United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2019 [1] – Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Longborough Festival Opera Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor). Longborough, 9.6.2019. (JPr)
With Das Rheingold Longborough sets off once again on the Ring Road
Jim Pritchard
Polunin mesmerically wrestles with Rasputin’s demons, as well as, his own
United Kingdom Sergei Polunin at the London Palladium – Rasputin: Sergei Polunin and dancers. London Palladium, 31.5.2019. (JPr)
& Alexey Lyubimov in Rasputin (c) Vitaly Krivtsov
For a June 2021 review click here
Grigòlo, Opolais and Terfel Feature in the Royal Opera’s ‘Blood and Thunder’ Revival of Tosca
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Alexander Joel (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 27.5.2019. (JPr)
Alagna and Radvanovsky transcend criticism in Giordano’s overwrought Andrea Chénier
United Kingdom Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 20.5.2019. (JPr)
© Tristram Kenton
In Philadelphia, Three Triumphant Weeks with Yannick Nézet-Séguin
United States Various composers: Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 13.4,14.4 and 12.5.2019 (BJ)
The Royal Ballet’s Contemporary Triple Bill Never Fully Takes Flight
United Kingdom The Royal Ballet’s Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern: Dancers, Singers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Jonathan Lo and Andrew Griffiths (conductors). Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and broadcast live to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 16.5.2019. (JPr)
Man of La Mancha is Staged, Acted and Sung Generally Well but Was Not Worth Reviving
United Kingdom Man of La Mancha (Dale Wasserman [book], Joe Darion [lyrics] and Mitch Leigh [music]): Company of Man of La Mancha, English National Opera Orchestra / David White (conductor). London Coliseum, 30.4.2019. (JPr)
