Germany Richard Strauss, Die Liebe der Danae: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bayerische Staatsoper / Sebastien Weigle (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 15.2.2025. (ALL)
Revelatory production of Richard Strauss’s Die Liebe der Danae in Munich
Year: 2025
A mixed afternoon of cinema scores from the Madrid Philharmonic
United Kingdom Ennio Morricone and 100 Years of Cinema: Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra / Fernando Furones (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 16.2.2025. (MBr)
(P)review of the filmed version of the NT’s The Importance of Being Earnest coming soon to a cinema near you
National Theatre Live – Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest: Filmed (directed by Matthew Amos) in London’s Lyttleton Theatre. (JPr)
VENI ensemble’s fascinating, invigorating Bratislava concert
Slovakia (slovak Republic) Save Our Souls: VENI ensemble. Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, 11.2.2025. (CC)
Violinist Christian Tetzlaff dazzles in Sibelius, and Afkham and the CSO bring Schoenberg to life
United States Wagner, Sibelius, Schoenberg: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / David Afkham (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 14.2.2025. (ZC)
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Turnage and Brahms in Munich
Germany Turnage, Brahms: Lucy Crowe (soprano), Michael Nagy (baritone), Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Herkulessaal, Munich, 14.2.2025. (ALL)
Autumnal Walton and rejuvenating Mahler from Pappano and the LSO at Bristol Beacon
United Kingdom Walton, Mahler: Rebecca Gilliver (cello), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Bristol Beacon, 13.2.2025. (CK)
Michael Volle is unsurpassable again as Wotan in David McVicar’s mostly traditional La Scala Die Walküre
Italy Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra / Simone Young (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ella Gallieni) from La Scala, Milan, 12.2.2025 and available on demand until 19.2.2025. (JPr)
