21st-century opera played on period instruments; a ‘drama-less’ opera; a Dali-esque crimson chaise longue, stranded on the platform of the Royal Albert Hall.
Month: July 2012
Otello, Royal Opera
Elijah Moshinsky’s Otello, first seen at Covent Garden in 1987,
and revived numerous times with a range of stellar casts, may be traditional
and conservative, even — excepting the thunderous opening storm scene —
somewhat uninventive;
Triple Delights in the City of Light
Paris OpÈra seems to have saved the best for last as they wind up the current season with a trio of diverse and well-judged productions.
Written on Skin at the Aix Festival
Not about tattoo art, not an evocation of the Holocast, and let us not even try to put our finger on what it is about.
‘Ancient & Modern’ with Angelika Kirchschlager and Ian Bostridge
Ian Bostridge’s thought-provoking ‘Ancient and Modern’ project at the
Wigmore Hall is drawing to a close and this penultimate instalment brought
together Renaissance sensuality and Neo-classical restraint in a meticulously
executed performance.
Friedrich Haider Appointed Artistic Director of Slovak National Theatre
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2012/07/changes_in_brat.php
Changes in Bratislava
A change of leadership has been announced today by Bratislava’s Slovak National Theatre. In the opera division, famed tenor Peter Dvorsky, the current artistic director, is to be replaced on August 1st by the Austrian conductor Friedrich Haider.
Margrave Opera House Receives UNESCO World Heritage Status
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2012/07/honors_for_bayr.php
Changes at Florida Grand Opera
Effective July 30, Cassidy E. Fitzpatrick will be the new artistic administrator of Florida Grand Opera. a position open since the dismissal of Kelly Anderson last year.