Domingo Hindoyan’s first season as RLPO’s Chief Conductor begins with wonderful Sierra and Beethoven

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Roberto Sierra, Beethoven: Anita Hartig (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo), Andrew Staples (tenor), Tariq Nazmi (bass), Members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Domingo Hindoyan (conductor). Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 26.10.2021, reviewed as a RLPO stream (available on demand here). (CC)

Domingo Hindoyan with members of the RLP choir & orchestra (c) Mark McNulty

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Valery Gergiev gives a terrific Mariinsky performance of Semyon Kotko Prokofiev’s neglected masterpiece

Russian FederationRussian Federation Prokofiev, Semyon Kotko: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Valery Gergiev (conductor). Mariinsky II, St Petersburg, 23.10.2021. (GT)

Mariinsky Theatre’s Semyon Kotko (c) Natasha Razina

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Lisette Oropesa’s Violetta makes this umpteeenth revival of the Royal Opera’s La traviata unmissable

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Actors and Dancers, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Antonello Manacorda (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 28.10.2021. (JPr)

Liparit Avetisyan (Alfredo) and Lisette Oropesa (Violetta) (c) Tristram Kenton

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Dream cast and Sir Antonio Pappano’s conducting are highlights of the Met’s Die Meistersinger revival

United StatesUnited States Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Metropolitan Opera, New York, 26.10.2021. (RP)

Michael Volle (Hans Sachs) & Lise Davidson (Eva) © Richard Termine/Met Opera

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Francisco Fullana blooms in Vivaldi as Apollo’s Fire launches their thirtieth season in Cleveland

United StatesUnited States Vivaldi: Francisco Fullana (violin), Alan Choo, Emi Tanabe (violins), René Schiffer, Sarah Stone (cellos), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrel (director and harpsichord). Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, 24.10.2021. (MSJ)

Jeannette Sorrell, Francisco Fullana & Alan Choo perform Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons (c) Apollo’s Fire

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