The musicians of the Bordeaux opera house have mastered the colours and the rhythms of the score with great ease. The perfect balancing of the sections of the orchestra was convincing beyond any doubt.
Julia Jones conducted an interpretation which was both intimate and solemn.
They don’t exist, plain and simple! It is a blessing that in Julia Jones there is an English conductor at the helm who brings a sensitivity for the delicate weave of this music. ... Julia Jones knows how to do Handel. Hartmut Sassenhausen, Westdeutsche Zeitung. Satisfaction for a performance which seemed to have been appreciated was clearly demonstrated, with a unanimous ovation for the. As brisk as the swish of a panniered skirt, the conductor Julia Jones’s finely detailed reading of the overture sets a smart pace for this philosophical pantomime of opposites and pairs. Julia Jones at the conductor's stand of the Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal delights with a trim sound. Fantastic, too, is what the excellent symphony orchestra under Julia Jones is doing in the pit. However, it quickly becomes obvious that this is somebody who subtly makes the Bremer Philharmoniker realise what’s on the sheet music. There is something irresistible about Julia Jones' direction: it carves out the subtleties of the belcanto opera dynamically in great detail. There, the British conductor Julia Jones conducted a dry and sometimes angular interpretation of Beethoven’s score, which nevertheless always put the singers first. The Musiktheater scored a coup with English conductor Julia Jones, who has worked with Michael Schulz in Dresden already. In conclusion: a really strong kick off to the season at the Musiktheater im Revier: Michael Schulz and Julia Jones masterfully hold this Midsummer Night’s Dream in the right balance between comedy and poetry.
Contact. The Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal … shines with nuanced and well-balanced sounds. The playful elegance of the second movement was brought out with accentuated rhythms and dabs of colour in the intonation of the strings and wind instruments.
Julia Jones takes the orchestra to the top… the British conductor never lets the dramatic tension sag… The main strengths of this company - the orchestra together with the well-blended choir - distinguish themselves as an ensemble of a high-level under her baton.
Both in staging and musically ... this revival was as vibrant a performance as one should wish in opera. At first glance, Julia Jones seems to approach Mendelssohn‘s work from an unspectacular perspective. Elgar's Elegy op. Her name was Julia Jones, an English conductor of wide experience internationally, but as yet relatively under-exposed in the United Kingdom. Plus real, used signed pages from the Director’s and Actor’s scripts. It requires a conductor who is not only deeply familiar with the score but can also serve up the 18 year-old Schubert’s ingenuity within his ever-flowing inspired melodies and sophisticated harmonies with a fresh perspective.
This was one of the best performances I remember from Julia Jones, who will return to Bordeaux in a few months with Bluebeard’s Castle. José Mª. She drew an excellent performance from the orchestra, who had their sound under control at all times. That Puccini’s hit opera La boheme does not dissolve into pure melodrama is due to the stylish musical performance as well as the smart scenic concept of this new production. Tonally [Julia Jones] achieved much lightness and energy from her orchestra, which played well alongside the youthful onstage activities. The star turn of this Traviata was a woman, but not one of the singers. The 2011 production sparkles even more this time around thanks to ... the crisp conducting of Julia Jones. Julia Jones was born on January 23, 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. These photos are available to be downloaded.Right click on a desired image and select the "Save Link As" option. [Julia Jones] conducts the piece magnificently. Conducts Così Fan Tutte at … Company / Location. In concert, she has extended the orchestra's reach and repertoire, exploring new and unconventional venues alongside their appearances at Wuppertal's famous Historische Stadthalle. The symphonic poem “Tintagel” by English composer Arnold Bax is also in good hands with Julia Jones; Bax wrote an overflowing, heaving piece with a lush soundworld, soulful sonority, and a great hymnic ending complete with concluding cymbal crash. The chorus and orchestra, too, are on top form. Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal (November 2017). In contrast, the ensuing Menuetto was earthy and assertive and its gallant middle section with triple-metre buoyancy felt like an invitation to dance.
Previous posts have included Chief Conductor at Theater Basel, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon, and Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa.
British conductor Julia Jones is renowned for the crispness of her interpretations, and the sensitivity of her conducting is echoed in countless reviews.
Under the baton of Julia Jones, Orkest van het Oosten plays exciting, tightly controlled Mozart. Sat 24, Fri 30 Apr 2021 Sat 15, Mon 24m May 2021 Sat 05, Fri 11 Jun 2021 Fri 02 Jul 2021. for its more dramatic and subtle turning points, thanks largely to the skilful conducting of Julia Jones. Musically this production was also impressive.
Jones studied at Chetham’s School of Music, University of Bristol, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio. Opéra National de Bordeaux (November 2013). General Music Director Julia Jones ensures a firm grip, brings out the fine musical structures with meticulous clarity and carefully chooses tempi suitable for the singers. Julia Jones conducts with terrific zest, equally attuned to the Offenbachian sparkle and dark intensity of Bizet’s greatest score. … In [their interpretation of] the second big work of the evening, Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. Dates. The singers were more than deservingly assisted by the Orkest van het Oosten, which was directed by Julia Jones, a seasoned Don Giovanni conductor. The intoxicating result [of the young Mendelssohn’s work] is truly impressive, especially in this performance by the Bremer Philharmoniker.
Permalink. Contact. The conductor Julia Jones maintained steady tempos and the orchestra were poised and controlled, never anything less than refined, but never pushing the boat out.