In April 2022 Bachtrack reviewed 140 events in 65 cities:
Here are ten reviews in English you shouldn't miss, according to our Editor:
Lucia di Lammermoor in New York
The Met unveils Simon Stone’s new production is set in a working class American town in decline... an interesting concept that ultimately fails to overcome its own cluttered ideas.
“Lucia, in her white wedding gown drenched with blood, is reminiscent of the horror film, Carrie”
Tosca in Amsterdam
Barrie Kosky's psychological thriller approach to Tosca at Dutch National Opera benefits greatly from the strong performances of its three principals.
“a blood-curdling psychological tension that keeps rising... not for the faint-hearted”
Dante in Los Angeles
Thomas Adès' score to Wayne McGregor's ballet The Dante Project transfers to the concert hall in Los Angeles.
“less preoccupied here with concise statements, allowing the sound tapestry to breathe more”
Pique Dame in Baden-Baden
The Baden-Baden Easter Festival offers a memorable production of Pique Dame with excellent musical performances convincing in Leiser and Caurier's updating of the plot.
“Stikhina expressed the heroine’s conflicted loyalties with superb control... a triumph”
Swan Lake in San Francisco
Swan Lake is the last program of the San Francisco Ballet’s season and of the 37-year tenure of retiring artistic director Helgi Tomasson.
“this company, under Tomasson’s tutelage, is as good as ballet gets”
The Handmaid's Tale in London
Poul Ruders’ The Handmaid’s Tale comes home to English National Opera after 20 years in a powerful new production by Annilese Miskimmon.
“Kate Lindsey – making her ENO debut – gives a career-defining performance as Offred”
Vaughan Williams from The Hallé in Manchester
Memorable performances of Vaughan Williams' darkest and brightest symphonies at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
“their sound in the fortissimos... overwhelming without ever compromising on diction”
Anneleen Lenaerts with the Vienna Philharmonic in Vienna
If in heaven there are indeed harps, then it would be hard to imagine a better angel to recruit than Anneleen Lenaerts, who performed Glière's concerto with her Philharmonic brothers and sisters in arms in the Musikverein.
“Lenaerts, resplendent in a rich blue gown... was completely at ease in Glière's idiom”
Das Rheingold in Zurich
A match made in heaven: director's Homoki's compelling interpretation of Das Rheingold is married to exciting musical direction from Gianandrea Noseda, not to mention the stellar cast of singers.
“kudos goes to the horns for their sure navigation through treacherous pianissimo arpeggios”
Anna Karenina in Sydney
Yuri Possokhov's Anna Karenina aims to be a dark psychological drama, but its uneven character development and unengaging choreography fail to satisfy.
“it all creates a strong silver-screen, psychodrama feel”
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