United Kingdom Holmès, Schumann, Tower, Price: Miriam Batsashvili (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Valentina Peleggi (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 8.3.2019. (PCG)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Celebrates International Women’s Day
Year: 2019
Challenging Programme from Ensemble Modern and George Benjamin Yields Great Rewards at the Roundhouse
United Kingdom Boulez, Messiaen, Ustvolskaya, Ligeti, and Benjamin: Ueli Wiget (piano), Ensemble Modern / George Benjamin (conductor). Roundhouse, Camden, London, 6.3.2019. (MB)
Bejun Mehta and Lisette Oropesa Shine in Handel’s Rodelinda in Barcelona
Spain Handel, Rodelinda: Liceu Orchestra / Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 8.3.2019. (JMI)
Opera North’s Uneven New Production of Magic Flute Lacks Clarity in Salford
United Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Robert Howarth (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 5.3.2019. (RJF)
A New Initiative is Announced Supporting the Development of Female Conductors
The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artists Programme is delighted to announce two new Women Conductors Courses beginning in May 2019, in collaboration with the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) and National Opera Studio (NOS).
An Outstanding Cast Leads the Liceu’s Revival of Hamlet
Spain Thomas, Hamlet (concert version): Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Daniel Oren (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 7.3.2019. (JMI)
In Philadelphia, Beethoven’s Fourth Brings Out the Best in Stutzmann
United States Haydn, Beethoven: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 1.3.2019. (BJ)
Hardly Ageless but Definitely Timeless, Nello Santi Conducts Lucia di Lammermoor in Zurich
Switzerland Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Nello Santi (conductor), Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 5.3.2019. (RP)
