Impresaria Francesca Zambello kept up her seemingly tireless process of rejuvenating the Glimmerglass Opera Festival with an ambitious, nay downright risky repertoire choice.
Category: Performances
Ariadne auf Naxos, Salzburg Festspiele
When announced in November, this was trailed as the original version of Ariadne auf Naxos, a rare treat indeed.
Berlioz and Liszt at the Salzburg Festival
At the Salzburg Festival, Riccardo Muiti conducted Liszt’s Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe and Berlioz’s Messe solonnelle.
Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder — BBC Proms 2012
Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder is conceived as cosmic panorama. King Waldemar curses God and is himself cursed, doomed to ride the skies forever, inspiring awe and horror.
Berlioz’s Requiem (Grande messe des morts) — BBC Prom 39
The massed forces of the 600+ singers and players assembled for this exciting performance of Berlioz’s gargantuan Requiem (Grande messe des morts) made for an impressive visual spectacle in the vast high Victorian Royal Albert Hall.
The Makropulos Case at Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival, in partnership with Opera North, presented Jan·?ek’s The Makropulos Case at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre.
Edinburgh International Festival – Delius, A Mass of Life
The Edinburgh International Festival got off to a rousing start with Frederick Delius, A Mass of Life, rarely heard because it’s scored for huge forces.
Glyndebourne : Ravel Double Bill L’enfant et les sortilËges, L’heure espagnole
Surrealist fantasy with wit and style! L’heure espagnole and L’enfant et les sortilËges, the Ravel Double Bill at Glyndebourne, mixes charm, intelligence and nightmare.
Bach Mass in B minor, BBC Prom 26
Bach probably never intended the full Mass in B Minor to be performed, so it is tricky to talk about what forces he meant it to be performed by. But the Kyrie and Gloria certainly were sent by Bach to the Royal Court at Dresden (which was Roman Catholic), and these movements could be used in the Lutheran Church as well.