By Administrator on Feb 12, 2009 in German opera, Other contributors | 0 Comments
By James L Zychowicz
Reprinted with permission from Seen and Heard – Music Web’s Live Opera, Concert and Recital Reviews.
Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Lyric Opera Center Chicago 31.1.2009 (JLZ)
Production:
Director: José María Condemi
Stage, Set and Costume Design: David Hockney
Lighting: Duane Schuler
Chorus Master: Donald Nally
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Cast:
Isolde: [...]
By Administrator on Nov 6, 2008 in German opera, Other contributors | 0 Comments
By Bernard Jacobson
Reprinted with permission from Seen and Heard – Music Web’s Live Opera, Concert and Recital Reviews.
Seattle Opera, soloists, cond. Lawrence Renes, dir. Chris Alexander, set designer Wolfram Skalicki, costume designer Melanie Taylor Burgess, lighting designer Marcus Doshi, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle, 18, 19, & 29. 10. 2008 (BJ)
It is too easy, in [...]
By Administrator on Dec 21, 2006 in German opera | 0 Comments
Richard Wagner, May 22, 1813 – February 13, 1883
If one of Valery Gergiev’s objectives has been to keep the Mariinsky Theater’s version of Wagner’s Ring in the minds of the operatic public, he certainly has accomplished his goal. The performance schedule that he and set designer, Georgy Tsypin, have followed since the production debuted in [...]
By Administrator on Jan 21, 2006 in German opera | 0 Comments
In October, 2006, the Kirov Opera and Ballet will come to the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa CA. Billed as the “Mariinsky Festival,” the company will play for three weeks, starting with the Kirov’s production of Richard Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” The following observations were recorded about the Valery Gergiev and [...]
