The Eyes Have it! St Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s Irina Kolesnikova Dances in Swan Lake

United KingdomUnited Kingdom St Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s Swan Lake: Soloists and Artists of St Petersburg Ballet, Orchestra of English National Opera / Vadim Nikitin (conductor). London Coliseum, 23.8.2018. (JPr)

Irena Kolesnikova (Odette)
in St Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s Swan Lake (c) Vladimir Zenzinov

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Messiaen’s Des canyons aux étoiles… is the Biggest Discovery So Far of EIF 2018

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [15] – Messiaen: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Noè Rodrigo-Gisbert (glockenspiel), Bence Major (xylorimba), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Matthias Pintscher (conductor), Usher Hall, 22.8.2018. (SRT)

Matthias Pintscher © Felix Broede

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A Q&A WITH GERMAN SOPRANO PETRA LANG

Petra Lang (c) Ann Weitz, Düsseldorf

To admirers of great singing Petra Lang needs little introduction because of her superb performances on the world’s leading opera stages and concert platforms. In recent years, especially, she has brought the audiences at the annual Bayreuth Festival to their feet to acclaim her wonderful portrayals of Ortrud (review click here) and Isolde (review click here). Seen and Heard was delighted when Petra Lang agreed to answer our questions to look back – amongst much else – at how she began as a singer, who gave her advice along the way, a singer’s life, her thoughts on the roles she has sung and the colleagues she has worked with, as well as, her own advice for young singers.

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The UK Premiere of Per Nørgård’s Third Symphony is an Unforgettable Experience.

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC PROM 51 – Wagner, R. Strauss, Nørgård: Malin Byström (soprano), London Voices; National Youth Chamber Choir of Great Britain, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.8.2018. (CC)

Thomas Dausgaard (c) Thomas Grøndahl
Thomas Dausgaard (c) Thomas Grøndahl

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