Month: October 2024

Much to admire (despite acoustic challenges) in The Bach Choir’s War Requiem

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Britten’s War Requiem: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Mark Stone (baritone), London Youth Choir – Junior Boys & Cambiata Boys, The Bach Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra / David Hill (conductor). Westminster Cathedral, London, 30.10.2024. (JR)

David Hill conducts Britten’s War Requiem at Westminster Cathedral © Andy Paradise

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Eliesha Nelson premieres chamber version of Margaret Brouwer’s Viola Concerto with CityMusic Cleveland

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United StatesUnited States Bach, Brouwer, Brahms: Eliesha Nelson (viola), CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra / Lorenzo Lopez (conductor). Our Lady of Angels Church, Cleveland, 27.10.2024. (MSJ)

Conductor Lorenzo Lopez, composer Margaret Brouwer, and violist Eliesha Nelson © CityMusic Cleveland

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Outstanding Wexford Festival Opera revival of a ‘let’s put on an opera’ Donizetti rarity

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IrelandIreland Wexford Festival Opera 2024 [3] – Donizetti, Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / Danila Grassi (conductor). O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford, 25.10.2024. (RB)

Wexford Festival Opera’s Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali © Patricio Cassinoni

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Wexford Festival Opera makes a strong case for Stanford’s The Critic

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IrelandIreland Wexford Festival Opera 2024 [2] – Stanford, The Critic: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford National Opera / Ciarán McAuley (conductor), O’Reilly Theatre Wexford, 24.10.2024. (RB)

[l-r] Arthur Riordan (Mr Sneer), Mark Lambert (Mr Puff), Hannah O’Brien in The Critic © Patricio Cassinoni

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