Argentina Donizetti, Anna Bolena (concert version): Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Colón / Iñaki Encina (conductor). Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 27.6.2023. (JSJ)
After a half-century Anna Bolena returns to Teatro Colón in a concert version
Month: July 2023
Giacomo Sagripanti leads a powerful Verdi Otello at Bari’s Teatro Petruzzelli
Italy Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Petruzzelli / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari, 29.6.2023. (RP)
Deeply committed, unfailingly stylish Wigmore Hall recital by Emmanuel Despax
United Kingdom ‘Après un rêve’ – Poulenc, Fauré, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns: Emmanuel Despax (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.7.2023. (MB)
The Tippett Quartet premiere Noah Max’s Quartet No.2 at the Thaxted Festival
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Noah Max, Holst, Schumann: Tippett Quartet (John Mills & Jeremy Isaac [violins], Lydia Lowndes-Northcott [viola], Bosidar Vukotic [cello]), Emma Abbate (piano). The Church of Saint John the Baptist with Our Lady and Saint Laurence, Thaxted, 1.7.2023. (CS)
Garsington Opera’s The Bartered Bride gets a rather more muted revival
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2023 [3] – Bedřich Smetana, The Bartered Bride: Soloists, Garsington Opera Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra / Jac van Steen (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 30.6.2023. (CR)
Fretwork’s discerning anniversary tribute to William Byrd for Temple Music
United Kingdom William Byrd Festival [2] – Byrd and Weelkes: Fretwork, Temple Church, London, 30.6.2023. (MB)
Temple Music’s memorable celebration of William Byrd by Stile Antico
United Kingdom William Byrd Festival [1] – Byrd, Morley, Philips, and Tomkins, ‘England’s Nightingale’: Stile Antico, Temple Church, London, 29.6.2023. (MB)
The cast of New Chamber Opera’s La Frascatana successfully highlight the opera’s levity and good spirits.
United Kingdom New Chamber Opera – Paisiello, La Frascatana (The Girl from Frascati): Soloists, The Band of Instruments / Steven Devine (conductor). New College, Oxford, 28.6.2023. (CR)
