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OPERA Agrippina by Georg Friedrich Haendel L’Atlàntida Memorial Pau Casals by Manuel de Falla CONCERT Cendrillon by Jules Massenet La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini Tosca by Giacomo Puccini The legend of the invisible city of Kitezh by Nikolai Rimski-Kórsakov Die Walküre by Richard Wagner November 16, 18, 21, 24, 26 and 29, 2013 Harry Bicket · David McVicar Sarah Connolly, Malena Ernman, Danielle de Niese, David Daniels, Franz Josef Selig, Henry Waddington, Dominique Visse and Enric Martínez-Castignani. Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie / Théâtre des Champs-Elysées November 27 and 28, 2013 Josep Pons Àngel Odena, Ofèlia Sala, Gemma Coma-Alabert, David Alegret, Francisco Vas, Àlex Sanmartí, Elena Copons, Anna Tobella and others. December 20, 22, 23, 27, 28 and 30, 2013 January 2, 3, 5 and 7, 2014 Andrew Davis · Laurent Pelly Joyce DiDonato / Karine Deshayes, Annick Massis / Eglise Gutiérrez, Alice Coote / Michèle Losier, Ewa Podlés / Doris Lamprecht, Laurent Naouri / Marc Barrard, Cristina Obregón, Marisa Martins, Luis Cansino and others. Gran Teatre del Liceu / Royal Opera House Covent Garden / Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie / Opéra de Lille January 27, 28 and 30, 2014 February 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 14 and 17, 2014 Daniel Oren · Marco Arturo Marelli Diana Damrau / Patrizia Ciofi, Juan Diego Flórez / Celso Albelo, Nicola Ulivieri / Michele Pertusi, Eleonora Buratto / Sabina Puértolas, Àlex Sanmartí, Jordi Casanova and others. Wiener Staatsoper / Royal Opera House Covent Garden March 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 25, 2014 Paolo Carignani · Paco Azorín Sondra Radvanovsky / Martina Serafin / Fiorenza Cedolins, Alfred Kim / Jorge de León, Ambrogio Maestri / Scott Hendricks / Vittorio Vitelli, Vladimir Baykov / Alessandro Guerzoni, Francisco Vas / José Manuel Zapata, Valeriano Lanchas, Manel Esteve Madrid, Elena Copons and others. Gran Teatre del Liceu / Teatro de la Maestranza / Teatro Colón April 13, 16, 22, 26 and 30, 2014 Josep Pons · Dmitri Tcherniakov Svetlana Ignatovitx, Maksim Aksenov, Eric Halfvarson, Dimitris Tiliakos, Vladimir Ognovenko, Margarita Nekrasova, Mayram Sokolova, Guennadi Bezubenkov, Josep Fadó, Albert Casals and others. Gran Teatre del Liceu / De Nederlandse Opera / Teatro alla Scala May 19, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30 and 31, 2014 June 3, 2014 Josep Pons · Robert Carsen Iréne Theorin / Catherine Foster, Anja Kampe / Eva Maria Westbroeck, Klaus Florian Vogt / Franck van Aken, Albert Dohmen / Greer Grimsley, Mihoko Fujimura / Katarina Karnéus, Eric Halfvarson / Ante Jerkunica, Daniela Köhler, Maribel Ortega, Susana Cordón, Kai Rüütel, Pilar Vázquez, Ana Häsler, Anna Tobella and Kismara Pessatti. Bühnen der Stadt Köln Il prigioniero by Luigi Dallapiccola Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini June 22, 25 and 27, 2014. July 1 and 4, 2014 Josep Pons · Lluís Pasqual Barbara Frittoli, Dolora Zajick, Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet, Ievgueni Nikitin, Robert Brubaker, Albert Casals, Toni Marsol, Gemma Coma-Alabert, Marina Rodríguez-Cusí, Itxaro Mentxaka, Auxiliadora Toledano, Anna Tobella, Sandra Ferrández, Inés Moraleda and others. Gran Teatre del Liceu / Teatro Real Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Gran Teatre del Liceu DANCE Polish National Ballet Bach Dances Emil Wesolowski, George Balanchine, Ed Wubbe and Krzysztof Pastor October 24, 25 and 26, 2013 Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo La Belle Jean -Christophe Maillot February 13, 15 and 16, 2014 CONCERTS Bicentennary Verdi Concerts Elena Mosuc, Désirée Rancatore, Josep Bros, Antonino Siragusa, Leo Nucci, John Relyea, Rachele Stanisci, Carlo Ventre, Juan Jesús Rodríguez, Stefano Palatchi and others. September 30, 2013 October 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 19 and 21, 2013 Philippe Jaroussky Venice Baroque Orchestra October 27, 2013 «Francesc Viñas» Contest January 17 and 19, 2014 Angela Gheorghiu and Saimir Pirgu April 25 and 28, 2014 Jordi Savall Le Concert des Nations May 24, 2014 Puccini / Dallapiccola Canti di prigionia, Il tabarro OBC July 3, 2014 Cycle «Liceu al Palau» Dvorˇák and Mozart Serenade November 10, 2013 Zarathustra Sol Gabetta January 12, 2014 Till Eulenspiegel Anja Harteros February 15, 2014 Don Juan and Don Quixote March 26, 2014 Concerts in L’Auditori Midsummer’s Night Dream November 5, 2013 The «Romantic» by Bruckner February 21, 22 and 23, 2014 RECITALS Edita Gruberova November 17, 2013 Nina Stemme March 24, 2014 Jonas Kaufmann Winter trip March 28, 2014 Angela Denoke A night with Kurt Weill April 29, 2014 Tribute to Joan Pons May 29, 2014 Subscriptions Sales Until June 28 Ticket Sales From July 8 Group Bookings Tel. 34 93 485 86 58 Ask for more information www.liceubarcelona.cat
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Contents 16 22 FRONT OF HOUSE | Contents 62 47 ‘I like the independence that working in offbeat places gives me.’ Gianluca Marcianò FRONT OF HOUSE 5 EDITORIAL Opera beyond the comfort zone 6 FEEDBACK Readers’ letters, emails and online posts 8-12 NEWS & NOTES Sir Colin Davis remembered | International Opera Awards launched in London | New York opera companies form alliance to foster diversity | All points Norse at Oslo’s new house | A letter from Beirut | and more… 14 ARTIST OF THE MONTH South African soprano Pretty Yende MAIN STAGE 16 COVER FEATURE The mild-mannered Italian maestro Gianluca Marcianò talks about life as a globe-trotting musician, his penchant for unconventional destinations, and gives us a glimpse of his wild side 22 POSTCARD FROM… Eastern Europe – nations once locked behind the Iron Curtain are rediscovering their rich cultural heritage, including a fascinating and often forgotten musical legacy 29 STAND UP FOR WAGNER Amanda Holloway introduces this year’s BBC Proms programme, including the festival’s first ever complete Ring cycle 32 FESTIVAL PREVIEW – QUÉBEC Canada’s newest summer festival is already attracting worldwide acclaim thanks to the leadership of Québecborn director Robert Lepage 35 LATE SUMMER FESTIVALS Opera Now’s pick of the best international festivals running through late summer into autumn 39 A STEADY STREAM As online streaming of opera becomes more popular, we talk to some of the key players and explore its benefits and challenges 42 OPERA BLUFF Become an instant expert on Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus THE CRITICAL VIEW 46-57 LIVE REVIEWS New York City Opera’s spring 2013 season | Plácido Domingo as Nabucco at Covent Garden | Richard Jones directs Gloriana in Hamburg | Nancy’s The Importance of Being Earnest | Sarasota Festival focus | New productions in Rome, Oslo, Bergen and Beijing MULTIMEDIA 58 NEW RELEASES Opera on CD, DVD and Blu-ray 60 SHEET MUSIC Stefano Donaudy: 36 Arias in Antique Style BACK STAGE 62 COMPANY PROFILE Cape Town Opera – a strong foothold for opera at the tip of the African continent, providing a platform for young singers from a diverse background to make an impact on the international scene 70 SQUILLO Michael White considers some ambitious attempts to stage opera in real settings, from Carmen on the streets of Seville to this year’s Peter Grimes on the beach at Aldeburgh… 64 – 69 SPOTLIGHT Opera Now’s internationaL GUIDE to the best live performances this summer PLUS: Opera on TV, online and in cinemas COMPETITION 7 Win a case of Champagne Louis Roederer COVER PHOTO Gianluca Marcianò. Photo by Eric Richmond Opera Now JUNE 2013 5

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OPERA

Agrippina by Georg Friedrich Haendel

L’Atlàntida Memorial Pau Casals by Manuel de Falla

CONCERT

Cendrillon by Jules Massenet

La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini

Tosca by Giacomo Puccini

The legend of the invisible city of Kitezh by Nikolai Rimski-Kórsakov

Die Walküre by Richard Wagner

November 16, 18, 21, 24, 26 and 29, 2013 Harry Bicket · David McVicar Sarah Connolly, Malena Ernman, Danielle de Niese, David Daniels, Franz Josef Selig, Henry Waddington, Dominique Visse and Enric Martínez-Castignani. Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie / Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

November 27 and 28, 2013 Josep Pons Àngel Odena, Ofèlia Sala, Gemma Coma-Alabert, David Alegret, Francisco Vas, Àlex Sanmartí, Elena Copons, Anna Tobella and others.

December 20, 22, 23, 27, 28 and 30, 2013 January 2, 3, 5 and 7, 2014 Andrew Davis · Laurent Pelly Joyce DiDonato / Karine Deshayes, Annick Massis / Eglise Gutiérrez, Alice Coote / Michèle Losier, Ewa Podlés / Doris Lamprecht, Laurent Naouri / Marc Barrard, Cristina Obregón, Marisa Martins, Luis Cansino and others. Gran Teatre del Liceu / Royal Opera House Covent Garden / Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie / Opéra de Lille

January 27, 28 and 30, 2014 February 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 14 and 17, 2014 Daniel Oren · Marco Arturo Marelli Diana Damrau / Patrizia Ciofi, Juan Diego Flórez / Celso Albelo, Nicola Ulivieri / Michele Pertusi, Eleonora Buratto / Sabina Puértolas, Àlex Sanmartí, Jordi Casanova and others. Wiener Staatsoper / Royal Opera House Covent Garden

March 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 25, 2014 Paolo Carignani · Paco Azorín Sondra Radvanovsky / Martina Serafin / Fiorenza Cedolins, Alfred Kim / Jorge de León, Ambrogio Maestri / Scott Hendricks / Vittorio Vitelli, Vladimir Baykov / Alessandro Guerzoni, Francisco Vas / José Manuel Zapata, Valeriano Lanchas, Manel Esteve Madrid, Elena Copons and others. Gran Teatre del Liceu / Teatro de la Maestranza / Teatro Colón

April 13, 16, 22, 26 and 30, 2014 Josep Pons · Dmitri Tcherniakov Svetlana Ignatovitx, Maksim Aksenov, Eric Halfvarson, Dimitris Tiliakos, Vladimir Ognovenko, Margarita Nekrasova, Mayram Sokolova, Guennadi Bezubenkov, Josep Fadó, Albert Casals and others. Gran Teatre del Liceu / De Nederlandse Opera / Teatro alla Scala

May 19, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30 and 31, 2014 June 3, 2014 Josep Pons · Robert Carsen Iréne Theorin / Catherine Foster, Anja Kampe / Eva Maria Westbroeck, Klaus Florian Vogt / Franck van Aken, Albert Dohmen / Greer Grimsley, Mihoko Fujimura / Katarina Karnéus, Eric Halfvarson / Ante Jerkunica, Daniela Köhler, Maribel Ortega, Susana Cordón, Kai Rüütel, Pilar Vázquez, Ana Häsler, Anna Tobella and Kismara Pessatti. Bühnen der Stadt Köln

Il prigioniero by Luigi Dallapiccola Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini

June 22, 25 and 27, 2014. July 1 and 4, 2014 Josep Pons · Lluís Pasqual Barbara Frittoli, Dolora Zajick, Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet, Ievgueni Nikitin, Robert Brubaker, Albert Casals, Toni Marsol, Gemma Coma-Alabert, Marina Rodríguez-Cusí, Itxaro Mentxaka, Auxiliadora Toledano, Anna Tobella, Sandra Ferrández, Inés Moraleda and others. Gran Teatre del Liceu / Teatro Real

Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu

Gran Teatre del Liceu

DANCE

Polish National Ballet Bach Dances Emil Wesolowski, George Balanchine, Ed Wubbe and Krzysztof Pastor October 24, 25 and 26, 2013 Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo La Belle Jean -Christophe Maillot February 13, 15 and 16, 2014

CONCERTS

Bicentennary Verdi Concerts Elena Mosuc, Désirée Rancatore, Josep Bros, Antonino Siragusa, Leo Nucci, John Relyea, Rachele Stanisci, Carlo Ventre, Juan Jesús Rodríguez, Stefano Palatchi and others. September 30, 2013 October 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 19 and 21, 2013 Philippe Jaroussky Venice Baroque Orchestra October 27, 2013 «Francesc Viñas» Contest January 17 and 19, 2014 Angela Gheorghiu and Saimir Pirgu April 25 and 28, 2014 Jordi Savall Le Concert des Nations May 24, 2014 Puccini / Dallapiccola Canti di prigionia, Il tabarro OBC July 3, 2014 Cycle «Liceu al Palau» Dvorˇák and Mozart Serenade November 10, 2013 Zarathustra Sol Gabetta January 12, 2014 Till Eulenspiegel Anja Harteros February 15, 2014 Don Juan and Don Quixote March 26, 2014 Concerts in L’Auditori Midsummer’s Night Dream November 5, 2013 The «Romantic» by Bruckner February 21, 22 and 23, 2014

RECITALS

Edita Gruberova November 17, 2013 Nina Stemme March 24, 2014 Jonas Kaufmann Winter trip March 28, 2014 Angela Denoke A night with Kurt Weill April 29, 2014 Tribute to Joan Pons May 29, 2014

Subscriptions Sales Until June 28 Ticket Sales From July 8 Group Bookings Tel. 34 93 485 86 58

Ask for more information www.liceubarcelona.cat

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