Robert Beattie – Page 3 – Seen and Heard International

Federica Lombardi shines in a first-class production of Le nozze di Figaro from The Met: Live in HD

16/05/202504/05/2025 by Robert Beattie

United States Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera, New York / Joana Mallwitz (conductor), Metropolitan Opera, New York, performance of 26.4.2025, seen at Avenue Cinema, Belfast, 30.4.2025. (RB)

Olga Kulchynska (Susanna), Federica Lombardi (Countess) and Sun-Ly Pierce (lying, Cherubino) © Evan Zimmerman/Met Opera

Mark Chambers bids a stylish farewell to Sestina Music with a celebration of the Concerts Spirituel

01/05/202529/04/2025 by Robert Beattie

United Kingdom De Lalande, Corelli – Concert Spirituel: Sestina Music / Mark Chambers (Director), Fisherwick Presbyterian Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 25.4.2025. (RB)

Sestina Music’s *Concert Spirituel* at Fisherwick Presbyterian Church © Frederike Gerstner

Excellent account of James MacMillan’s St John Passion marks Good Friday in Dublin

22/04/202521/04/2025 by Robert Beattie

Ireland Sir James MacMillan’s St John Passion: Seán Boylan (Christus), National Symphony Chorus (choral director: David Young), Chamber Choir Ireland, National Symphony Orchestra / David Hill (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 18.4.2025. (RB)

First-rate Dublin concert of Dessner and Stravinsky featuring great playing from the soloists and the NSO

15/04/2025 by Robert Beattie

Ireland Bryce Dessner, Stravinsky: Bryce Dessner and David Chalmin (guitars), Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), National Symphony Orchestra / André de Ridder (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 11.4.2025. (RB)

André de Ridder conducts pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque and the NSO in Bryce Dessner’s Concerto for Two Pianos

Der fliegende Holländer is another resounding success for Irish National Opera

26/03/2025 by Robert Beattie

Ireland Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Irish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Fergus Sheil (conductor). Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, 23.3.2025. (RB)

Giselle Allen (Senta) and Jordan Shanahan (The Dutchman) © Patrick Redmond

Violinist Simone Lamsma’s thrilling Brahms with the NSO in Dublin

18/03/202506/03/2025 by Robert Beattie

Ireland R. Schumann, Brahms: Simone Lamsma (violin), National Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Shelley (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 28.2.2025. (RB)

Alexander Shelley conducts violinist Simone Lamsma and the NSO © Caoimhe

NSO’s memorable Shostakovich Seventh Symphony performance in Dublin

21/01/2025 by Robert Beattie

Ireland Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Lise de la Salle (piano), National Symphony Orchestra / Diego Maltheuz (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 17.1.2025. (RB)

Intriguing programme of contemporary works performed with flair by Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble

05/01/202519/12/2024 by Robert Beattie

United Kingdom Distant Plains: Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble (Aisling Agnew [flute], Sarah Watts [clarinet], David McCann [cello], Daniel Browell [piano], Michael Trainor [violin] / Matthew Lynch [conductor]. Harty Room, Queen’s University, Belfast, 13.12.2024. (RB)

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