for a cold winter’s
night.
Weill: Die sieben Tods¸nden
I failed to discern any rationale behind programming the Brecht-Weill ballet chantÈ with various works by Debussy, one orchestrated by Robin Holloway.
Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille Taps Foster
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2012/02/lawrence_foster.php
Nicola Luisotti Named Music Director of Teatro di San Carlo
February 7, 2012. Italian conductor Nicola Luisotti, the popular music director of the San Francisco Opera, has been appointed to the same position at the historic Teatro di San Carlo in Naples.
L’Enfant et les SortilËges and La Navarraise in Monte-Carlo
The magic was in the pit, not that all Monaco was not magical — on January 25 a yellow Lamborghini, a red Ferrari, a vintage Jaguar among other magnificent machines stood before the entrance to Monte-Carlo’s resplendent Casino cum transplendent 500-seat opera house.
Chad Shelton Comes to the Rescue
February 4, 2012. A few days before the opening of the production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the Houston Grand Opera, tenor David Lomeli, playing Alfredo, took ill.
Lawrence Foster Named Music Director of Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille
February 8, 2012. Los Angeles born conductor Lawrence Foster, the music director of the orchestra and the OpÈra National in the French city of Montpellier from September 2009 to the end of this season, has signed on for a similar post with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille starting September 1 of this year.