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…Orpheus in the Underworld

2010 - We are delighted to announce that Martin will return to Central City Opera, Colorado, USA in the summer of 2010 to conduct a Production of Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld. This follows on from his double success with Offenbach’s Blaubart, first premièred in the Bregenz Festival, Austria in 2006, and then performed in the St. Pölten Festival, Austria, in 2007.

 

Reviews of Martin André

THE EXCURSIONS OF MR. BROUCEK/OPERA NORTH

The conductor Martin André did a good job keeping Janáček’s score buoyant.

The Telegraph

The score- luminously attractive in lunar mode, warlike in Prague- comes up fresh as paint as conducted by Martin André and with Opera Noprth’s chorus and orchestra on splendid form.

The Stage

Martin André’s orchestra delivers the score with remarkable clarity and freshness.

The Press

…and the music gets back on track, fired up my Martin André’s vigorous conducting.

The Times

…as Martin André’s conducting reveals, the score contains some unmistakable top-drawer Janáček.

The Guardian

THE RAKE’S PROGRESS/GARSINGTON

It all fits together seamlessly, and Martin André ensures that the musical performance underpins it impressively.

The Guardian

…Martin André and his orchestra provided an evening of exceptional quality.

Seen and Heard

Musical values are high too: Martin André captures the spiky modernity of the score to perfection.

Sunday Times

 

ROMÉO ET JULIETTE/OPERA NORTH

The performing edition, prepared and conducted by Martin André, is a success.

The Guardian

There’s a lot of blood and mayhem, complemented by Martin André’s full-blooded conducting.

The Daily Telegraph

 

MAGIC FLUTE/ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA

Martin André conducts with panache and attention to detail.

The Observer

 

LA TRAVIATA/CENTRAL CITY OPERA

The opera House then filled with the delicate Prelude under the practised baton of Martin André in his CCO debut. André, well-known for his interpretations of 19th-century repertoire, held each slow, sustained passage of the Introduction with supreme sensitivity. Consistent in transferring musical restraint and emotional sympathy to convey the heartrending story of a love-struck, Parisian courtesan who dies of consumption, André’s artistic sophistication carried over to the stellar trio of singers on stage.

The Denver Post

Conductor Martin André’s faithfulness to Verdi’s multi-coloured score is a delight.

Coloradodrama.com

Martin André demonstrated a sensitivity and sympathetic understanding of Verdi’s score. André’s close attention to events both on stage and in the pit brought gripping dramatic drive and coherence to the performance.

Daily Camera

From the first sombre orchestral chords to Violetta’s final moments, conductor Martin André commands the stage above and the luscious Central City Opera orchestra below in a perfectly balanced fashion. This passionate powerful production was dramatically enhanced with every stroke of the maestro’s baton.

Outfront

 

RIGOLETTO/OPERA NORTH

That the applause consistently came in on cue says much for Martin André's powerful account of the score. From the baleful opening notes, his interpretation burns with anxiety.

The Independent on Sunday

 It sounds great. Martin André's conducting is fierily hard-edged, reminding us that Verdi never intended this score to be safe or pretty.

The Guardian

 

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Last Updated: 16 /10/ 2009

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