Jim Pritchard – Page 36 – Seen and Heard International

In Dresden, Christian Thielemann’s first Aida is a triumph

18/06/202217/03/2022 by Jim Pritchard

Germany Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Dancers, Dresden State Opera Chorus, Staatskapelle Dresden / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Michael Beyer) on 13.3.2022 from the Semperoper Dresden and available until 12.6.2022. (JPr)

Georg Zeppenfeld (Ramfis) and Oksana Volkova (Amneris) (c) Ludwig Olah

Brilliant Tchaikovsky with the Philharmonia from UK debutant pianist Bruce Liu

18/06/202215/03/2022 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Tchaikovsky: Bruce Liu (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 10.3.2022. (MBr)

Focus is on Lise Davidsen but Isabel Leonard, Brenda Rae and Marek Janowski make the Met’s Ariadne an ensemble success

18/06/202214/03/2022 by Jim Pritchard

United States Richard Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Marek Janowski (conductor). Transmitted live (directed by Gary Halvorson) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 12.3.2022. (JPr)

Brenda Rae (Zerbinetta) and Isabel Leonard (Composer) (c) Marty Sohl

Rattle and the LSO were not perfect but a great deal was inspired

18/06/202211/03/2022 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Berlioz, Hannah Kendall, Sibelius, Bartók, Ravel: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Centre, London, 9.3.2022. (MBr)

The LSO conducted by Sir Simon Rattle (c) Mark Allan

Peter Grimes comes ashore as the Dutchman in Stefan Herheim’s new Munich production

18/06/202208/03/2022 by Jim Pritchard

Germany Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, Children’s Chorus, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayerische Staatsoper / Edward Gardner (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Miriam Hoyer) from Munich’s Nationaltheater, 6.3.2022. (JPr)

Stuart Skelton (Grimes, centre) in Bayerische Staatsoper’s *Peter Grimes* © W Hoesl

Rolando Villazón is in fine voice as he celebrates his 50th with friends at Salzburg’s Haus für Mozart

10/05/202206/03/2022 by Jim Pritchard

Austria ¡Cincuentañero! Rolando Villazón turns 50: Rolando Villazón, Charles Castronovo (tenors), Plácido Domingo (tenor/baritone), Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Regula Mühlemann, Fatma Said (sopranos) and Michael Volle (baritone), Barbara Rett (host), Camarata Salzburg / Giedrė Šlekytė (conductor). Recorded live (directed by Beatrix Conrad) in the Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 21.2.2022. (JPr)

Giedrė Šlekytė conducts Camarata Salzburg, Rolando Villazón and Magdalena Kožená

Chicago the Musical on tour in 2022 still razzle dazzles

03/03/202523/02/2022 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Kander & Ebb’s Chicago the Musical: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 21.2.2022. (JPr)

Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart © Tristram Kenton

Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust at London’s Bridge Theatre is a whirlwind coming-of-age story

10/05/202219/02/2022 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Bridge Theatre’s The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage: Broadcast by NT Live to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, from Bridge Theatre, London, 17.2.2022. (JPr)

Ella Dacres (Alice), Pip Carter (Gerard Bonneville) & Julie Atherton (Hyena) (c) Manuel Harlan

Page 36 of 120
<
1
...
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
...
120
>