Reviews from the 2019 Aldeburgh Festival: “the young cast offered some knockout performances” (The Times); “Among the outstanding singers of Equilibrium are stars in the making.” (Opera Today)
VIDEO: EQ Performances at the Ojai Music Festival
Relive the performances of EQ Artists at Ojai!
All concerts and artist interviews during the four day festival were live-streamed and recorded.
“Four Days in Ojai, a Musical Utopia”: Reviews from the Ojai Music Festival
Reviews from performances by EQ Young Artists at the Ojai Music Festival: “Fleur Barron, an earthy Baba the Turk in “The Rake’s Progress,” sounded like a Carmen in the making. The soprano Aphrodite Patoulidou was an entrancing soloist in Vivier’s “Lonely Child,” a head trip of a piece in a musical language both direct and mysterious. With a natural command of the stage, James Way, a tenor with a delicate voice, was a consistent scene stealer.” (The New York Times)
EQ Artists at Ojai Music Festival: program
The US debut of Equilibrium Young Artists is this week at the Ojai Music Festival from 6 – 9 June 2019. Barbara Hannigan is Music Director for the 2019 edition of the festival; LUDWIG ensemble-in-residence and Equilibrium artists-in-residence. PROGRAM Thursday June 6, 2019 | 1:00-4:30pm Ojai Presbyterian Church OJAI TALKS Led by Ojai Talks Director Ara Guzelimian, these insightful sessions …
Reviews: The Rake’s Progress EQ European tour
Reviews from the European tour of The Rake’s Progress. “They delivered the most beautiful and moving Stravinsky’s The Rake Progress I have ever heard.” – “Und das Sängerensemble war wirklich herausragend gut” – “Rake needs plenty of neoclassical punch and crispness and Hannigan and Ludwig delivered.”
The Times: “Barbara Hannigan: the soprano and her squad of superstars”
Ahead of next month’s Aldeburgh Festival, Richard Morrison of The Times interviewed Barbara about Equilibrium and her role as “mentor, impresario and general life-coach to the next generation of top singers”.
Equilibrium at 2019 Ojai Music Festival
70 artists, 30 events, 3 free community concerts, 2 US premieres, 4 days, and 1 fabulous Music Director for the 73rd Ojai Music Festival!
Süddeutsche Zeitung: Pakt mit dem Teufel
A look at Equilibrium from the Süddeutsche Zeitung
European tour The Rake’s Progress
Throughout May, Equilibrium Young Artists tour throughout Europe with performances of The Rake’s Progress. This semi-staged contemporary production will travel to Munich (14 and 15 May), Paris (20 May), Amsterdam (23 May), Dortmund (25 May), Dresden (27 May) and conclude in Hamburg (29 May).
The Rake’s Progress – La Monnaie/De Munt, as part of the Klarafestival
Equilibrium Young Artists at La Monnaie/De Munt, as part of the Klarafestival, with two performances of The Rake’s Progress. “In all its simplicity and originality, it was overwhelming and compelling.” Read the reviews