United Kingdom Schumann, Wagner and Mahler: Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 17.2.2019. (JPr)
Elīna Garanča’s Connection of Words and Music Was Sheer Perfection at Wigmore Hall
Year: 2019
WNO’s Limited The Magic Flute Production Gets Redeemed by Some Excellent Singing
United Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Damian Iorio (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 15.2.2019. (GPu)
Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote Returns to the Royal Ballet and is Vibrant and Enthusiastically Danced
United Kingdom Minkus (arr. Martin Yates), Don Quixote: Dancers of the Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Orchestra / Martin Yates (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 16.2.2019. (JPr)
A Bold Statement of Intent from Elmhurst Ballet Company at Sadler’s Wells
United Kingdom Origins: Elmhurst Ballet Company, Sadler’s Wells, London, 15.2.2019. (J.OD)
To Their Impressive Portfolios, Brownlee and Owens Add Spirituals and Gospel
United States Various selections: Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Eric Owens (bass-baritone), Craig Terry (piano), presented by Stanford Live!, Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 15.2.2019 (HS)
Opera Philadelphia and Britten’s Dream: Magical Enough, If Not Inspired
United States Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera Philadelphia / Corrado Rovaris (conductor), Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 10.2.2019. (BJ)
A Unified Verismo Cav and Pag Double Bill in Gothenburg
Sweden Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo, Pagliacci: Soloists and Chorus of Gothenburg Opera, extra chorus, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra / Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor), Gothenburg Opera, 9.2.2019. (NS)
Sir Andrew Davis Launches ‘Berlioz: The Ultimate Romantic’
United Kingdom Berlioz: Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Matthew Brook (bass), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 15.2.2019. (PCG)
