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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia 2021 Review: Juditha Triumphans

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(Photo: Musacchio, Ianniello e Pasquini) As part of its 2021-22 concert series the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia brought together an impressive cast which included baroque specialists Vivica Genaux and Ann Hallenberg for a performance of Vivaldi’s only surviving oratorio “Juditha Triumphans,” under the direction of the Vivaldi specialist Federico Maria Sardelli. Written in 1716 to a libretto by Giacomo {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro Bonci, Cesena 2021 Review: Il Viaggio di G.Mastorna

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(Photo: Zani-Casadio) If there was an Oscar for the best screenplay not to have been made into a film, then Federico Fellini’s “Il Viaggio di G.Mastorna” would surely have been a strong candidate for the 1965 award, and possibly for other years as well, for it was a project he returned to frequently. He even got as far as building {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Festival d’Aix-En-Provence 2021 Review: Innocence

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(Photo: Jean-Louis Fernandez) Postponed from last year, owing to COVID restrictions, Kaija Saariaho’s new opera “Innocence” finally received its world premiere at this year’s Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, and it did not disappoint. The libretto, written by Sofi Oksanen, interweaves two narratives which relate to a school shooting. One focuses on the students and their teacher who were present at the time {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Tiroler Landestheater 2021-21 Review: The Rape of Lucretia

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(Photo: Birgit Gufler) Director Johannes Reitmeier brought the Tiroler Landestheater’s production of Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia” to close with a question. “How was it possible?” was projected across the stage in large letters. Not only did this immediately encourage the audience to reflect on what they had witnessed and to attempt an answer, but it is also a question {…}

Reviews, Video Productions

Bayerische Staatsoper 2020-21 Review: ‘Die Walküre,’ Act I

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The first Act of “Die Walküre” is undeniably a grand love song. Wagner’s dramatization of the encounter between Siegmund and Sieglinde—the Walsüng twins—is a remarkable and thrilling experience; even when it is an abridged concert version, performed in a faraway opera house with half a live audience, socially distanced, without the theatrical panoply of full-site production, full costumes and full {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Nicolas Repetto on Composing the Music for ‘The Sound of Identity’

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(Credit: Nicolas Repetto) On June 1, “The Sound of Identity” will be released on digital platforms and demand. The documentary follows the baritone, Lucia Lucas, on her historical performances of “Don Giovanni” at the Tulsa Opera. Having premiered at the OutShine Film Festival, the movie went on to win the Programmers Award For Excellence and scored rave reviews from critics {…}

Special Features

The Ring in San Francisco: ‘I Saw The World End’ & ‘Kip’ Cranna’s Exploration of Wagner’s Tetralogy

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San Francisco Opera is in the midst of its month-long festival dedicated to Wagner’s “Ring Cycle.” In the coming weeks, Lois Silverstein will explore her experience not only revisiting the 2018 opera production but several of the events and panels presented by the company.  A delightful and informative series of lectures on “The Ring” comes from Dr. Clifford “Kip” Cranna, Dramaturg {…}

Special Features

The Ring in San Francisco – Francesca Zambello & Production Designer Michael Yeargan Head Panel on Wagner the Environmentalist

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San Francisco Opera is in the midst of its month-long festival dedicated to Wagner’s “Ring Cycle.” In the coming weeks, Lois Silverstein will explore her experience not only revisiting the 2018 opera production, but several of the events and panels presented by the company.  The landscape of the American West became the environmental directive for the 2018 Ring for Francesca Zambello. {…}

IndieOpera, Streaming

Fairfield County Chorale to Present Re-imagined ‘Gloria’

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On April 11, 2021, Fairfield County Chorale will welcome spring with an innovative performance of Vivaldi’s “Gloria.” This re-imagining of the chorale masterpiece will incorporate new orchestrations for instruments such as the mandolin, bandoneon, and electric guitar. The film will blend elements of music and dance to create a tapestry of sound meant as a celebration of the promise of {…}