United States American Modern Ensemble, “Frantic Gnarly Still”: American Modern Ensemble, Mazzini Dance Collective, Roulette, 16.10.2013 (BH)
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The Original Flying Dutchman Sails in Geneva
Switzerland Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer– Soloists, Geneva Wagner Festival Orchestra and Chorus of Geneva Grand Théâtre, Kirill Karabits (conductor), Batiment des Forces Motrices, 2.11.2013 (AL)
Scottish Opera’s Shoestring Rodelinda Attracts Praise
United Kingdom Handel: Rodelinda: Scottish Opera on Tour / Susannah Wapshott (conductor), Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, 03.11.2013 (SRT)
The Tallis Scholars: A Splendid End to the Canterbury Festival
United Kingdom Taverner, White, Byrd, Sheppard, Tallis, The Tallis Scholars, Peter Philips (director), Canterbury Festival, Canterbury Cathedral, 2.11.2013 (BW)
Bebe Dom : A World Premiere
Argentina Mario Perusso, Bebe Dom or La Ciudad Planeta: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor: Mario Perusso, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 29.10.2013. (JSJ)
Penetrating Playing from the Belcea Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, Britten, Shostakovich: Belcea Quartet (Corina Belcea, Axel Schacher, violins; Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola; Antoine Lederlin, cello). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.11.2013 (CC)
Messiaen, the Visionary, Reaches for the Stars
United Kingdom Messiaen: Tzimon Barto (piano), John Ryan (horn), Andrew Barclay, Erika Öhman (percussion), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.11.2013 (MB)
Obscure Opera Boasts Bel Canto Stylist
United States Gasparo Spontini, La Vestale: Soloists, Cercle de l’Harmonie, Chœur Aedes, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (medici.tv broadcast), Paris. 23.10.2013 (RDA)