United Kingdom Joyce DiDonato and Antonio Pappano in Concert: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4.6.2018. (JPr)
DiDonato’s Radiance and Eloquence Combines with Pappano’s Virtuosity at Covent Garden
Jim Pritchard
Kirill Petrenko’s Bavarian State Orchestra Imbue Mahler with Wagnerian Grandeur
United Kingdom Mahler: Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 1.6.2018. (JPr)
Mahler – Symphony No.7
Memorable Royal Albert Hall Concert from Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov
United Kingdom Various composers, Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov: Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra / Jader Bignamini (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.5.2018. (JPr)
MacMillan’s Manon Returns to The Royal Ballet and is Let Down by the Music
United Kingdom Massenet, Manon: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Martin Yates. (conductor). Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and broadcast to the Cineworld Basildon, Essex. 3.5.2018. (JPr)
Michael Ball’s Masterclass in ENO’s Chess at the London Coliseum
United Kingdom Chess (Music by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and Lyrics by Tim Rice): Company of Chess, ENO Chorus and Orchestra / John Rigby (conductor). London Coliseum, 1.5.2018. (JPr)
Musical Legends Galway and Pressler Add Lustre to ‘An Evening with Danielle de Niese’
United Kingdom Roussel, Schubert, Chausson – An Evening with Danielle de Niese: Danielle de Niese (soprano), Sir James Galway (flute), Mark Simpson (clarinet), Menahem Pressler (piano), Navarra String Quartet, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 27.4.2018. (JPr)
Coherent, Evocative and Engrossing Mahler from Simon Rattle and the LSO
United Kingdom Tippett and Mahler: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London 22.4.2018. (JPr)
Yoncheva, Beczała and Ageless Domingo Headline a Memorable Luisa Miller from the Met
United States Verdi, Luisa Miller: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Bertrand de Billy (conductor), Met Live in HD broadcast to the Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 14.4.2018. (JPr)
