United Kingdom Opera Rara’s Donizetti Song Project: Rosa Feola (soprano), Sally Pryce (harp), Carlo Rizzi (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 2.11.2024. (JPr)
More Opera Rara-ties from Rosa Feola and Carlo Rizzi at Wigmore Hall
Jim Pritchard
David McVicar’s puzzling Rheingold is redeemed by Simone Young’s conducting and some fine singing
Italy Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan / Simone Young (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Anna Gettel) from La Scala, Milan, 3.11.2024. (JPr)
Five true Legends of the Dance Floor dazzle on tour at the Cliffs Pavilion
United Kingdom Legends of the Dance Floor: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 22.10.2024. (JPr)
(P)review of a unique cinematic event: ENB’s Swan Lake in-the-round on the big screen from 30 October
United Kingdom English National Ballet’s Swan Lake in-the-round: Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor). Filmed (directed by Peter Jones) at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.6.2024. (JPr)
The Royal Ballet are on great form in Wheeldon’s phantasmagorical Alice’s Adventures, but it’s too long
United Kingdom Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor). Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and seen at Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 15.10.2024. (JPr)
John Barrowman – Laid Bare and deservedly back on a stage where he belongs
United Kingdom John Barrowman – Laid Bare: Towngate Theatre, Basildon, Essex, 11.10.2024. (JPr)
Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance at the Cliffs Pavilion deserves yet another standing ovation
United Kingdom Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance – A Lifetime of Standing Ovations: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 8.10.2024. (JPr)
Barlett Sher’s Tales of Hoffmann revival at the Met loses the emotional core of this complex opera
United States Offenbach, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Broadcast Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 5.10.2024. (JPr)
