Wheeldon celebrates Shakespeare’s 450th with The Winter’s Tale ballet

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Joby Talbot, The Winter’s Tale: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Orchestra / David Briskin (conductor), Broadcast to the Vue Cinema, Piccadilly, London, 28.4.2014. (JPr)

THE WINTER’S TALE by Wheeldon, , choreography - Christopher Wheeldon, music - Joby Talbot, designs - Bob Crowley, The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera House, 2014, Credit: Johan Persson/www.perssonphotography.com
Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale ©  Johan Persson

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Met’s Vintage La bohème Fresh and Emotionally Compelling

United StatesUnited States Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Stefano Ranzani (conductor). Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 5.4.2014. (JPr)

Vittorio Grigolo Kristine Opolais c Metropolitan Opera, Marty Sohl
Vittorio Grigolo (Rodolfo) and  Kristine Opolais (Mimì) © Metropolitan Opera/Marty Sohl

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Ambrogio Maestri Gives Weighty Portrayal of Falstaff in Met Live in HD Broadcast

United StatesUnited States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / James Levine. (conductor).  Met Live in HD (directed by Gary Halvorson) broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 14.12.2013. (JPr)

Act II Scene 2 Falstaff c Ken Howard
Falstaff (Act II, Scene 2) © Ken Howard

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The Met’s Tosca Is Compelling To Watch On The Big Screen

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conducted by Riccardo Frizza. The Met Live in HD broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford,  9.11.2013. (JPr)

Tosca Patricia Racette as tosca roberto lagna-ascavaradossi-photo by ken howard
Patricia Racette as Tosca Roberto Alagna as Cavaradossi © Ken Howard

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