A Double Bill that is One of Opera Holland Park’s Greatest Successes
24/07/2019
Wolf-Ferrari and Tchaikovsky: Soloists, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia / John Andrews (Wolf-Ferrari), Sian Edwards (Tchaikovsky). Opera Holland Park, London, 22.8.2019 (CC)
Clare Presland (Susanna) (c) Ali Wright
Cincinnati Opera Does Great Justice to Blind Injustice
24/07/2019
Scott Davenport Richards, Blind Injustice: Soloists, Members of the Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / John Morris Russell (conductor), Wilkes Auditorium, Cincinnati, OH. 22.7.2019. (RDA)
Cast of Blind Injustice (c) Philip Groshong
Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra’s Outstanding Proms Performance of Má Vlast
22/07/2019
BBC PROM 2 – Dvořák and Smetana: Joshua Bell (violin), Bamberg Symphony Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.7.2019. (AS)
Joshua Bell (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Plácido Domingo Stars in a Pleasing Concert Version of Verdi’s Giovanna d’Arco
22/07/2019
Verdi, Giovanna d’Arco (concert version): Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / James Conlon (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 20.7.2019. (JMI)
Giovanna d’Arco © Javier del Real/Teatro Real
A Fabulous Evening at the Proms with Kirill Karabits and the Bournemouth Symphony
22/07/2019
BBC PROM 4 – Adams, Barber, Holst: Nemanha Radulović (violin), Trinity Boys Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.7.2019. (CC)
Nemanja Radulović (violin) (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Chamber Music Concert At Vattnäs Goes Off The Beaten Track
22/07/2019
Chamber Music in the Open: Soloists, Samuel Skönberg (piano), Vattnäs Extended Chamber Orchestra / Gudrun Dahlkvist (conductor), Vattnäs Concert Barn, Dalecarlia, Sweden 7.7.2019. (GF) Read more
Rain on Figaro and Susanna’s Wedding is a Good Omen
22/07/2019
Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists and Ensemble of Läckö Slottsopera, Läckö Chamber Orchestra / Simon Phipps (conductor), Läckö Castle Courtyard, 14.7.2019. (NS)
Susanna (Frida Engström) (c) Daniel Strandroth
A Splendid Production of The Ghosts of Versailles Premieres at Glimmerglass
17/07/2019
The Glimmerglass Festival [1] – Corigliano, The Ghosts of Versailles: Soloists, The Glimmerglass Festival Chorus & Orchestra / Joseph Colaneri (conductor), Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown, 13.7.2019. (RP)
Yelena Dyachek (Marie Antoinette) © Karli Cadel/The Glimmerglass Festival
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