Jim Pritchard – Page 31 – Seen and Heard International

The Met’s Falstaff was not laugh-out-loud funny but was still totally engaging and entertaining

05/04/2023 by Jim Pritchard

United States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Daniele Rustioni (conductor). Broadcast (directed for the screen by Habib Azar) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 1.4.2023. (JPr)

Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Mistress Quickly) and Michael Volle (Falstaff) © Karen Almond / Met Opera

More straightforward storytelling again in Melbourne Opera’s Siegfried

07/04/202304/04/2023 by Jim Pritchard

Australia Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Melbourne Opera Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor). Livestreamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall from the Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, 31.3.2023. (JPr)

Robert Macfarlane (Mime) and Bradley Daley (Siegfried) © Robin Halls

Nadiya & Kai’s Once Upon A Time is a must-see show of song, dance and romance

10/12/202304/04/2023 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Nadiya & Kai – Once Upon A Time: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 31.3.2023. (JPr)

Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova and dancers

Anthony Negus lets rip for an incandescent Melbourne Opera Die Walküre

07/04/202329/03/2023 by Jim Pritchard

Australia Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Melbourne Opera Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor). Livestreamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall from the Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, 26.3.2023. (JPr)

Lee Abrahmsen (Sieglinde) and James Egglestone (Siegmund) © Robin Halls

Dnipro Opera visits Basildon and Madama Butterfly is emotional and thought-provoking in many ways

05/06/202327/03/2023 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Ukrainian National Opera – Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Dnipro Opera, Ukraine / Ihor Puchkov (conductor). Towngate Theatre, Basildon, Essex, 25.3.2023. (JPr)

Melbourne Opera takes the Ring road to Bendigo for Das Rheingold

07/04/202325/03/2023 by Jim Pritchard

Australia Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Melbourne Opera Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor). Livestreamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall from the Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, 24.2.2023. (JPr)

Opening scene of Melbourne Opera’s *Das Rheingold*

Final(?) ROH performances of Serban’s Turandot is splendidly sung, but not by those you might expect

29/03/202323/03/2023 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Puccini, Turandot (completed by Franco Alfano): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Peter Jones) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 22.3.2023. (JPr)

Yonghoon Lee (Calaf), Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and Vitalij Kowaljow (Timur) © Marc Brenner

Far from ‘Fab-u-lous’, but it was a standing ovation for Strictly Ballroom The Musical at Cliffs Pavilion

05/06/202321/03/2023 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 20.3.2023. (JPr)

Kevin Clifton (Scott Hastings) and Maisie Smith (Fran) © Ellie Kurttz

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