United Kingdom Cole Porter, Kiss Me, Kate: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / David Charles Abel (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 13.11.2015. (RJF)
Opera North Do Cole Porter Proud with a Spectacular Kiss Me, Kate
Robert Farr
A Gruesome Opera by Janáček Superbly Staged and Performed by Opera North in Salford
United Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa (1916 edition): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North, Alexandar Marković (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 11.11.2015. (RJF)
Old and New Combine in Rossini’s Barber to Give a Very Enjoyable Evening.
United Kingdom Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Stuart Stratford (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 10.11.2015. (RJF)
WNO’s Gruesome Sweeney Todd Brings Madness to the Musical Theatre
United Kingdom Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – A Musical Thriller: Soloists and Orchestras of Welsh National Opera/James Southall (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 29.10.2015. (RJF)
Gremlins hit WNO’s I Puritani in Llandudno.
United Kingdom Bellini. I Puritani: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/Carlo Rizzi, Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno. 27.10.2015. (RJF)
Updating Madness in Handel’s Orlando Proves Problematical for WNO
United Kingdom Handel, Orlando: Soloists, and reduced Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Renaldo Alessandrini (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 28.10.2015. (RJF)
Lack of Feeling for Bel Canto Idiom is a Drawback in Lucia
United Kingdom Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Buxton Festival Chorus and Northern Chamber Orchestra / Stephen Barlow (conductor), Buxton Opera Festival, Opera House,, Buxton, 12.7.2015.(RJF)
Buxton Festival Presents an Operatic Rarity: Charpentier’s Louise
United Kingdom Gustav Charpentier (1860-1956), Louise. (an opera in four acts, 1900), Soloists, Buxton Festival Chorus and Northern Chamber Orchestra / Stephen Barlow (conductor), Buxton Festival, Opera House, Buxton, 16.7.2015. (RJF)