Leoš Jan·ček’s From the House of the Dead is a
very odd duck to find on the stage of a grand opera house.
Category: Performances
From the House of the Dead at the MET
Die Rheinnixen by New Sussex Opera
London has long been spoiled in the operatic rarity department, thanks to companies like Opera Rara, Chelsea Opera Group and University College Opera populating various areas of the Venn diagram that is obscure repertoire.
Hindemith’s Das Marienleben — Soile Isokoski
Hindemith’s Das Marienleben has a formidable reputation, but is rarely heard. Soile Isokoski could change all that. This cycle is a tour de force, but tours de force need singers capable of achieving them.
Lohengrin in Houston: A long-awaited return
Wagner was last on stage in Houston’s Wortham Theater Center in 2001, when the Houston Grand Opera staged Tannh‰user.
Duke Bluebeard’s Castle at ENO
This grueling production of Bartok’s operatic masterpiece, Duke
Bluebeard’s Castle, clearly did not set out to retain any of the
ambiguity and mystery of the fairytale which inspired it.
Salome in San Francisco
If Herbert von Karajan conducted Madama Butterfly and Maria Callas sang Isolde it follows that Nicola Luisotti should conduct Salome.
Philip Langridge at Wigmore Hall
As an interpreter of Benjamin Britten, Philip Langridge has long been
esteemed as the natural successor to Peter Pears;
A View from the Bridge by Vertical Player Repertory
Unlike many contemporary composers — who too often derive their operas from full-length novels — William Bolcom (whose first opera, to be fair, was the novel-based McTeague, which I do not know) based his second,
Flavio and Alcina by ETO
In celebration of their 25th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the death of Handel, English Touring Opera has devised Handelfest, an extravaganza of five operas (Flavio, Teseo, Tolomeo, Alcina and Ariodante) and a wide variety of masterclasses and workshops taking in several of the company’s usual touring venues.
The 18th Bienal of Contemporary Brazilian Music, 2009
Rio de Janeiro, which has had a string of winning luck in recent days — not only will it host the 2014 World Cup of soccer, but also the 2016 Olympic Games — continues a laudable and venerable tradition in the arts — the Biannual Festival of Contemporary Brazilian Music, now in its 18th edition.