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Music and Singing Ensures this WNO Fledermaus Staging Deserves Longevity

05/11/201702/11/2017 by Robert Farr

United Kingdom Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / James Southall (conductor), Venue Cymru, Llandudno, 27.10.2017. (RJF)

DIE FLEDERMAUS_WELSH NATIONAL OPERA, Rosalinde; Mary Elizabeth Williams, Eisenstein; Mark Stone, Falke; Ben McAteer, Adele; Rhian Lois, Orlofsky; Emma Carrington, Alfred; Paul Charles Clarke, Frank; Alan Opie, Frosch; Steve Speirs, Conductor Tomas Hanus , — WNO’s *Die Fledermaus* – Mary Elizabeth Williams Rosalinde) & Mark Stone (Eisenstein)
(c) Bill Cooper

Some Good Singing and Acting Rescues WNO’s Eugene Onegin from Mediocrity

05/11/201701/11/2017 by Robert Farr

United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Ainár Rubiķis (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno. 25.10.2017. (RJF)

WNO — Natalya Romaniw (Tatyana) (c) Betina Skovbro

Good to Hear Khovanshchina Again, Albeit in the Softened Shostakovich Edition

05/11/201701/11/2017 by Robert Farr

United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Khovanshchina: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Tomáš Hanus (conductor). Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno. 24.10.2017. (RJF)

Despite a Stark Production, Quality Singing Contributes to Buxton’s Successful Lucio Silla

17/07/201712/07/2017 by Robert Farr

United Kingdom Buxton Festival 2017 [3] – Mozart, Lucio Silla: Soloists, The English Concert Orchestra / Laurence Cummings (conductor). Opera House, Buxton. 9.7.2017. (RJF)

Lucio Silla - Joshua Ellicott as Lucio Silla and Rebecca Bottone as Giunia. Credit Robert Workman — *Lucio Silla* – Joshua Ellicott (Lucio Silla) & Rebecca Bottone (Giunia) (c) Robert Workman

Buxton’s Albert Herring Brings Out the Humour and Softens Britten’s Harsh Chords

17/07/201711/07/2017 by Robert Farr

United Kingdom Buxton Festival 2017 [2] – Britten. Albert Herring: Soloists, Buxton Festival Chorus, NCO Festival Orchestra / Justin Doyle (conductor), Buxton Festival 2017, Opera House, Buxton, 8.7.2017. (RJF)

2.Albert-Herring-Jeffrey-Lloyd-Roberts-John-Molloy-Mary-Hegarty-Yvonne-Howard-Nicholas-Merryweather.-Credit-Robert-Workman — Buxton Festival 2017’s *Albert Herring* (c) Robert Workman

A Dark and Sparse Buxton Macbeth Redeemed by Outstanding Singing

14/08/202011/07/2017 by Robert Farr

United Kingdom Buxton Festival 2017 [1] – Verdi, Macbeth (original 1847 version): Soloists, Buxton Festival Chorus, Northern Chamber Orchestra / Stephen Barlow (conductor). Opera House, Buxton, 7.7.2017. (RJF)

2.Macbeth-Stephen-Gadd-as-Macbeth-Kate-Ladner-as-Lady-Macbeth-and-Company.-Credit-Robert-Workman — Macbeth (Stephen Gadd) & Kate Ladner (Lady Macbeth) (c) Robert Workman

The Monastery’s Acoustics and Hard Walls Marred the Appreciation on the Concert

04/07/201728/06/2017 by Robert Farr

United Kingdom Verdi: Soloists, St. George’s Singers with the Sheffield Chorale, Stockport Symphony Orchestra / Neil Taylor (conductor). Manchester Monsatery, 25.6.2017. (RJF)

A Traditional Butterfly from WNO Satisfies All Round

24/04/201718/04/2017 by Robert Farr

United Kingdom Puccini: Madam Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Andrew Greenwood, Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 6.4.2017. (RJF)

wno_madam_butterfly_2017_david_kempster_sharpless_simon_crosby_buttle_goro_jonathan_burton_pinkerton_credit_jeremy_abrahams — WNO’s *Madam Butterfly* (c) Jeremy Abrahams.

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