Jim Pritchard – Page 105 – Seen and Heard International

Ave Maya– Ballet Stars Pay Handsome Tribute to Maya Plisetskaya

26/02/201809/03/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Various Composers, Ave Maya – Ballet Gala in memory of Maya Plisetskaya: Dancers and English Ballet Philharmonic / Valery Ovsyanikov (conductor). London Coliseum, 6.3.2016. (JPr)

Ballerinas Maya Plisetskaya and Luidmila Konovalova at the legendary Russian ballet icon’s 85th birthday gala where Konovalova performed her signature Black Swan pas de deux. — Luidmila Konovalova (r) with
Maya Plisetskaya at her 85th birthday gala

The Met’s World War II Manon Lescaut Loses the Plot

02/04/201607/03/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United States Puccini, Manon Lescaut: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Fabio Luisi (conductor). Broadcast live to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex, from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 5.2.16. (JPr)

Thielemann Memorably Adds Lustre to a Stellar Cast in Dresden’s Die Walküre

04/03/201627/02/2016 by Jim Pritchard

Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Chorus and orchestra of Semperoper, Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 23.2.2016. (JPr)

Unexpected Opera Shrinks Wagner’s Ring to an Enjoyable Two Hours in a Launderette

14/08/202021/02/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Wagner, Unexpected Opera’s The Rinse Cycle: Soloists of Unexpected Opera / Robert Bottriell (piano). Charing Cross Theatre, Charing Cross, London, 20.2.2016. (JPr)

sic Director - Kelvin Lim Director - Lynn Binstock Designer - Nancy Surman Lighting Designer - Tom Mannings Hilda - Mari Wynn Williams Robin - Anna Gregory Edith - Harriet W — (r) Anna Gregory as Robin with Mari Wyn Williams from the alternate cast
(c) Robert Workman

ENO’s Updated Norma is Sung Well but Dull and Depressing

28/02/201619/02/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Bellini, Norma: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Stephen Lord (conductor). London Coliseum, London. 17.2.2016. (JPr)

ENO’s *Norma* Marjorie Owens, Peter Auty and ENO Chorus
(c) Alastair Muir

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

17/02/201612/02/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United 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)

benedettielschenbroichgrynyuk-trio-credit-mark-mcnulty-2 — Benedetti, Elschenbroich & Grynyuk in rehearsal (c) Mark Mcnulty

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

14/02/201609/02/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United 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

The Met’s Spectacular Turandot Lacks Light and Shade

08/05/202231/01/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United 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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