Chorus of Dutch National Opera reviews
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro (Amsterdam, 2016)
Christiane Karg, Stéphane Degout, et al; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra/Ivor Bolton (Arthaus Musik, DVD)
Mariss Jansons's Queen of Spades triumphs on stage
Chorus of Dutch National Opera; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Mariss Jansons; dir. Stefan Herheim (C Major)
Mozart: The Magic Flute [DVD]
Freshness of vision, emotional openness, genuine ensemble theatricality, a robustly physical sense of adventure humorous and serious (but never portentous) by turns, and an underlying directorial trust in Mozart’s music: these qualities stay with me most strongly after two viewings of this DVD, among the most rewarding experiences of the opera I’ve had in nearly five decades of Magic Flute encounters.