Argentina Handel, Rinaldo: Soloists and Orchestra of Teatro Colón, Martin Haselboeck (conductor), Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 15.6.2012. (JSJ)
Month: June 2012
Garsington Opera Concludes Second Year at Wormsley with Vintage Offenbach
United Kingdom Offenbach, La Périchole: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Garsington Opera/David Parry (conductor), Wormsley, Berks, 18.6.2012. (RF)
ENO’s Billy Budd is Dark, Powerful and Electrifying
United Kingdom Britten, Billy Budd: Cast, Chorus & Orchestra of English National Opera/Edward Gardner (conductor), London Coliseum, 18.6.2012 (CC)
A Sparkling ‘Cosi’ in Holland Park
United Kingdom Mozart, Così fan Tutte : Chorus and Orchestra of Holland Park Opera, Thomas Kemp (conductor) Holland Park, London 18.6.2012 (RB)
ETO’s 2012 Autumn Opera Tour Could Change People’s Lives
United Kingdom A Series of Compelling 20th Century Operas (RJ)
Yuja Wang Scales the Peaks of the “Rach Three”
United States Faure, Sibelius, Rachmaninoff: Yuja Wang (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 15.6.2012 (HS)
“Nixon in China” Gets Its Due from San Francisco Opera
United States John Adams, Nixon in China: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 13.6.2012 (HS)
Bare-Bones Poulenc Packs a Punch
United States Poulenc, La voix humaine: Carrie Hennessey (soprano), Alan Hamilton (musical director and piano), Paul Peers (stage director, lighting designer, co-set designer), Joel Yapching (costumes, hair, make-up, co-set designer), Pocket Opera of New York, Benzaquen Hall, DiMenna Center, New York City. 1.6.2012 (BH)