December 2021 – Page 2 – Seen and Heard International

Nicola Benedetti stars in an evening of Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s old and new Viennese classics

20/02/202221/12/2021 by Gregor Tassie

United Kingdom Mozart, J. Strauss II, Schoenberg: Nicola Benedetti (director/violinist), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (director/violinist). City Halls, Glasgow, 17.12.2021. (GT)

Un opera in maschera: vocally, chorally and orchestrally this Covent Garden Nabucco is a triumph

20/02/202221/12/2021 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 20.12.2021. (CC)

The Royal Opera’s *Nabucco* © Bill Cooper

David Watkin leads an unassuming but enjoyable account of Messiah

20/02/202220/12/2021 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Handel, Messiah: Harriet Eyley (soprano), Jess Dandy (contralto), Stuart Jackson (tenor), James Newby (baritone), Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge (director, organ: Richard Pinel), Britten Sinfonia / David Watkin (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 16.12.2021. (MB)

Britten Sinfonia’s *Messiah* at the Barbican Hall

Two solid casts are featured in the return of La bohème to the Teatro Real

20/02/202220/12/2021 by José Irurzun

Spain Puccini, La bohème: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 18 & 19.12.2021. (JMI)

Teatro Real’s *La bohème* (first cast) © J. del Real

A phenomenal Messiah from Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort at the Tonhalle in Zurich

20/02/202220/12/2021 by John Rhodes

Switzerland Handel, Messiah: Mary Bevan (soprano), Caitlin Hulcup (alto), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass), Gabrieli Consort, Kammerorchester Basel / Paul McCreesh (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 18.12.2021. (JR)

Conductor Patrick Fournillier shines in Barbara Wysocka’s compelling new La bohème in Warsaw

20/02/202219/12/2021 by Rick Perdian

Poland Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Władysław Skoraczewski Artos Children’s Choir, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera / Patrick Fournillier (conductor). Polish National Opera, Warsaw, 11.12.2021. (RP)

Davide Giusti (Rodolfo) and Adriana Ferfecka (Mimì) © Krzysztof Bieliński

Gergiev’s Mariinsky proves there is much to admire in Tchaikovsky’s The Enchantress

20/02/202219/12/2021 by Gregor Tassie

Russian Federation Tchaikovsky, The Enchantress: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Valery Gergiev (conductor). Mariinsky II, St Petersburg, 4.12.2021. (GT)

Mariinsky Theatre’s *The Enchantress* (c) Valentin Baranovsky

Manuel García’s five-opera cycle comes to an end in Madrid with Un avvertimento ai gelosi

20/02/202218/12/2021 by José Irurzun

Spain Manuel García, Un avvertimento ai gelosi: Members of Centro de Perfeccionamiento del Palau de les Arts / Rubén Fernández de Aguirre (conductor and piano ). Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 17.12.2021. (JMI)

Fundación Juan March’s Un avvertimento ai gelosi © M. Alperi

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