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Mark Berry

Fine Singing is the Best Feature of ENO’s Magic Flute Revival

23/03/201917/03/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the English National Opera (chorus master: James Henshaw) / Ben Gernon (conductor). London Coliseum, 14.3.2019. (MB)

Rupert Charlesworth (Tamino) & Lucy Crowe (Pamina) © Donald Cooper

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English Touring Opera’s Splendid Account of Idomeneo

23/03/201911/03/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Idomeneo: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Jonathan Peter Kenny (conductor). Hackney Empire Theatre, London, 8.3.2019. (MB)

ETO's Idomeneo (c) Richard Hubert Smith
ETO’s Idomeneo (c) Richard Hubert Smith

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Challenging Programme from Ensemble Modern and George Benjamin Yields Great Rewards at the Roundhouse

23/03/201910/03/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Boulez, Messiaen, Ustvolskaya, Ligeti, and Benjamin: Ueli Wiget (piano), Ensemble Modern / George Benjamin (conductor). Roundhouse, Camden, London, 6.3.2019. (MB)

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The Royal Opera’s Così fan tutte Revival Marred by Ham-fisted Conducting and Production

18/03/201903/03/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus director: William Spaulding) / Stefano Montanari (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 25.1.2019. (MB)

Serena Malfi (Dorabella) in Così fan tutte (c) Stephen Cummiskey

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Much to Relish in Trio Zimmermann’s Wigmore Hall Performances of Schoenberg and Bach

10/03/201928/02/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schoenberg and Bach: Trio Zimmermann (Frank Peter Zimmermann [violin], Antoine Tamestit [viola], Christian Poltéra [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 23.2.2019. (MB)

Trio Zimmermann © Mats Bäcker

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The Barbican Acoustic Works Against Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

10/03/201928/02/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Larcher, and Mahler: Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 22.2.2019. (MB)

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A Varied Diet of French Music from Simon Rattle and the LSO

03/03/201919/02/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rameau, Ravel, Poulenc, and Jolas: Daniil Trifonov (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 17.2.2019. (MB)

Daniil Trifonov

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Fine Pianism and a Fascinatingly Diverse Programme from Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

22/02/201911/02/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn, Schumann, Boulez, Ravel, and Prokofiev: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 10.2.2019. (MB)

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (c) Chandos Records

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