United Kingdom Verdi, Macbeth – Opera in four acts (sung in English): Soloists, CHROMA / Oliver Gooch (conductor), Iford Arts, Iford Manor, Wiltshire, 10.6.2016. (CR)
Curtis Rogers
Garsington Emphasises Psychological Aspects of Eugene Onegin
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / Douglas Boyd, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 5.6.2016 (CR)
Natalya Romaniw (Tatyana), Roderick Williams (Onegin): credit – Mark Douet.
Clever and Amusing L’italiana in Algeri at Garsington
United Kingdom Rossini, L’italiana in Algeri: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / David Parry, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 4.6.2016. (CR)
Renée Fleming and Oxford Philharmonic Leave the Best Until Last
United Kingdom Wagner, Richard Strauss: Renée Fleming (soprano), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 8.4.2016. (CR)
Exhilarating but Brief Concert from Zukerman and Oxford Philharmonic
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Beethoven: Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Pinchas Zukerman (violinist and conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 1.4.2016. (CR)
Stimulating and Entertaining Recital by Dame Felicity Heralds the Spring
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder – A Spring Weekend of Song opening concert with Felicity Lott: Felicity Lott (soprano), Eugene Asti (piano): Holywell Music Room, Oxford 4.3.2016. (CR)
Holst Singers Negotiate Rachmaninov Vespers with Skill and Fervour
Rachmaninov: Holst Singers, Stephen Layton (conductor). Merton College Chapel, Oxford 20.2.16
Imaginative and Illuminating Presentation of Die schöne Magelone in Oxford
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – Brahms: Roderick Williams (baritone), Alison Rose (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano), Victoria Newlyn (narrator): Holywell Music Room, Oxford 27.10.2015. (CR)