United Kingdom Shostakovich, The Nose: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Ingo Metzmacher. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 20.10.2016. (JPr)
Barrie Kosky Brings Madcap Mayhem to The Nose at Covent Garden
Jim Pritchard
Love and Passion for Dance is Revealed in a Fast-and-Furious Fire in the Ballroom
United Kingdom Various composers, Burn the Floor’s Fire in the Ballroom: Dancers, Mikee Introna & Jessica Lingotti (vocalists), Will Fry (percussion), Marc Aliana (lead guitar), Miki Santamaria (bass guitar) & Pat Madden (percussion); Peta Roby & Jason Gilkison (directors and choreographers), Peacock Theatre, London, 19.10.2016. (JPr)
Covent Garden’s New Così fan tutte Fails to Offer Fresh Insights
United Kingdom Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Directed for the cinema by Jonathan Haswell and broadcast live to Cineworld Basildon from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 17.10.2016. (JPr)
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Some Rarities and Top-Class Musicianship in a lunchtime concert by Onyx Brass
United Kingdom Arnold, Brahms, J.S. Bach, Shostakovich, Howells, Horowitz, Nightingale – Onyx Brass: Niall Keatley, Alan Thomas (trumpets), Andrew Sutton (horn), Amos Miller (trombone), David Gordon-Shute (tuba), plus RWCMD Brass: Joshua Barber, Benjamin Day, Corey Morris, Jac Thomas (trumpets), Fiona Bassett, Matthew Jackson, Victoria Scanlon, Alys Jones (horns), Amy Harding, Joseph Arkwright, Nicholas Macdonald (trombones), Lloyd Pearce (bass trombone), Iolo Edwards, James Harrison (percussion), Jemma Sharp (timpani), The Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 7.10.2016. (GPu)
Saffron Opera Group’s Ring Continues to Impress
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Walküre (concert performance): Soloists and Saffron Opera Group Orchestra / Michael Thorne (conductor). Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex, 9.10.2016. (JPr)
The Met’s Musically Strong Tristan is Lost at Sea
United States Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Broadcast live to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 8.10.2016. (JPr)
Carlos Acosta Bids a Classical Farewell
United Kingdom Various composers, Carlos Acosta: The Classical Farewell: Carlos Acosta and guest soloists, Robert Clark (piano), Gina McCormack (violin), Rowena Calvert (cello), Katie Trethewey (soprano), Greg Skidmore (baritone), Pegasus Chamber Choir and orchestra / Paul Murphy (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 3.10.2016. (JPr)
The Conclusion to the Philharmonia’s Stravinsky: Myths and Rituals series
United Kingdom Stravinsky: Soloists, Orphei Drängar. Ladies of the Gustaf Sjökvists Kammarkör and Ladies of the Sofia Vokalensemble, Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.9.2016. (JPr)
