United Kingdom Mozart and Mahler: Alina Ibragimova (violin), London Symphony Orchestra/ Bernard Haitink (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 14.6.2015. (JPr)
Jim Pritchard
Terfel Heads the Cast of Grange Park Opera’s Fiddler on the Roof
United Kingdom Bock, Harnick, Stein, Fiddler on the Roof: Soloists and Chorus of Grange Park Opera, BBC Concert Orchestra / David Charles Abell. (conductor), The Grange, Bishop’s Sutton. Alresford, Hampshire, 5.6.2015. (JPr)
Just Jim Dale
United Kingdom Just Jim Dale: Jim Dale accompanied by Mark York (piano). Vaudeville Theatre, London, 28.5.2015. (JPr)
Gypsy Revival Has Depth and Resonance
United Kingdom Styne & Sondheim, Gypsy: Gypsy Company, Nicholas Skilbeck (musical director). Savoy Theatre, London, 15.4.2015. (JPr)
Gypsy © Johan Persson
Intriguing Juxtaposition of Tchaikovsky and Bartók Operas at The Met
United States Tchaikovsky, Iolanta; Bartók, Bluebeard’s Castle: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Valery Gergiev (conductor). Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 14.2.2015. (JPr)
Bryn Terfel in 2015 ROH revival of Der fliegende Holländer
United Kingdom Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of The Royal Opera / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 5.2.2015. (JPr)
Strong Imagination and Emotion in Bartlett Sher’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann
United States Offenbach, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Yves Abel (conductor). Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 31.1.2015. (JPr)
Giordano’s melodrama is no match for Puccini
United Kingdom Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House London / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex. 29.1.2015. (JPr)
