| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2013 Theater an der Wien | Le nozze di Teti, e di Peleo: Rossini rarities in rare quality at the Theater an der Wien |
 In times where musical luxury is sometimes associated with having a pop star perform a short “Happy Birthday” and a handful of songs in a private performance – and for a usually undisclosed (and indecent) fee, having a whole piece of music composed for an occasion, or organising a private performance by a famous orchestra, is almost unimaginable.Read full review... | |
| 20-Feb-2013 Theater an der Wien | Sex, wine and bel canto bliss: Le Comte Ory at the Theater an der Wien |
 When Jean-Christophe Spinosi stepped onto the podium to conduct Le Comte Ory that night, he didn’t wait for his applause to cease, but instantly cued a hearty forte from the Ensemble Matheus, and consequently a few incredulous looks from the audience.Read full review... | |
| 1-Aug-2012 Lincoln Center: Avery Fisher Hall | Mostly Mozart Festival: A disappointing start |
 This year’s Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center opened on Tuesday evening and, to put it encouragingly, there will certainly be room for improvement as the festival continues. (The present review relates to Wednesday’s performance of the same works.) The all-Mozart opening program featured two soloists who raised the level of artistry by varying degrees in their respective performances, but in the two symphonic works, Maestro Louis Langrée and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra seemed a bit detached from the task at hand.Read full review... | |
| 7-Jun-2012 National Theatre | La Cenerentola at the Bavarian State Opera |
 Shortly after Rossini's success with The Barber of Seville came La Cenerentola, a reworking of the Cinderella fairy tale, but with a little less magic, and a lot more worldly comedy. It was an instant success and further established the 25-year-old Rossini as one of the greatest Italian opera composers of his day. Today it is one of Rossini's most performed operas, and has retained the freshness and joie de vivre which it doubtless had at its 1817 première.
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