by bfarrell | 8 May, 2020 | News
Jonathan Darlington speaks with Vancouver Opera’s Chorus Director and Associate Conductor Les Dala on this week’s episode of the Vancouver Opera Offstage podcast. This podcast offers an insider’s glimpse into the artistry, experiences, and perspectives of...
by bfarrell | 25 Jan, 2020 | News
Jonathan Darlington has been announced as the new conductor of Verdi’s Otello at Wiener Staatsoper production of Verdi’s Otello. The Adrian Noble production stars Stephen Gould, Krassimira Stoyanova, Carlos Álvarez. For tickets, please visit www.wiener-staatsoper.at....
by Sam Dimond | 9 Dec, 2019 | News
“The conductor for the evening was the Englishman Jonathan Darlington who has already many times before been a guest in the Semperoper orchestra pit. Born in 1958, he impressed on opening night with his feeling for tempo and drama. He led the singers, dancers...
by Sam Dimond | 3 Dec, 2019 | News
“The conductor is the only person who can connect and make that bridge. Your gestures have to give the musicians an idea as to what is going on on stage but I try and do that when working with the singers by mouthing the words so there’s a...
by Sam Dimond | 1 Nov, 2019 | News
“The feeling that the British conductor Jonathan Darlington – who was Music Director until 2011 of the Duisburg Philharmonic – had for tempi, drama and the interpretative whims of the singers, together with his vibrant and charismatic energy made him...
by Sam Dimond | 21 Oct, 2019 | News
“Leaving the supporting roles to one side let’s turn out attention to Jonathan Darlington who, in the fullest sense of the word “audible”, was the clear winner of the evening. Everything came together – the exactitude with which he allowed Puccini’s...
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