United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists and Ensemble of English Touring Opera / Michael Rosewell (conductor). Hackney Empire, London. 9.3.2017. (JPr)
ETO Begin their Spring Tour and Bring Tosca to the Hackney Empire
Jim Pritchard
OperaHerts’ Tosca Brings ‘Opera on the Grandest Scale’ to Clarendon Muse
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, OperaHerts Chorus, Choirs of Watford Grammar School for Boys and James Rich (percussion) were directed from the piano by Phillip Thomas. Clarendon Muse, Watford, Hertfordshire. 4.3.2017. (JPr)
The Royal Ballet’s Memorable Sleeping Beauty at the Cinema
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty: Soloists and artists of the Royal Ballet, Students of The Royal Ballet School and the Royal Opera House Orchestra / Koen Kessels (conductor). Live cinema relay (introduced by Darcey Bussell and Ore Oduba) broadcast to Cineworld Basildon, Essex. 28.2.2017. (JPr)
The Met’s Compelling Rusalka Makes an Impact in the Cinema
United States Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 25.2.2017. (JPr)
Jonas Kaufmann is Not Yet Back to his Best Form in Wagner, But Pappano is
United Kingdom Wagner, The Jonas Kaufmann Residency: Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Karita Mattila (soprano), Eric Halfvarson (bass), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London. 8.2.2017. (JPr)
The Royal Opera Revives David McVicar’s Production of Adriana Lecouvreur
United Kingdom Cilea, Adriana Lecouvreur: Soloists, dancers, chorus and orchestra of The Royal Opera / Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 7.2.2017. (JPr)
Jonathan Miller’s Rigoletto Comes Round Again at ENO
United Kingdom Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Sir Richard Armstrong (conductor). London Coliseum, London, 4.2.2017. (JPr)
The Royal Opera’s Il trovatore Rewards Listening to rather than Watching
United Kingdom Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, chorus and Royal Opera House Orchestra / Richard Farnes (conductor). Directed for the screen by Bridget Caldwell and broadcast from the Royal Opera House to Odeon Cinema, Covent Garden, London. 31.1.2017. (JPr)
