Germany Strauss, Salome: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin /Thomas Guggeis (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 17.3.2018. (MB)
An Excellent New production of Salome in Berlin
Month: March 2018
Delightful and Well-Received Der Rosenkavalier under Kirill Petrenko
Germany Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Bayerische Staatsoper Chorus and Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 21.3.2018. (JMI)
RNCM’s Treasurable Production of Hansel and Gretel is Enchanting
United Kingdom Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Northern College of Music / Anthony Kraus (conductor). RNCM Opera Theatre, Manchester. 19.3.2018. (MC)
Stilian Kirov Leads Rutgers Orchestra in Revealing Beethoven Ninth
United States Dove, Shaw, Beethoven: Antonina Chehovska (soprano), Siena Miller (mezzo-soprano), Abraham Bretón (tenor), Ben Wager (bass), Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia / Paul Rardin (artistic director, conductor), Symphony in C/Stilian Kirov (conductor), Gordon Theater, Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, Camden, New Jersey, 17.3.2018. (BJ)
A Well-Nigh Perfect Production of Heggie’s Moby-Dick
United States Heggie, Moby-Dick: Soloists, Attack Theatre Dancers, Pittsburgh Opera Symphony and Men of the Chorus / Anthony Walker (conductor), Pittsburgh Opera, Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, 17.3.2018. (RP)
Stephen Hough’s Accomplished Performances of Debussy, Chopin, and Beethoven
United Kingdom International Piano Series – Debussy, Chopin, Beethoven: Stephen Hough (piano), St. John the Evangelist Church, Oxford, 17.3.2018. (CR)
Fine Singing from the Zurich Sing-Akademie
Switzerland Brunner, Furrer, Bruckner: Zürcher Sing-Akademie. Soloists of the Berne Chamber Orchestra / Florian Helgath (conductor), Fraumünster Church Zurich, 18.3.2018. (JR)
A Near Perfect Flying Dutchman
Switzerland Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Markus Poschner (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich. 18.3.2018. (JR)
