| La Traviata |
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| Bavarian State Opera Munich |
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| 'Ivan Anguélov is known among others from excellent Verdi productions at the Leipzig Opera, and performances at the Berlin German Opera Berlin and the Hamburg State Opera. In Munich the conductor prooved once again his feel for this music with its Italenità. He knows how to transmit effectively a composition in its lyricism and dramaticy – with fulminant culminations and great pictures. The State Orchestra and the choir followed him attentively and presently – more than just a repertoire performance!' |
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| Orpheus |
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| For the first time IVAN ANGUÉLOV stood behind the conductor's desk of the State Orchestra . He made them play a both lively and subtle Verdi and with true creative power he challenged the orchrstra and the singers. It is amazing how many diffferent nuances he can elicit from these well-known melodies. From thrilling pianissimo till exciting and dramatical moments, such as the encounter between Violetta and Alfrido in the final scene of the third act. The choir followed him precisely and commitedly. This evening the orchestra played with great intensity. Let's hope we will see Anguélov again in Munich. Well-deserved applause for all participants. |
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| Der Neue Merker - May 2007 |
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| International Chiemgau
Festival |
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| 'The Munich Symphonic
Orchestra under the noble inspiring direction of
Ivan Anguélov, played a flexible Tutti and
revealed brilliant string notes and fine sound combinations.' |
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| Opernwelt |
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| ‚Under the conduction
of Ivan Anguélov the Munich Syphonic Orchestra
came up to the suspense with passionate rubato.
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| Süddeutsche Zeitung |
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| Opera Leipzig |
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| ‚Boundless jubilation
for the Choir and the Gewandhaus orchestra under
Ivan Anguélov. ’ |
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| LVZ |
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| ‚So.....another
Verdi in Leipzig. After a magnificent Rigoletto
and a Falstaff, the Traviata proved to be even more
of a memorable night at the opera. This is the third
time I have heard Ivan Anguélov in Verdi
and again he proved himself to be an exponent of
the great Kapellmeister tradition. Where lesser
conductors might run loose with "the tunes"
and "the big moments", Anguélov
maintained a controlled sense of balance throughout
the work, not placing a single bar out of the musical
context. This does not mean that the "big moments"
were unexciting. On the contrary, because they were
placed in the context of the rest of the work (as
opposed to being isolated "set pieces")
their music-dramatic effect was great. As in Falstaff
and Rigoletto, Mr. Anguélov drew a transparent
and elegant sound from the orchestra. The orchestra
itself played with its customary stylish beauty.
Strikingly enough the orchestra in the pit was pretty
small (esp. the strings) but it never hurt. It was
a memorable performance and what I can say is that
when all comes together I strongly recommend you
to keep the names of Ivan Anguélov, Andreas
Homoki, Fiorella Burato in mind and see if you have
the chance to catch either one of them live’ |
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