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2020-01-20 07:30:05
From the rare to the popular: Fauré and Poulenc from Bertrand de Billy and the London Philharmonic
Gabriel Fauré painted by John Singer Sargent in 1889the year after the premiere of the first version of the Requiem Poulenc Sept répons des ténèbres & Organ Concerto, Fauré Requiem; Katerina Tretyakova, Stéphane Degout, James O'Donnell, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bertrand de Billy; Royal Festival Hall Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 18 January 2020 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) A warmly intimate account of Faure's popular choral work contrasted with Poulenc's spiky late masterpieceWhat to programme with the Fauré's eternally popular Requiem? For it's concert on Saturday 18 January 2020 at the Southbank Centre, the London Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Bertrand de Billy opted for an all French programme, with Poulenc's Organ Concerto with organist James O'Donnell playing the Royal Festival Hall organ and Poulenc's Sept répons des ténèbres, thus giving the London Philharmonic Choir a chance to shine. The soloists were soprano Katerina […]
2018-02-21 20:45:57
Anglais - Romeo and Juliet at the Liceu: One of those sad tepid successes
[…] aria, this unusual staging might work in the United States. In Barcelona this is not the case since it doesn’t add anything to the dramatic core of the piece. Thankfully, Romeo and Juliet, as most major Shakespeare titles, survives almost everything and resisted this capricious new production as well. Nevertheless, the tedium of the production contributed to the tepidness of the success. Musically, the performance generally navigated also in the tepidness. Katerina Tretyakova, who shares the role of Juliette with Aida Garifullina, possesses the higher register demanded by the score but doesn’t have the character nor the singing style required. Her singing, curiously, was often too acid for the sweetness of the character, but at the same time wasn’t powerful enough in the moments when strength and power were needed. Saimir Pirgu did offer a good Roméo, very correct in style, with clean and rounded high notes […]
2013-11-17 23:49:22
A Tyro’s Guide to Enjoying Classical Music + MORE Nov 18th
Just found some more morsels that I think you’ll be interested in. Source page:A Tyro’s Guide to Enjoying Classical Music + MORE Nov 18th And the news in brief: Today’s News & Buzz Bring in the Nymphs – http://www.seenandheard-international.com R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Philarmoniker Hamburg, Axel Kober (conductor), Staatsoper Hamburg, 14.11.2013 (JMI). Cast: Ariadne: Karine Babajanyan Zerbinetta: Olga Peretyatko Bacchus: Peter Seiffert Composer: Maria Markina Harlekin:Christoph Pohl Music Master: Franz Grundheber Dance Master: Jürgen Sacher Najade: Katerina Tretyakova Dryade: Ida Aldrian […]
2012-04-01 23:30:00
La Boheme in Hamburg, PHOTOS
Curtain call, La Boheme, Staatsoper Hamburg, March 30 Angela Gheorghiu Angela Gheorghiu (Mimi), Giuseppe Filianoti (Rodolfo), Katerina Tretyakova (Musetta), George Petean (Marcello), Adrian Sâmpetrean (Colline) and Moritz Gogg (Schaunard) Angela Gheorghiu and George Petean Angela Gheorghiu and Simone Young, the conductor Katerina Tretyakova George Petean Angela Gheorghiu, Simone Young, Giuseppe Filianoti […]
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