United States Arriaga, Beethoven, and Debussy: Modigliani Quartet, Meany Hall, Seattle, 19.11.2013 (BJ)
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Offenbach’s Fantasio Disinterred by Opera Rara – But Was it Worth it?
United Kingdom Offenbach: Fantasio – Soloists, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment, Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 15.12.2013. (JPr)
Korean-American Countertenor Causes a Stir at Dartington
Vivaldi, Handel, Bach. Nicholas Clapton and Kangmin Justin Kim (countertenors), Peter Wilman (tenor), Dartington Community Choir and Devon Baroque / Jonathan Watts (director), Persephone Gibbs (leader), Great Hall, Dartington. 15.12.2013 (PRB)
András Schiff Disappoints in Bach’s English Suites
United Kingdom Bach: András Schiff (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 14.12.2013 (MB)
Frohe Weihnachten at the Tonhalle
SwitzerlandDeanna Breiwick (soprano) , Brass and percussion sections of the Tonhalle-Orchestra Zürich, Allan Withington (conductor) 14.12.13 (JR)
The Sixteen at Christmas
United Kingdom Poulenc, Britten, Traditional: The Sixteen at Christmas, Harry Christophers (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.12.2013 (SRT)
Peter Wright’s Venerable Nutcracker as Lively as Ever
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker: Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Tom Seligman (conductor), viewed at Vue Piccadilly Cinema, London, 12.12.2013. (MB)
A Moving Account of L’enfance du Christ
United Kingdom Berlioz: L’enfance du Christ, Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Yann Beuron (tenor), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Christopher Purves (bass), BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Trinity Laban Chamber Choir, François-Xavier Roth (conductor), Barbican Hall, London 15.12.2013 (GDn)