Colin Clarke

Glyndebourne’s Magnificent, Entertaining Rossini at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 14 – Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia (semi-staged performance): Soloists; Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra / Enrique Mazzola with Alessandro Amoretti (fortepiano continuo) and Pei-Jee Ng (cello continuo). Royal Albert Hall, London 25.7.2016. (CC)

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(L-R) Danielle de Niese as Rosina, Christophoros Stamboglis as Don Basilio, Alessandro Corbelli as Dr Bartolo, Björn Bürger as Figaro, Taylor Stayton as Count Almaviva conducted by Enrique Mazzola
in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville (c) Chris Christodoulou

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Lindberg and Beethoven Provide a Remarkably Charged Evening

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Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 13: Lindberg, Beethoven: Miah Persson (soprano), Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), John Daszak (tenor), Christopher Purves (bass), London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.7.2016. (CC)

Vladimir Jurowski conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir (c) Chris Christodoulou.
Vladimir Jurowski conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir (c) Chris Christodoulou.

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Gianandrea Noseda’s performance of Missa solemnis fails to be fully involving

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Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 5, Beethoven: Camilla Nylund (soprano); Birgit Remmert (mezzo-soprano); Stuart Skelton (tenor); Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass-baritone); Manchester Chamber Choir; Hallé Choir; Gordan Trajkovic (violin); BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.7.2016 (CC)

 

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