United Kingdom Bach: András Schiff (piano), Wigmore Hall, London 26.11.2013 (GDn)
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Gardiner’s Beethoven continues to enthrall
Switzerland Beethoven and Mozart , Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Chiara Skerath (soprano), Tonhalle, Zurich 26.11.2013 (JR)
Britten’s Cautionary Tale, Operatic Posturing Excised
United States Britten, Owen Wingrave: Soloists of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Kenneth Shaw (stage director), Johannes Müller-Stosch (conductor), CCM Concert Hall, Cincinnati, OH. 22.11.2013 (RDA)
Some Great Singing, a Pity about the Production and Set
United Kingdom Gaetano Donizetti, Maria Stuarda: (Sung in Italian with surtitles in English and Welsh). Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera (on tour) / Robin Newton (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 21.11.2013. (RJW)
Plenty of Balletic Humour in a Shrewish Tale
United Kingdom Cranko/Scarlatti, The Taming of the Shrew: Soloists and Corps de Ballet of the Stuttgart Ballet / Wolfgang Heinz (conductor), Sadler’s Wells, London, 23.11.2013. (JPr)
Great Singing but a Drab Set and Dull Costumes
United Kingdom Gaetano Donizetti, Anna Bolena: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Michael Ward (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 20.11.2013.
An Outstanding Soprano in Tosca Gets the Season off to a Good Start
United Kingdom Giacomo Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera (on tour) / Simon Phillipo (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 19.11.2013. (RJF)
Very Satisfying Start to Ticciati’s Journey through Schumann’s Symphonies
United Kingdom Schumann, Mozart: Paul Lewis (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21.11.2013 (SRT)