United States Gounod, Faust: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Emmanuel Villaume (conductor), Chicago. 3.3.2018. (JLZ)
Newbury and His Colleagues Deliver a Riveting Faust
Month: March 2018
Young Wagnerians Stun and Astound in Recital
United States Various composers: Heidi Melton (soprano), Kyle van Schoonhoven (tenor), Craig Rutenberg (piano), Morgan Library and Museum, New York, 4.3.2018. (RP)
‘New’ Szymanowski Quartet Brings Strength and Beauty to Mozart String Quintets
Canada Mozart: Szymanowski Quartet [Agata Szymczewska and Robert Kowalski (violins), Volodia Mykytka (viola), Monika Leskovar (cello)] with Richard O’Neill (second viola), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 18 and 20.2.2018. (GN)
A Rare Sighting of Elgar’s Second Symphony
United States Beethoven, Elgar: Yefim Bronfman (piano), the Cleveland Orchestra / Nikolaj Znaider (conductor), Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio. 2.3.2018. (MSJ)
The Artistry of Valentina Lisitsa Overcomes the ‘Beast from the East’
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov: Valentina Lisitsa (piano), Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra / Valery Polyansky (conductor), The Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 4.3.2018 (GT)
Two Delightful Evenings with English Touring Opera
United Kingdom Puccini – Il tabarro and Gianni Schicchi, and Mozart – Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Michael Rosewell and Christopher Stark (conductors). Hackney Empire Theatre, London, 2 and 3.3 2018. (MB)
© Jane Hobson.
Some Pleasing Voices in an Otherwise Unmemorable Staging of Rigoletto
Germany Verdi, Rigoletto: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumorchester, Oper Frankfurt Chorus / Simone di Felice (conductor), Opernhaus, Frankfurt, 4.3.2018. (JMI)
New Heinz Holliger Opera Not For The Faint-Hearted
Switzerland Heinz Holliger, Lunea: Soloists, Basler Madrigalisten, Philharmonia Zurich / Heinz Holliger (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich. 4.3.2018. (JR)
