August 2022 – Page 8 – Seen and Heard International

Glyndebourne tours to Milton Keynes, Canterbury, Norwich and Liverpool in November

19/12/202212/08/2022 by AUTHOR

Glyndebourne’s fresh new take on La bohème leads the Glyndebourne Tour lineup this autumn

Glyndebourne’s brand new production of Puccini’s La bohème, which opened to critical acclaim at Glyndebourne Festival this summer, takes to the road this autumn as part of the Glyndebourne Tour, with performances at Glyndebourne during October and then at venues in Milton Keynes, Canterbury, Norwich and Liverpool during November. The striking new staging by Dutch director Floris Visser was widely praised for its fresh take on an opera that is familiar to many.

Oxford Lieder returns for its 21st year in October 2022

19/12/202212/08/2022 by AUTHOR

The 21st Oxford Lieder Festival: 14 to 29 October 2022
Friendship in Song: An Intimate Art

Oxford Lieder, the UK’s biggest festival of song, marks its 21st year with a fortnight featuring nearly 80 events.
World-class singers and pianists, alongside emerging stars, take to the stage for song recitals, complemented by a wide-ranging series of illustrated study events.
World premieres include songs cycles by British-Chinese composer Alex Ho (Oxford Lieder’s new Associate Composer), Ian Venables and Elena Langer.
A range of ticket prices with several free events, tickets starting at just £3 and a choice of discounts and concessionary rates make the Festival accessible to all.

Götterdämmerung proves an inconclusive end to Valentin Schwarz’s new Bayreuth Ring cycle

13/12/202211/08/2022 by Jim Pritchard

Germany Bayreuth Festival 2022 – Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Cornelius Meister (conductor). Recorded (directed by Michael Beyer) at the Bayreuther Festspielhaus on 5.8.2022 and now available on STAGE+ until 14.11.2047. (JPr)

Michael Kupfer-Radecky (Gunther) with the chorus (Vassals) © Enrico Nawrath

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Glyndebourne tours to Milton Keynes, Canterbury, Norwich and Liverpool in November

Oxford Lieder returns for its 21st year in October 2022

Götterdämmerung proves an inconclusive end to Valentin Schwarz’s new Bayreuth Ring cycle

BBC Singers in an Edinburgh concert with a wide range of music that was as appealing as it was varied

Glorious Grieg and disappointing Schmidt at Cleveland’s Blossom Music Festival

Patience at Buxton: love-sick with alcoholic tendencies

Garsington Opera bring their strong Rusalka production to Edinburgh

Christian Blackshaw’s recital at the Lerici Music Festival will linger long in the memory