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Street Scene at Chatelet
1/30/13 •
PARIS: Street Scene at Théâtre du Chatelet is a “pearl” with a splendid cast. Kurt Weill (1900-1950) wanted to write an opera, inspired by America, and so he did. Weill´s biographer, David Ewen, considered that the composer´s threatment of a social drama in the Lower East Side made Street Scene a “White Man´s Porgy and Bess” .
Review by Henning Høholt
Året som gikk og året som kommer – Litteratur
1/30/13 •
Året som gikk og året som kommer Omtalt av Synnøve Nord Almanakk for Norge Universitetet i Oslo og Gyldendal Forlag og Hvem Hva Hvor Schibsted Forlag Om du interesserer deg for hva som skal skje og hva som har skjedd her hjemme og ute i verden, er det naturligvis i vår tid mange måter å følge med […]
Folket til Operaen
1/29/13 •
OSLO: Snart fem er gått siden dørene åpnet til operahuset i Bjørvika, og aldri har så mange gått i Operaen.
309 896 publikummere besøkte en av Operaens forestillinger i 2012. Det er det største publikummet i institusjonens over femti år lange historie.
Gala des Etoiles du 21è. 20, 21 et 22 septembre with Daniel Simkin
1/29/13 •
Gala des Etoiles du 21è Siècle au TCE les 20, 21 et 22 septembre with Daniel Simkin, photo Emmanuel Donny.
Magnificent La Khovantchina at Bastille
1/28/13 •
PARIS: Modest Mussorgskys magnifique Khovanchina is back on the Opera de Bastille stage in Paris. It is a great production, wonderful to enjoy with an outstanding cast, headed by Larissa Diadkova as Marfa, Orlin Anastassov as Dorifei, Vladimir Galouzine as Prince Andrei Khovanski, Gleb Nikolsky as Prince Ivan Khovanski and Vseviolod Grivnov as Prince Vassili Golitsine. Musical direction Michail Jurowski, Regi Andrei Serban, costumes and scenography: Richard Hudson. Review by Henning Høholt. Foto Ian Patrick.
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphonies with Boreyko at CD
1/28/13 •
Dmitry Shostakovich’s Symphonies. Symphony nr. 9 was written in 1945 and premiered that same year in Leningrad under Evgenij Mravinskij. Symphony nr. 15. with Radio-Symphonieorchester Stuttgart conducted by Andrey Boreyko. CD from Hänssler Classic. Review by Fabio Bardelli.
New Years celebration events in Vilnius
1/27/13 •
the highlight of the New Years evening for me was two Opera Galla performances at the Vilnius Congres and Concert Hall, just across the street from te Opera house, where a quartet of the Lithuanian Opera stars, headed by the leading Lithuanian opera tenor to day Vaidas Visniauskas, Lilyia Gubaidulina, soprano; Ieva Prudnikovaite, mezzo; Laimonas Pautienius, bariton; performed two beautiful opera concerts in cooperation with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: GINTARAS RINKEVIČIUS. . Review by Henning Høholt
Fashioning Fashion at Arts Decoratif – Paris
1/27/13 •
The two hundred years from 1700-1915 is presented at a very good new exhibition at Musees des Arts Decoratif at Louvre in Paris right now until April 14th 2013. Review by Tomas Bagackas and Henning Høholt
Thomas Dausgaard and Orchestre Chambre de Paris
1/26/13 •
PARIS: Orchestre de chambre de Paris, conducted by the outstanding danish conductor Thomas Dausgaard, with François Leleux, oboe as soloist in Mozarts Oboe concerto and presenting James MacMillans Oboe concerto for the first time in France. Review by Henning Høholt
OROZCO-ESTRADA and HELMSCHEN in Paris
1/25/13 •
PARIS: Orchestre National de France presented January 10th. An interesting program combination conducted by the brilliant conductor ANDRÉS OROZCO-ESTRADA, Robert Schumanns brilliant Piano Concerto with soloist Martin Helmschen, Kodály´s Dances from Galanta opened it all, and Sergei Rachmaninovs Symphonique Dances finished the concert. Review by Henning Høholt
Benjamin Millepied – New balletdirector in Paris
1/24/13 •
PARIS: Benjamin Millepied, Director of the Dance of the Opéra national de Paris from 15 October 2014.
Brahms with Orchestre National de France.
1/24/13 •
PARIS: We attended the Brahms concert with Orchestre National de France Thursday January 17th for a Brahms evening conducted by Kurt Masur, which opened with Johannes Brahms Symphony no 3, which was extraordinary good and outstanding, and with Elisabeth Leonskaja as piano soloist in Brahms Piano Concerto no 2 after the break, which unfortunately not was satisfying. Review by Henning Høholt
EDVARD MUNCH 150 YEARS EXHIBITION IN OSLO
1/23/13 •
This year is the 150th anniversary of Edvard Munch’s birth. Munch (1863-1944) is one of modernism’s pioneers. The anniversary year will be celebrated with the largest ever Munch exhibition in Oslo, as well as a range of cultural events in Norway and other countries to celebrate Munch and his art.
Calleja Opera arias with Orchestra de Navarra and Chaslin
1/22/13 •
PARIS: The world famous star tenor Joseph Calleja presented a program with opera arias from his program in the concert serie Les grandes voix, at Théâtre des Champs Élysées, Friday: 18. January. Together with Orchestra de Navarra, conducted by Frédéric Chaslin.This is opening of a tour bringing this program to París, Munich, Praga, Viena, Amsterdam and Baden Baden. Review by Henning Høholt
Good Beethoven with VOGT and Blomstedt
1/21/13 •
PARIS: A whole Beethoven evening with Orchestre de Paris, dir. Herbert Blomstedt. Lars Vogt, piano. The brilliant and symphatic pianist Lars Vogt was soloist in Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto pour piano no 1. I was amazed to enjoy his brilliance, his power, and contrasting light sensitive touch in the piano concerto. It was an extraordinary event. Review by Henning Høholt
NOËLLA PONTOIS – at Elephant Paname
1/21/13 •
PARIS: One of the interesting events in the Paris Ballet world this winter season is the NOËLLA PONTOIS exhibition which will be presented at Elephan Paname this winte. Opening February 1st and until Narch 29th 2013.
HERMANN SCHERCHEN CD “live”
1/20/13 •
FLORENCE: This Tahra 2 CDs box splendidly portrays the great multiform personality of conductor Hermann Scherchen. It contains music composed in different eras, from Haendel to the 20th Century, and is extremely interesting, first because some of the recordings are previously unpublished, then because others are by authors not usual in his repertoire.. Review by Fabio Bardelli.
Renewed Don Quixote at Opera du Rhin
1/19/13 •
STRASBOURG: it is a new version of Don Q, we are attending. Review by Henning Høholt
ANDRÉS OROZCO-ESTRADA AS NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR for HOUSTON SYMPHONY
1/18/13 •
HOUSTON: IMG Artists is thrilled to announce that Andrés Orozco-Estrada has been named Music Director of the Houston Symphony. The announcement was made Wednesday, 16th January by Houston Symphony.
Tristan and Isolde in Gøteborg.
1/17/13 •
Tristan and Isolde ought to be separated by hate, yet they love each other more than they love life itself.
With this gigantic and intimate drama, we celebrate Wagner’s bicentennial.
Premiere in Gøteborg February 9th
Wiener Philharmoniker at Théâtre des Champs Élysées
1/16/13 •
PARIS: One of the great privillege to work as international critic in Europe, with editorial office in Paris is the possibility to attend the concerts with all the most well renommated orchestras in the world, as when they are touring in Europe, a stop in Paris is a must. This gives us the possibility to listen to them all in surroundings and acoustic that are familar for the critics, and for the audience, which does that we better can evaluate and compare the different orchestras. A possibility that we dont get when we are listeing to the same orchestras in different places. Review by Henning Høholt
Halvor Bakke ny porselens serie LERK
1/16/13 •
Halvor Bakke har formgitt det eksklusive serviset L E R K for Magnor. Inspirasjonen har han hentet fra sin egen barndom og farmorens lerketre. De små konglene hang lekent på rekke og rad på de nakne kvistene. Han syntes de var vakre og sårbare, men allikevel hardføre.
Kon-Tiki Oscar-nominated
1/10/13 •
OSLO: Norwegian directors Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning’s action-adventure is now heading for an Academy Award as Best Foreign-Language Feature. Thor Heyerdahl’s own documentary of the Kon-Tiki expedition scored the trophy for Best Documentary in 1951.
DEN KONGELIGE BALLETS JYLLANDSTURNE 2013
1/08/13 •
DANMARK: 8.-13. januar 2013 turnerer Den Kongelige Ballet til fem jyske byer med et hårrejsende, seværdigt og flot program.
Enetime, den altid smukke Tjajkovskij pas de deux, det kraftfulde værk The Unsung og udpluk La Bayadère.
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 2013
1/07/13 •
FLORENCE: The new season of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has been presented to the Press in Florence. Under this title we mean both the Maggio Fiorentino Festival, that shall take place on May 2013, and all the other performances of the rest of the year. By Fabio Bardelli