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Tag Archives: Gluck
Pina Bausch: Orpheus und Eurydike
I saw Pina Bausch’s Orpheus und Eurydike on TFO tonight, a dance piece based on the Gluck opera, in a respectful production of a work originally created in the mid-1970s, conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock. This live production dates from 2008, … Continue reading
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Tagged Gluck, Julia Kleiter, Maria Riccarda Wesseling, Orpheus und Eurydike, pina bausch, Sunhae Im
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Carsen’s Iphigenia
Robert Carsen has once again held up a mirror to an opera by Gluck with the help of the Canadian Opera Company. Last season it was an award winning production of Orfeo ed Euridice. Tonight I saw Iphigenie en Tauride, … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Opera Company, Gluck, Iphigenie en Tauride, Robert Carsen, Russell Braun, Susan Graham
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Hurry September
In the middle of a driving rainstorm, my doorbell rang this morning. The mailman, bless his heart, was dropping off a bundle just as the heavens opened to drench the guy, and my mail. Among the wet items was –oh … Continue reading
Che faro senza COC?
Tonight, my last opera of the Canadian Opera Company 2010-2011 season, was my second trip into the special world of Robert Carsen’s Orfeo ed Euridice. I didn’t talk about the visuals in my review (awhile ago) because I strive to … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Opera Company, COC, Gluck, Isabel Bayrakrarian, Lawrence Zazzo, Magic Flute, Michael Schade, Orfeo ed Euridice, Robert Carsen
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COC Orfeo ed Euridice
Some subjects are so immense that the only way to put them onstage is by making them into opera. Gluck‘s Orfeo ed Euridice takes on all the major topics—love, death and art –in a concise 90 minute plot. They don’t … Continue reading
