United Kingdom Nico Muhly, Marnie: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of English National Opera / Martyn Brabbins (conductor), London Coliseum, 18.11.2017. (JPr)
Nico Muhly’s Marnie for ENO Returns to England and Loses the Plot
Jim Pritchard
New Palace Opera’s Performance of Tristan und Isolde Excerpts Exceeds Expectations
United Kingdom Wagner: Soloists and Orchestra of Palace Opera / Jonathan Finney (conductor). St. John’s Church, Waterloo, London, 12.11.2017. (JPr)
Refinement, Transparency, and Chamber-like Flexibility from Mark Elder and Britten Sinfonia
United Kingdom Mahler, Finzi and Brahms: Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano), Britten Sinfonia / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 9.11.2017. (JPr)
BRB’s Crowd-Pleasing Aladdin Creates Ballet Memories for Young and Old
United Kingdom Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Aladdin: Soloists and artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Philip Ellis (conductor), Sadler’s Wells, London, 31.10.2017. (JPr)
(c) Bill Cooper
The Piano Portraits Tour Delivers Music and Comedy from the Incomparable Rick Wakeman
United Kingdom Various composers, Rick Wakeman – Piano Portraits: Rick Wakeman (piano), Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. 27.10.2017. (JPr)
Lauren Cuthbertson is Wonderful in the Madcap Mayhem of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
United Kingdom Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Soloists, corps de ballet and Royal Opera House Orchestra / Koen Kessels (conductor). Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and broadcast to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 23.10.2017. (JPr)
Wagner Stars of the Future Shine in Rehearsal Orchestra’s Götterdämmerung Act III
United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung Act III: The Mastersingers Chorale, Rehearsal Orchestra / Tony Legge (conductor), Henry Wood Hall, London, 23.10.2017. (JPr)
A Delightful Program of Bach, Schumann, Haydn with the Scottish CO
United Kingdom Bach, Schumann, Haydn: Javier Perianes (piano/director), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (leader/director), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 19.10.2017. (SRT)