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2019-04-19 00:40:00
Pivot Arts Festival: Preview, Works-In-Progress, Premiere Lineup May 31–June 9
[…] and hosted by Isaac Gomez and Nancy Garcia Loza: June 7 at 9 p.m., the Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway. Girasol is a 90-minute cabaret-style event featuring comedy, poetry, music and more in celebration of the robust and pivotal work of Latinx artists in Chicago. The lineup to date includes comedian Melissa DuPrey; poets Davon Clark, Keren Diaz de Leon and José Olivarez; and storytellers Jasmin Cardenas, Wendy Mateo and Karari Olvera, with musicians to be finalized . Tickets are $15, $10 with student ID; a combined ticket for Girasol and Gilgamesh and Enkidu on June 8 is $30. Ahmed Moneka (L) and Jesse LaVercombe in Gilgamesh and Enkidu (Bruce Silcox) TRIA Theatre presents Gilgamesh and Enkidu by Ahmed Moneka (U.S. debut), Jesse LaVercombe and Seth Bockley: June 7 at 7 p.m., June 8 at 3 p.m. and June 9 at […]
2018-02-21 20:45:57
Anglais - Romeo and Juliet at the Liceu: One of those sad tepid successes
[…] the end the audience was in a hurry to leave and go home. The stage is indeed a hot place that doesn’t work well at all with tepidness. Xavier Pujol Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod. Katerina Tretyakova, soprano. Saimir Pirgu, tenor. Tara Erraught, mezzosoprano. Susanne Resmark, mezzosoprano. David Alegret, tenor. Gabriel Bermúdez, baritone. Rubén Amoretti, bass. Dimitar Darlev, bass. Nicola Ulivieri, bass. Stefano Palatchi, bass. Beñat Egiarte, tenor. Isaac Galán, baritone. German Olvera, baritone. Ochestra of Gran Teatre del Liceu. Choir of Gran Teatre del Liceu. Josep Pons, conductor. Stephen Lawless, stage director. Ashley Martin Davis, scenography and costumes. Co-production by Gran Teatre del Liceu and The Santa Fe Opera. Barcelona, 19th February 2018.
2017-12-02 13:20:36
Anglais - Once again, the brillant excess of Tristan
[…] the semi sphere also acts as a screen where images that remind us of the inner journey of the characters are projected. All in all, it creates a whole of touching beauty that will remain for a long time in the memory. Xavier Pujol Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner. Stefan Vinke, tenor. Albert Dohmen, bass-baritone. Iréne Theorin, soprano. Greer Grimsley, bass-baritone. Francisco Vas, tenor. Sarah Connolly, mezzosoprano. Jorge Rodríguez Norton, tenor. Germán Olvera, baritone. Orchestra of Gran Teatre del Liceu. Choir of Gran Teatre del Liceu. Josep Pons, conductor. Alex Ollé (La Fura dels Baus), stage director. Alfons Flores, scenography. Urs Schönebaum, lighting. Franc Aleu, video. Production by Opéra de Lyon. Barcelona, 28th November 2017.
2016-08-17 16:13:07
Pièce de résistance
[…] Osborn. His opening “Meco all’altar di Venere” and subsequent cabaletta were dispatched with cocky ease –his effortless high notes thrillingly filling the intimate Festival Theater. The melting, hushed seduction he brought to “Vieni in Roma” made Adalgisa’s acquiescence an inevitability. And as staged and performed, his recognition of Norma’s sacrifice and reconciliation in the closing pages of the opera were convincingly and movingly portrayed. As the third person in the complicated threesome, Mexican soprano Rebeca Olvera offered a sensitive and youthful (at times almost child-like) sounding Adalgisa. Olvera does not possess a particularly distinct or luxurious voice, and at first I was unimpressed with her singing, but she ultimately won me over with her honest, deeply felt portrayal. Her duet work with Bartoli and Osborn was particularly effective, and their three voices joined forces for a musically and dramatically electrifying conclusion to the first act. Special mention must be made […]
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