Belfast Philharmonic Choir’s accomplished performance of Stanford’s rarely performed Requiem

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stanford, Requiem, Op.63: Mary McCabe (soprano), Cicely Hé (mezzo-soprano), Aaron O’Hare (tenor), Brendan Collins (baritone), Belfast Philharmonic Choir, Ulster Orchestra / James Grossmith (conductor), Ulster Hall, Belfast, 5.11.2023. (RB)

James Grossmith conducts the Belfast Philharmonic Choir

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An outstanding performance of Marco Tutino’s La Ciociara at Wexford

IrelandIreland Wexford Festival Opera 2023 [3] – Marco Tutino, La Ciociara: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Opera Festival / Francesco Cilluffo (conductor), O’Reilly Theatre, National Opera House, Wexford 2.11.2023. (RB)

Wexford Festival Opera’s production of La Ciociara © Clive Barda/ArenaPAL

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Andreea Soare impresses as Wexford Festival Opera revives Erlanger’s L’Aube Rouge

IrelandIreland Wexford Festival Opera 2023 [2] – Camille Erlanger’s L’Aube rouge: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / Christophe Manien (conductor). O’Reilly Theatre, National Opera House, Wexford, Ireland, 1.11.2023. (RB)

Wexford Opera Festival 2023’s L’Aube rouge © Clive Barda/ArenaPAL

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A first-rate performance of an early Donizetti opera in Wexford

IrelandIreland Wexford Opera Festival 2023 [1] – Donizetti’s Zoraida di Granata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / Diego Ceretta (conductor). O’Reilly Theatre, National Opera House, Wexford, Ireland, 31.10.2023. (RB)

Zoraida di Granata at Wexford Festival Opera © Clive Barda/ArenaPAL

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An evening of first-rate music making at the Clandeboye Festival

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Clandeboye Festival 2023 [1] – Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven: Barry Douglas (piano), Cathal Breslin (piano), Richard Watkins (French horn), Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin), Ed Creedon (viola), Aoife Magee (viola), Aoife Burke (cello). Clandeboye Estate, Bangor, Northern Ireland, 23.8.2023. (RB)

Barry Douglas

 

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A stimulating conclusion to Greg Caffrey’s time with Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nieuwe Noten: Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble (Aisling Agnew [flute], David McCann [cello], Daniel Browell [piano], Fie Schouten [clarinet], Joanne Quigley McParland and Roban Harron [violin]) / Sinead Hayes (conductor). Harty Room, Queens University, Belfast, 16.6.2023. (RB)

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble

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The Met’s innovative and engaging new production of Don Giovanni features an outstanding cast

United StatesUnited States Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera, New York / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Broadcast Live in HD to Dundonald Omniplex Cinema, Belfast, 20.5.2023. (RB)

The cast of The Met’s new Don Giovanni © Karen Almond

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