Dutch National Opera reviews
Willem Jeths: Ritratto
Dutch National Opera; Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Geoffrey Paterson (Challenge Classics)
Only The Sound Remains by Kaija Saariaho
Kaija Saariaho’s Only the Sound Remains takes flight from an intriguing premise and a stellar artistic team. The opera draws on two Noh plays, as translated by Ezra Pound and Ernest Fenollosa, while Saariaho is renowned for her scores’ complex and sumptuous sonorities. |