Italy ROF (4) Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Production by the Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino. San Carlo Chorus of Pesaro Chorus Master, Salvatore Francavilla. Orchestra of Teatro Comunale, Bologna Conductor Giacomo Sagripanti, Teatro Rossini, Pesaro. 20.08.2014 (JB)
Jack Buckley
Rossini Opera Festival (2): Plagiarism Contra Provincialism
Italy. ROF (2) Rossini, Aureliano in Palmira. Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale of Bologna, Chorus Master Andrea Faidutti; Conductor, Will Crutchfield, who is also the Research Editor of the new performing edition of the Fondazione Rossini, Teatro Rossini, Pesaro. 18.9.2014. (JB)
The Power of Alexander Ullman’s Pianism
Italy Alexander Ullman (piano) plays Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Debussy, Stravinsky and Liszt. The UK Keyboard Charitable Trust in collaboration with The Pontino Festival at the Baronial Hall of Palazzo Caetani, Fondi. 24.07.2014 (JB)
The Power of Stories
Italy Britten, The Prodigal Son. Members of the Chorus and Instrumentalists of the Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome. Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani. Conductor, James Conlon. Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome. 04.07.2014 (JB)
Death With Your Eyes Wide Open
Italy Peter Maxwell Davies and Ottorino Respighi Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Chorus Master, Ciro Visco; Conductor, Sir Antonio Pappano. Markus Butter (baritone). Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome. 27.06.2014 (JB)
Rome Opera’s 2014 – 2015 Season
Rome Opera’s 2014 – 2015 Season
Power Cuts: a Slow and Gloomy Carmen
Italy Bizet, Carmen. Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome. Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani. Conductor, Emmanuel Villaume. Co-production with Teatro Municipal of Santiago, Chile directed by Emilio Sagi, with sets by Daniel Bianco and Costumes by Renata Schussheim. Teatro Costanzi, Rome 20.06.2014 (JB)
Don Pasquale in Intimacy
Italy. Donizetti, Don Pasquale Orchestra da Camera Bruno Maderna. Chorus of LuccaOPERAfestival conductor, Jonathan Brandani, Staging by Stefania Panighini with Sets by Francesca Pieretti and Costumes by Michela Caccioppoli. Teatro dei Rassicurati, Montecarlo (Lucca) 13 and 14 June 2014 (JB)
