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Turkish opera vocalist
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2024-04-02 16:24:00
St Matthew Passion, Deutsche Oper, 29 March 2024
Evangelist – Kieran Carrel Jesus – Padraic Rowan Bass – Joel Allison Tenor, False Witness – Kangyoon Shine Lee Petrus, High Priest, Pontifex II – Youngkwang Oh Pilatus, Judas, Pontifex I – Artur Garbas Soprano, First Maid – Siobhan Stagg Alto, False Witness, Second Maid – Annika Schlicht Girl – Zoé Höchse Friend – Selina Nüsse Director – Benedikt von PeterRevival directors – Eva-Maria Abelein, Matteo Marziano GrazianoSet designs – Natascha von SteigerCostumes – Lene SchwindVideo – Bert ZanderLighting – Roland EdrichDramaturgy – Dorothea HartmannChildren’s and Youth Choirs of the Deutsche Oper (director: Christian Lindhorst)Youth Choir of the Staatsoper Unter den LindenChildren’s Choir of the Aalto-Theatre, Essen (director: Patrik Jaskolka)Chorus of the Deutsche Oper (director: Jeremy Bines)Orchestra of the Deutsche OperAlessandro De Marchi (conductor)Images: Marcus Lieberenz Had someone told me I should be attending performances of the two Bach Passions on consecutive evenings, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, in Leipzig […]
2024-03-13 08:05:00
Little short of a revelation: Michael Spyres, Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset explore Wagner's influences with In the Shadows
In the Shadows: Auber, Bellini, Berlioz, Halévy, Méhul, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Spontini, Weber, Wagner; Michael Spyres, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset; EratoReviewed 12 March 2024A wonderfully imaginative recital, showcasing both the wide range and variety of Wagner's musical influences as well as Spyres' own virtuosity and adaptabilityThe mature Richard Wagner would have wanted you to think that his art sprang directly from his imagination, without the influence of other composers, but the reality was more complex. The young Richard was something of a sponge, soaking up influences from all over. For instance, in 1833 Würzburg Theatre staged Giacomo Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable (premiered in Paris in 1831), it was the operatic event of the year. Richard Wagner's brother Albert was singing the title role and had managed to get Richard a job as chorus master at the theatre. 20-year-old Richard rehearsed the choruses of Meyerbeer's opera and this first exposure to the […]
2023-10-04 10:29:00
Il trittico, Deutsche Oper, 30 September 2023
Michele – Misha KiriaGiorgetta – Carmen GiannattasioLuigi – Jonathan TetelmanIl Tinca – Ya Chung-HuangIl Talpa – Andrew HarrisLa Frugola – Annika SchlichtSong seller – Andrei DanilovTwo lovers – Lilit Davtyan, Andrei DanilovSister Angelica – Mané GaloyanLa Zia Principessa – Violeta UrmanaAbbess – Lauren DeckerSister Zelatrice – Annika SchlichtMistress of the Novices – Davia BouleySister Genovieffa – Lilit DavtyanSister Osmina – Stephanie LloydSister Dolcina – Gyumi ParkNursing Sister – Arianna ManganelloAlms Sisters – Alyson Rosales, Kristina GriepNovice – Maria MotolyginaLay Sisters – Julie Wyma, Margarita GreinerGianni Schicchi – Misha KiriaLauretta – Mané GaloyanZita – Annika SchlichtRinuccio – Andrei DanilovGherardo – Burkhard UlrichNella – Karola PavoneBetto di Signa – Michael BachtadzeSimone – Andrew HarrisMarco – Dean MurphyLa Ciesca – Arianna ManganelloMaestro Spinelloccio – Jörg SchörnerSer Amantio di Noclao – Markus BrückPinellino – Christian SimmonsGuccio – Gerard FarrerasBuoso Donati – Derrick AmantidisPinar Karabulut (director)Michela Flück (designs)Teresa Vergho (costumes)Carsten Rüger (lighting)Dorothea Hartmann (dramaturgy)Children’s Chorus […]
2023-09-13 08:54:00
From Purcell and Handel to Ignatius Sancho and Duke Ellington: American countertenor Reginald Mobley at Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival
Christine Plubeau, Violaine Cochard, Reginald Mobley - Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival (Photo Bayreuth.Media)Purcell, Handel, Ignatius Sancho; Reginald Mobley, Violaine Cochard, Christine Plubeau; Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival at the Schlosskirche, Bayreuth9 September 2023Dramatically engaging Handel cantatas alongside discoveries of music by Ignatius Sancho, plus Duke Ellington meets notes inégalesThe American countertenor Reginald Mobley made his German debut at a concert on Saturday 9 September 2023 in the restrained 18th-century splendour of the Schlosskirche in Bayreuth as part of the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival. Mobley was joined by harpsichordist Violaine Cochard and viola da gamba player Christine Plubeau for a programme of music by Purcell, Handel and Ignatius Sancho. The three performers performed the same programme earlier this year, when Reginald Mobley made his solo debut in Paris.We began with Purcell's O Solitude, taken at quite a steady tempo. Mobley was warmly expressive, making much of the words yet providing a richer coloured […]
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