| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 2-Feb-2013 The London Coliseum | Disentangling La Traviata with Konwitschny at ENO |
 Of the many and varied operatic openings, that of La Traviata is one that I find increasingly demanding on an emotional level. The mournful harmonies and diaphanous scoring for strings that start off the prelude notoriously portray ill-fated Violetta moments before she dies of TB, returning in the final act as her destiny is about to be fulfilled.Read full review... | |
| 14-Oct-2012 Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Grand Theatre | La Traviata with Opera Hong Kong: A commendable breakthrough |
 Verdi’s La Traviata is frequently listed as one of the most often programmed operas worldwide. Since it premiered in 1854, it must have greeted audiences around the world tens of thousands of times. It’s no wonder that all directors feel compelled to find new angles of interpretation to inject freshness and vitality into the opera – Willy Decker’s bold attempt at contemporary near-minimalism in Salzburg and then New York being the most memorable in the last decade.
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| 26-Feb-2011 The Academy of Vocal Arts: Warden Theater | Stellar Production Values in AVA's 'Arabella' |
 While recordings of Arabella abound, operagoers could conceivably go years without actually seeing the piece performed. Compared to the frequency with which companies present Der Rosenkavalier, Ariadne auf Naxos, and Salome, Richard Strauss’s Arabella is an infrequently seen gem. In the hands of the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) in Philadelphia, Strauss’s lyrical comedy of manners was polished to a gleam.
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