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(The) Death of Klinghoffer
Composed by John Adams
Performed by London Opera Chorus, Lyon Opera Orchestra
with Sanford Sylvan, Stephanie Friedman, James Maddalena, Thomas Hammons, Thomas J. Young, Eugene Perry, Sheila Nadler
Conducted by Kent Nagano
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Amazon.co.uk Review
After the massive controversy which surrounded the first performances of John Adams' opera The Death of Klinghoffer in 1991/92, the work practically disappeared. But a decade on, Klinghoffer resurfaced in a string of European countries. Adams and librettist Alice Goodman offended the US Jewish lobby with their "even-handed" depiction of the hijacking by Palestinian terrorists of the cruise liner Achille Lauro in 1985. Even-handed, that is, to both the Palestinian and Israeli positions in their long-standing conflict, despite the focal event of the hijacking being the death of American Jewish tourist Leon Klinghoffer.
Adams vividly highlights the emotions and agendas of the key participants and moments, from the hijack's most heart-stopping episodes and haunting musings on Palestinian-Israeli history, to the inconsolable grief of Marilyn Klinghoffer at her husband's death (Sheila Nadler is excellent here). Nagano's reading carries the hallmarks of his typical, painstaking approach. The cast may not seem A-list but their identification with Adams' work is clear--not least the original 1991 Leon Klinghoffer, Sanford Sylvan. Jamaes Maddalena convinces in the extended, intriguing role of The Captain. The London Opera Chorus--here equivalent to the chorus in Bach's Passions--is immaculate. --Andrew Green
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