United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Leo McFall (conductor), 16.3.2018. (JPr)
Daniel Kramer’s La traviata for English National Opera Disappoints
Jim Pritchard
The Met’s Semiramide Lacks Dramatic Tension Despite Some Beautiful Singing
United States Rossini, Semiramide: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera, New York / Maurizio Benini (conductor). Broadcast Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 10.3.2018. (JPr)
Bampton Classical Opera’s Songs of Joy for Nancy Storace
United Kingdom Various composers, Songs for Nancy: Jacquelyn Stucker and Rhiannon Llewellyn (sopranos), CHROMA / Andrew Griffiths (conductor and piano). St. John’s Smith Square, London, 7.3.2018. (JPr)
Anna Goryachova beguilingly stares down the camera for Royal Opera’s Carmen in cinemas
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Directed for the screen by Pati Marr and broadcast to Cineworld Basildon from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 6.3.2018. (JPr)
Russian Ballet Icons Gala 2018 Once Again Celebrates a Wonderful Legacy
United Kingdom Various Composers, Russian Ballet Icons Gala 2018: Dancers and English National Ballet Philharmonic / Valery Ovsyanikov (conductor). London Coliseum, 26.2.2018. (JPr)
Outstanding Stravinsky from Mena and the LPO
United Kingdom Debussy, Ravel, Delius and Stravinsky: Benedetto Lupo (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Juanjo Mena (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 21.2.2018. (AS)
Carly Paoli Sings Like a Dream During her Debut UK Headline Concert
United Kingdom Various composers, Carly Paoli – ‘Singing My Dreams’: Federico Paciotti (tenor), Andrea Griminelli (flute), Tring Park 16, Abiah Symphony Orchestra / Steven Mercurio (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 15.2.2018. (JPr)
A Q&A WITH SOPRANO LISETTE OROPESA
A highlight of this season for soprano Lisette Oropesa was her Royal Opera debut as Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor) at Covent Garden. She will soon be making a role debut as Euridice in the French version of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice with Los Angeles Opera, in a new production opening on the 10 March, directed and choreographed by John Neumeier, and conducted by James Conlon. In advance of these performances in Los Angeles, Lisette Oropesa answers Seen and Heard International’s questions about this current role, as well as, looking back on her life and her career.