Argentina Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Juventus Lyrica, Hernán Sánchez Arteaga (conductor), Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 28.6.2013. (JSJ)
Month: July 2013
Rienzi: Both Opera and Performance a Mixed Bag
Spain Wagner: Rienzi: Barcelona’s Symphony Orchestra, Liceu’s Chorus and Polifónica Puig-Reig / Pablo González (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, 30.6.2013. (JMI)
Jette Parker Young Artists Showcase Their Talents
United Kingdom Mozart, Donizetti, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Performance – From Studio To Stage: Soloists, Helen Nicholas (piano), Orchestra of Royal Opera House / David Syrus, Michele Gamba and Paul Wingfield (conductors), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 30.6.2013 (JPr)
Lancashire Sinfonietta Impresses Despite Uncertain Future
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven: Peter Sparks (clarinet), Lancashire Sinfonietta/Andrew Watkinson (leader), Preston Minster, Lancashire, 29.6.2013 (MC)
“Bleeding Chunks” Come First in Satisfying Season Finale
United States Wagner and Saint-Saëns: Joseph Adam (organ), Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 27.6.2013 (BJ)
Bittersweet Rosenkavalier at Zurich Festival Lacks Magic and Eroticism
Switzerland R. Strauss, Rosenkavalier : Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Fabio Luisi, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 30.6.2013. (JR)
Opera Australia’s Carmen from Sydney Harbour Hits European Screens
World-Class Production in Cinemas this summer
Contrasting Styles from a Choir and a Brass Quintet
United Kingdom Under the Greenwood Tree: Altèri Chamber Choir/David Jones (conductor), The Metropolitan Brass Quintet, St Mary’s Church, Lymm, Cheshire, 30.6.2013