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2024-01-22 07:34:00
Let the dialogue flow: Benjamin Bernheim leads a wonderfully memorable account of Massenet's Werther in Zurich
Massenet: Werther - Benjamin Bernheim, Valeriy Murga - Zurich Opera (Photo: Toni Suter)Massenet: Werther; Benjamin Bernheim, Rihab Chaieb, Sandra Hamaoui, Audun Iversen, Valeriy Murga, director: Tatjana Gürbaca/Nina Russi, conductor: GiedrÄ— Å lekytÄ—; Zurich OperaReviewed 19 January 2024One of those performances created by people who understood what is needed in Massenet's opera with one of the most finely sung accounts of the title role that I have ever heard. Pure magicZurich Opera debuted its production of Massenet's Werther at Zurich Opera House in 2017, directed by Tatjana Gürbaca with Juan Diego Florez in the title role. On Friday 19 January 2024, the production received its first revival (revival director Nina Russi), conducted by GiedrÄ— Å lekytÄ— with Benjamin Bernheim in the title role, Rihab Chaieb making her house debut as Charlotte, Sandra Hamaoui as Sophie, Audun Iversen as Albert and Valeriy Murga as Le Bailli.Werther has an important Swiss history. Written in 1885, it was rejected by the […]
2023-11-27 19:26:43
SCRUTINY | Conductor Å lekytÄ— Leaves Her Imprint With Staatskapelle Berlin And Brahms/Falletta Leads The RCO
The centuries-old Staatskapelle Berlin — most days the pit band of the Berlin State Opera — started a four-city tour in Koerner Hall led by Giedrė Šlekytė.
2023-11-17 17:49:24
THE SCOOP | Giedrė Šlekytė To Make North American Debut Leading Staatskapelle Berlin’s Sold Out Koerner Hall Dates
Lithuanian conductor GiedrÄ— Å lekytÄ— will be at the helm of the Staatskapelle Berlin for its upcoming sold out dates at Toronto's Koerner Hall.
2020-01-11 19:26:00
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla - Raminta Šerkšnytė, CBSO, Deutsche Grammophon
From Deutsche Grammophon, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the music of Raminta Šerkšnytė with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. In the four years since her appointment as Chief Conductor of the CBSO was announced, Gražinytė-Tyla has established a significant presence.  She also understands the long standing CBSO ethos of adventurous programming. While many conductors would play safe with recordings of easily-marketable repertoire, Gražinytė-Tyla chooses repertoire which stretches boundaries. In 2018, she led the CBSO in an in-depth immersion into the music of Mieczysław Weinberg, which resulted in one of the finest ever recordings of Weinberg's Symphony no 21, the "Kaddish" with Weinberg specialist Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica. Please read my review of that here. In this new recording, she presents the Lithuanian composer Raminta Šerkšnytė.The music of the Baltic region evolves from ancient traditions absorbed into the culture of the early Christian era, encouraging vocal and communal music-making. When […]
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