The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Daniel Barenboim
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Daniel Barenboim has been named Music Director of La Scala, effective December 1, 2011. His contract is for 5 years. Barenboim is already the General Music Director of Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Reuters | Official Site
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* Notes *Last weekend the Staatskapelle Berlin performed all five of Beethoven piano concertos paired with works by Arnold Schönberg at Salle Pleyel. Friday night started off with Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, a cheerful, almost Mozartian piece. Daniel Barenboim played straightforwardly, without any bravado. The woodwinds had a certain whimpering quality,…
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December 7-23 2009: Carmen January 15- February 5 2010: Rigoletto January 30- February 14 2010: Don Giovanni February 28- March 16 2010: From the House of the Dead March 17- April 2 2010: Tannhäuser April 6-30 2010: Lulu April 16- May 7 2010: Simon Boccanegra May 13-29 2010: Das Rheingold June 18- July 5 2010:…
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Asher Fisch will replace Daniel Barenboim as the conductor of the five April performances of Don Giovanni at Staatsoper Unter den Linden. I cannot say I'm not disappointed, though Fisch is a perfectly good conductor.
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November 2008: SalomeDecember 2008: A Journey to the End of the MillenniumJanuary – February 2009: MefistofeleFebruary- March 2009: Cunning Little VixenMarch- April 2009: La BohèmeApril- May 2009: ToscaMay- June 2009: CarmenJuly 2009: Aida Barenboim will conduct the Zeffirelli production of Aida from La Scala. The productions of La Bohème and Carmen are also by Zeffirelli.…
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