United Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera, The Chorus of Jenůfa / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 9.4.2015 (SRT)
Scottish Opera’s Jenůfa Impresses with its Integrity and Power to Stun
Month: April 2015
A Thought Provoking Caribbean Opera from Donizetti
United Kingdom Donizetti, The Wild Man of the West Indies (Il furioso all’isola di San Domingo, 1833): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Jeremy Silver (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 9.4.2015. (RJ)
Superb Haydn and Beethoven, Magical Debussy from the Takács Quartet
United States Haydn, Debussy, and Beethoven: Takács Quartet, Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 9.4.2015 (BJ)
A Rewarding Though Imperfect Parsifal
Austria Wagner: Parsifal, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Adam Fischer (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 8.4.2015 (JMI)
Photo: Michael Pöhn
Folk Tale and Myth Combine in Dove’s Swanhunter
United Kingdom Jonathan Dove, Swanhunter: Soloists instrumental Ensemble / Justin Doyle. (conductor), Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 7.4.2015 (CC)
A Superb Elektra at the Vienna State Opera
Austria Strauss: Elektra, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra, Mikko Franck (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 7.4.2015 (JMI)
Michael Pöhn
Enthralling Puccini and Bartók Double Bill at Berlin’s Komische Oper
United States Puccini, Gianni Schicchi, and Bartók, Bluebeard’s Castle: Soloists, Orchestra of the Komische Oper, Berlin, Henrik Nánási (conductor). Komische Oper, Berlin, 5.4.2015 (MB)
The Lichfield Festival 2015: A Preview
With over 70 different events in ten days, the Lichfield Festival is one of Britain’s most eclectic multi-arts festivals, bringing together world-class national and international performers to the beautiful Staffordshire city from 3-12 July 2015. From orchestral music to literature, theatre, dance and film, comedy, jazz, visual art, walks and family activities, the quality and … Read more