2021 – Page 2 – Seen and Heard International

Olivia Boen and Robin Tritschler complement each other in Oxford’s concert of bold and enriching contrast

27/10/2021 by Curtis Rogers

United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival 2021 [5] – Various, To the Distant Beloved: Olivia Boen (soprano), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Dylan Perez and Roger Vignoles (piano). St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford, 22.10.2021 (CR)

Robin Tritschler (tenor) and Roger Vignoles (piano)

LA Opera glories in the music of Tannhäuser

27/10/202127/10/2021 by Jane Rosenberg

United States Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 24.10.2021. (JRo)

Sara Jakubiak (Elisabeth, left) with the pilgrims © Cory Weaver/LA Opera

Another wonderful and stimulating recital by Mahan Esfahani

29/03/202427/10/2021 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom ‘Bach: Before and After’: Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord). Wigmore Hall, London, 21.10.2021. (MB)

Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) © Mark Allan

Zurich’s new Il trovatore: a grotesque evening with four debuts, though not without interest

27/10/202126/10/2021 by John Rhodes

Switzerland Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Zurich Opera, Zurich 24.10.2021. (JR)

Piotr Beczała (Manrico) and Marina Rebeka (Leonora) (c) Monika Rittershaus

Thomas Søndergård opens RSNO’s new season with festive and magical performances of Russian music

26/10/2021 by Gregor Tassie

United Kingdom Various: Bruno Delepelaire (cellist), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 23.10.2021. (GT)

Gemma New conducts the Hallé and celebrates the centenary of Blackburn’s King George’s Hall

26/10/2021 by Michael Cookson

United Kingdom King George’s Hall Centenary Celebration Concert – Wagner, Walton, Mozart, Beethoven: Laura van der Heijden (cello), Hallé / Gemma New (conductor). King George’s Hall, Blackburn, 22.10. 2021. (MC)

Gemma New conducts Laura van der Heijden (cello) and the Hallé

Welcome revival of Ambroise Thomas’s Le Songe d’une nuit d’été in Wexford

26/10/2021 by Robert Beattie

Ireland Wexford Festival Opera 2021 [2] – Ambroise Thomas, Le Songe d’une nuit d’été: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / Guillaume Tourniaire (conductor). O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford, 20.10.2021. (RB)

Wexford Festival Opera’s *Le Songe d’une nuit d’été* © Clive Barda

Jonas Kaufmann tops off his American tour with a paean to the art of lieder

25/10/202125/10/2021 by Harvey Steiman

United States Various: Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) and Helmut Deutsch (piano) Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 24.10.2021. (HS)

Jonas Kauffman (r) and Helmut Deutsch (l) (c) Jennifer Taylor

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