United Kingdom Beethoven: Foyle-Štšura Duo (Michael Foyle [violin], Maksim Štšura [piano]). Great Hall, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, 21.7.2021. (CC)
A beautiful and spirited Beethoven event from the Foyle-Štšura Duo
Month: July 2021
Nadine Sierra and Javier Camarena save the Liceu’s rather disappointing Lucia di Lammermoor
Spain Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Chorus and Orchestra of Gran Teatre del Liceu / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 19.7.2021. (JMI)
The joy of Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the Aspen Music Festival helps heal an untimely death
United States Aspen Music Festival [5]: Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado, 16-18.7.2021. (HS)
Courtyard Classics Live!: four-day outdoor festival of music and drama in Beckenham Place Park, 22 to 25 July
Live performance is back! Courtyard Classics Live! a four-day outdoor festival of music and drama takes over Beckenham Place Park, 22 to 25 July
The curtain will rise for the first time on Courtyard Classics Live! this summer in the stunning surroundings of Beckenham Place Park. From 22 – 25 July, this four-day festival will feature some of the UK’s top musicians and actors onstage at this new courtyard concert venue, perfect for soaking up beautiful music in the evening sun.
Garsington Opera’s highly enjoyable Le Comte Ory has an energetic, risqué sense of fun
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2021 [1] – Rossini, Le Comte Ory: Soloists, Garsington Opera Chorus and Philharmonia Orchestra / Valentina Peleggi (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 17.7.2021. (CR)
Teatro Real’s Tosca run begins with a triumph by Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role
Spain Puccini, Tosca [1] [2]: Soloists, Pequeños Cantores de la JORCAM, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Teatre Real, Madrid, 16 and 17.7.2021. (JMI)
Hour’s worth of beautiful, thought-provoking music from Trio Klein Up Close and Musical in Clerkenwell
United Kingdom Up Close and Musical – Klein, Bach, Shaw: Trio Klein (Kamila Bydlkowska [violin], Shiry Rashkovsky [viola], Ella Rundle [cello]) with Huw Watkins (piano). Fidelio Orchestra Café, Clerkenwell, London, 17.7.2021. (CC)
Dorian: A Rock Musical has some impressive moments but doesn’t exactly come of age
United Kingdom Dorian: A Rock Musical (based on Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray): Filmed (directed by Julia Froud) in June 2021 and streaming from 16.7. to 12.8.2021 on Stream.Theatre (click here). (JPr)
