However if Rusalka had its moments of frustration – both musically and theatrically – these were generally outweighed by the conviction of the central performances and the wealth of memorable imagery.

Cebrián exhibió tanta técnica como fuelle y además se notaba que se estaba divirtiendo al igual que Carneiro y la orquesta.

For all that Mr Tcherniakov was willing to drag the themes of the Ring far beyond their normal context, the four evenings of the cycle were balanced by performances that brought out the intoxicating musical qualities that have drawn generations of listeners into Wagner’s world

If 'Rheingold' is a purely mythological spectacular, 'Walküre' marks the beginning of the cycle’s shift in the direction of human drama, and in place of continuous set changes, Mr Tcherniakov devoted his energies to extended scenes examining the passions and madnesses that drive the characters

Great popularity comes great responsibility, a fact which André Heller’s new Rosenkavalier for the Staatsoper seemed unable to forget.It was undoubtedly a production of the highest quality, beautiful to look at and directed with tasteful subtlety;

Junto a las dos obras de Enescu, ambas de madurez, sonaron las tres primeras sonatas de Samuel Feinberg, una trilogía bélica ya que fueron escritas entre 1915 y 1917.Nunca había escuchado en directo música de este compositor, que era apenas un nombre para mí.

Opera and theatre may be closely related, but they cannot usually be judged according to the same criteria;in the case of opera, our response to the text is mediated and modified by its most obvious defining characteristic: the artifice of singing.

Of the four productions that make up Guy Cassiers’ Ring cycle, Die Walküre is quite possibly the strongest.