Jim Pritchard

Strong and Charismatic Musical Personalities (Benedetti, Elschenbroich and Grynyuk) Combine to Great Effect

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schubert and Tchaikovsky: Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk Trio (Nicola Benedetti [violin], Leonard Elschenbroich [cello],  Alexei Grynyuk [piano]), St John’s Smith Square, London, 16.2.2016. (JPr)

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Benedetti, Elschenbroich & Grynyuk in rehearsal (c) Mark Mcnulty

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The Mighty Handful Provide Colourful and Dramatic Fare for Pappano and his Orchestra

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Mighty Handful – Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Musorgsky, Cui & Balakirev: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 8.2.2016. (JPr)

ANTONIO PAPPANO; Royal Opera House; Covent Garden; London, UK; 4 May 2015; Rehearsing ROH orchestra on stage in programme of Ravel, Chausson, Bernstein, Skryabin; Photo: © ROH Photographer: CLIVE BARDA
Sir Antonio Pappano in rehearsal with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
(c) Clive Barda

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The Met’s Spectacular Turandot Lacks Light and Shade

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United StatesUnited States Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Paolo Carignani (conductor). Broadcast live to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 30.1.2016. (JPr)

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(l-r) Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Timur), Anna Hartig (Liù ), Dwayne Croft (Ping) & Nina Stemme (Turandot) (c) Marty Sohl

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Ashton’s The Two Pigeons Shows the Power of Ballet to Make you Laugh or Cry

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Frederick Ashton Double Bill – Rhapsody & The Two Pigeons: Soloists, Corps de ballet of the Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House Orchestra / Barry Wordsworth (conductor). Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and broadcast to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex. 26.1.2016. (JPr)

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The Two Pigeons Vadim Muntagirov & Lauren Cuthbertson
(c) Dave Morgan

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Met’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles Commemorates the Centenary of its Last Appearance

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Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles (c) Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

United StatesUnited States Bizet, Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Broadcast live to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex, from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 17.1.16. (JPr)

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