France Baroque Itinéraire en Périgord, 2022: Église Abbatiale Saint-Cybard de Cercles, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, 28-31.7.2022. (CC)
Ton Koopman’s Baroque Itinéraire Festival in France’s beautiful Périgord returns
Colin Clarke
The BBC Proms proves Smyth’s voice is as unique and as compelling as her dramatic sense in The Wreckers
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [7], Prom 13 – Smyth, The Wreckers (semi-staged, sung in French): Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.7.2022. (CC)
Celebrating 20 years, the Summer Celebration shows the JPYA Programme is in vibrant shape
United Kingdom Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Celebration: Soloists, Elaine Kidd (presenter), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano, Michael Papadopoulos, Edo Frenkel (conductors). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 23.7.2022 (CC)
Inspired BBC Proms programming from Dalia Stasevska and the BBC SO as Iceland meets Russia
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [3], Prom 8 – Jóhansson, Rachmaninov, Guðnadóttir, Tchaikovsky: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.7.2022 (CC)
The Royal Opera’s Attila concert is an absolute triumph for Siri, Scappucci and all concerned
United Kingdom Verdi, Attila (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Speranza Scappucci (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 19.7.2022. (CC)
Fine launch to BBC Proms 2022: Verdi’s Requiem was so much more than a sum of its parts
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [1], Prom 1 – Verdi, Requiem: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), David Junghoon Kim (tenor), Kihwan Sim (bass-baritone), Crouch End Festival Chorus; BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.7.2022. (CC)
Russell Thomas at Covent Garden is on the way to a substantive Otello but not quite there yet
United Kingdom Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Daniele Rustioni (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 12.7.2022. (CC)
While the production lacks magic, vocally and musically, Glyndebourne’s Alcina is a triumph
United Kingdom Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2022 [3] – Handel Alcina (1735, ed. Flesch): Soloists, Dancers, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Jonathan Cohen (conductor) with Tom Foster (harpsichord continuo). Glyndebourne Opera House, Sussex, 2.7.2022. (CC)
