Tag Archives: Tristan und Isolde
Berlin Regietheater x2
A weekend in Berlin and two operas, both exhibiting similar highlights and flaws: the Komische Oper’s Der Freischütz and the Deutsche Oper’s Tristan und Isolde. In common, they were musically strong. Equally, their Regietheater tendencies both misfired at crucial moments. What follows may … Continue reading
Filed under Reviews - Opera
Why I put up with London
This blog was supposed to strike a balance between operatic musings and various ramblings about work and life generally. It hasn’t quite panned out in that way, with opera as the main subject. However, work formed an important context to … Continue reading
Filed under Reviews - Opera
Glyndebourne Tristan und Isolde: quicky
Rushing off to the station to go to Paris. In summary, Torsten Kerl afflicted by an allergic reaction to something. Ian Storey as stand-in. Very good, though inevitably a bit uncertain clambering around the curves. Lost the battle with the … Continue reading
Filed under Reviews - Opera
Cesare at Glyndebourne: woo-hoo!
I am a lucky sausage. As well as all these lovely Covent Garden and ENO performances of late, I got tickets for Glyndebourne. Giulio Cesare, no less. That production on the DVDs. Woo-hoo. Not sure it hadn’t gone a little … Continue reading
Filed under Reviews - Opera
