UK Opera – Page 5 – Seen and Heard International

Covent Garden’s new production of Handel’s Jephtha is currently something of a missed opportunity

28/11/202310/11/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Handel, Jephtha, HWV 70: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Lawrence Cummings (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 8.11.2023. (CC)

Oliver Mears’s new production of *Jephtha* © Marc Brenner

ENO’s 7 Deaths of Maria Callas: a lovely set of vocal performances within a concept of limited appeal

28/11/202307/11/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Abramović/Nikodijević, 7 Deaths of Maria Callas (UK premiere): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Yoel Gamzou (conductor). London Coliseum, 3.22.2023. (CC)

Sarah Tynan (Lucia) and Marina Abramović (Callas) © Tristram Kenton

RCS’s memorable double bill shows post-WWII operas don’t have to be feared and can be entirely engaging

28/11/202306/11/2023 by Michael Cookson

United Kingdom Opera Double Bill – Gian Carlo Menotti, The Medium & Jake Heggie, Three Decembers: Soloists and Musicians of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland / William Cole (conductor). Sir Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 1.11.2023. (MC)

William Cole conducts RCS’s soloists and musicians in Jake Heggie’s *Three Decembers* © Robbie McFadzean/RCS

The ENO Orchestra is excellent in a well-sung Traviata and Konwitschny’s concept is an interesting one

28/11/202304/11/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Richard Farnes (conductor). London Coliseum, 2.11.2023. (CC)

Verdi unconditionally triumphed in the Cadogan Hall when COG performed Un ballo in maschera

27/10/2023 by Agnes Kory

United Kingdom Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Chelsea Opera Group Chorus and Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 22.10.2023. (AK)

COG in rehearsal at the Cadogan Hall, picture by chorister John Nyerges

In the title role Amartuvshin Enkhbat dominates the current revival of Oliver Mears’s Rigoletto

27/10/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Julia Jones (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 24.10.2023. (CC)

Gianluca Buratto (Sparafucile) and Ramona Zaharia (Maddalena) © Tristram Kenton

The sun shines on Nadine Sierra, Liparit Avetisyan and Ambrogio Maestri in the L’elisir d’amore revival

11/10/2023 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sesto Quatrini (conductor). Recorded live (directed by Rhodri Huw) at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 5.10.2023 and viewed at the Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 9.10.2023. (JPr)

Nadine Sierra (Adina) and Liparit Avetisyan (Nemorino) © Clive Barda

English National Opera revives their uproarious Iolanthe: an undeniable smash hit

09/10/202307/10/2023 by John Rhodes

United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe: Soloists, Chorus of English National Opera (chorus director Martin Fitzpatrick), Orchestra of English National Opera / Chris Hopkins (conductor). London Coliseum, 5.10.2023. (JR)

Fairy Queen (Catherine Wyn-Rogers) and Private Willis (Keel Watson) © Craig Fuller

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