Kanako Abe / Reviews

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Woman at Point Zero at the Royal Opera House

Ensemble Zar is conducted with almost fierce directness and economy by Kanako Abe, who creates a hypnotic fluidity of texture and tone.

03 July 2023operatoday.comClaire Seymour

Woman At Point Zero El-Turk, Royal Opera House

Emotional and beguiling: committed performances illuminated Bushra El-Turk's opera on female suffering

...the complexities of the score were navigated with virtuoso aplomb by conductor Kanako Abe...

03 July 2023www.gramophone.co.ukOwen Mortimer

Woman At Point Zero El-Turk, Royal Opera House

Woman At Point Zero, El-Turk

D: Laila Soliman

C: Kanako Abe

Woman at Point Zero at the Royal Opera House

Ensemble Zar is conducted with almost fierce directness and economy by Kanako Abe, who creates a hypnotic fluidity of texture and tone.

03 July 2023operatoday.comClaire Seymour

Emotional and beguiling: committed performances illuminated Bushra El-Turk's opera on female suffering

...the complexities of the score were navigated with virtuoso aplomb by conductor Kanako Abe...

03 July 2023www.gramophone.co.ukOwen Mortimer

Woman At Point Zero, El-Turk

D: Laila Soliman

C: Kanako Abe

World Premiere

At This Summer’s Aix Festival, the Only Laughter Is Bitter

With two grim premieres among the offerings, Monteverdi’s sharp “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” was the highlight of a week of opera.

12 July 2022www.nytimes.comZachary Woolfe

Woman At Point Zero, El-Turk

D: Laila Soliman

C: Kanako Abe

At This Summer’s Aix Festival, the Only Laughter Is Bitter

With two grim premieres among the offerings, Monteverdi’s sharp “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” was the highlight of a week of opera.

12 July 2022www.nytimes.comZachary Woolfe

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