Fireworks Aplenty from Kasper Holten and Es Devlin’s Spectacular Bregenz Carmen
15/09/2017
Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Children’s choir of Musikmittelschule Bregenz-Stadt, Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Paolo Carignani (conductor). Recorded at the 2017 Bregenz Festival and shown at Cineworld Basildon, 14.9.2017. (JPr)
Carmen at Bregenz (c) Bregenzer Festspiele/Karl Forster
Karen Gardeazabal Stars and Castiglione Brings a Sense of Antiquity to Taormina’s La bohème
06/07/2017
Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Gaulitanus Choir (directed by Colin Attard), children’s choir (directed by Agnese Carrubba), Symphony Orchestra of the Grand Theatre of Lanzhou / Li Xincao (conductor). Live to Cineworld Basildon from the Ancient Theatre of Taormina, Italy, 5.7.2017. (JPr)
Uncanny Concept, Outstanding Execution: RSNO’s live soundtrack for Amadeus Screening
22/05/2017
Amadeus Live: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, RSNO Chorus / Ludwig Wicki (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 19.5.2017. (SRT) Read more
Chailly Leads Teatro alla Scala in a Fast-Paced and Highly Imaginative Production of La gazza ladra
22/04/2017
Rossini, La gazza ladra (ed. Zedda): Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan / Riccardo Chailly. Live cinecast at Barbican Cinema 2, London, 18.4.2017. (CC) Read more
A Screening of Mica Levi’s Remarkable Under the Skin With Live Music
06/04/2017
Mica Levi – Under the Skin (screening of 2013 film with live performance of soundtrack): Sound Intermedia; London Sinfonietta / Jonathan Berman (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.4.2017. (CC) Read more
The Royal Ballet’s Memorable Sleeping Beauty at the Cinema
01/03/2017
Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty: Soloists and artists of the Royal Ballet, Students of The Royal Ballet School and the Royal Opera House Orchestra / Koen Kessels (conductor). Live cinema relay (introduced by Darcey Bussell and Ore Oduba) broadcast to Cineworld Basildon, Essex. 28.2.2017. (JPr)
Marianela Nuñez as Princess Aurora (c) Johan Persson (2011)
A Great Piece of Theatre – Amadeus Stage Revival Impresses
03/02/2017
Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus: National Theatre Live cinema screening, seen in Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 2.2.2017. (SRT)
Adam Gillen as Mozart (c) Marc Brenner
Covent Garden’s New Così fan tutte Fails to Offer Fresh Insights
18/10/2016
Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Directed for the cinema by Jonathan Haswell and broadcast live to Cineworld Basildon from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 17.10.2016. (JPr)
Corinne Winters, Sabina Puértolas, Angela Brower in Così fan tutte
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