United States Santa Fe Opera 2022 [3]: (HS)
At Santa Fe, Quinn Kelsey stars in an energetic Falstaff, and an uneven cast and dire staging undermines Tristan
Month: August 2022
Ronald Brautigam gets the Edinburgh International Festival 2022 at Queen’s Hall underway
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [1] – Fanny Mendelssohn, Schumann, Schubert: Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano), Esther Hoppe (violin), Christian Poltéra (cello). Queen’s Hall, 8.8.2022. (SRT)
Grimeborn Opera Festival’s Siegfried and Götterdämmerung illuminates Hackney Empire
United Kingdom Grimeborn Opera Festival 2022 – Wagner, The Ring Cycle: Siegfried and Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Orpheus Sinfonia / Peter Selwyn (conductor). Hackney Empire, London, 6.8.2022. (JPr)
Iolanthe at Buxton: peers in a pretty pickle
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, Iolanthe: National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company’s Chorus and Orchestra / John Andrews (conductor). Opera House, Buxton 3.8.2022. (RJW)
‘Prague Panoramas’: a new symphony by Julian Anderson at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [14], Prom 26 – Anderson, Martinů, Rachmaninov: Katia & Marielle Labèque (pianos), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2022. (CS)
Gilbert & Sullivan’s Utopia, Limited: a show not to be missed
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, Utopia, Limited: National Gilbert & Sullivan Company’s Chrous and Orchestra / John Andrews (conductor). Opera House, Buxton, 5.8.2022. (RJW)
Nureyev Legend and Legacy at London’s Drury Lane and on Marquee TV
History’s Greatest Ballet Star to be celebrated in Nureyev Legend and Legacy
The legacy of the legendary dancer and global celebrity Rudolph Nureyev will be celebrated over five performances taking place from 5-12 September at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
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Making the case for cultural freedom with their instruments, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [13], Prom 19a – Silvestrov, Chopin, Beethoven, Brahms: Anna Fedorova (piano), Liudmyla Monastyrska (soprano), Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra / Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor). Recorded (directed by ) at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2022. Available on BBC iPlayer. (JPr)
