Mark Berry

PROM 57: Daniel Harding’s Impressive Mahler at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 57 – Mahler: Kate Royal (soprano), Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano), Swedish Radio Choir (chorus master: Peter Dijkstra), Philharmonia Chorus (chorus master: Stefan Bevier), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.8.2014 (MB)

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Ambitious New Opera Commission Fails To Impress

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 Salzburg Festival (3) – Dalbavie, Charlotte Salomon: Soloists, Choral ‘Stürmer’, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Marc-André Dalbavie (conductor). Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 14.8.2014 (MB) Cast Charlotte Salomon – Johanna Wokalek Charlotte Kahn – Marianne Crebassa Paulinka Bimbam – Anaïk Morel Amadeus Daberlohn – Frédéric Antoun Herr Knarre, Fourth Nazi – Vincent Le Texier Frau Knarre – Cornelia Kallisch Franziska … Read more

Thought-Provoking Rosenkavalier Needs a Dash of Whipped Cream

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Festival (6) – Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Salzburg Festival and Theatre Children’s Chorus (chorus master: Wolfgang Götz), Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Ernst Raffelsberger), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 17.8.2014 (MB)

 

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Rosenkavalier Ensemble (c) Monika Rittershaus

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Schubert Opera Has Its Inspiring Moments

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Salzburg Festival (5) – Schubert, Fierrabras: Soloists, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Ernst Raffelsberger), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Ingo Metzmacher (conductor). Haus für Mozart, 16.8.2014 (MB)

Salzburger Festspiele 2014/ Fierrabras / Franz Schubert Photo (c) Monika Rittershaus
Salzburger Festspiele 2014/ Fierrabras / Franz Schubert Photo (c) Monika Rittershaus

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