United Kingdom Rosenblatt Recital, Angel Blue (soprano), Catherine Miller (piano): Wigmore Hall, London 21.10.2013. (JPr)
An Evening of Great Vocal Promise from Angel Blue
Stan
Iain Bell’s A Harlot’s Progress, An Opera to be Reckoned With
Austria Iain Bell: A Harlot’s Progress, Wiener Symphoniker, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Mikko Franck (conductor), Theater an der Wien, Vienna, 13.10.2013 (JMI).
Aida Opens Pittsburgh Opera’s 75th season
United States Verdi: Aida, Pittsburgh Opera, Antony Walker (conductor), Benedum Center, 15.10.13 (RP)
A Rare Opportunity to Hear Otello in the Verdi Bi-Centenary Year
United Kingdom Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera, the Blackheath Choir, David Roblou (Conductor), John Upperton (Chorus Master) St. John’s Church, Waterloo, London 18.10.2013. (MH)
Ballet Rambert in Performances that Puzzle and Disturb
United Kingdom Turnage, Anderson, Various Composers (arr. Millett): Ballet Rambert, Sadler’s Wells, London, 22.10.13 (JO’D)
Alice Sara Ott’s Memorable Grieg
United Kingdom Delius, Grieg, Holst: Alice Sara Ott (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.10.2013 (CC)
A Fine, Varied Recital from Fiachra Garvey
United Kingdom Brahms, Clara Schumann, Lachenmann, Ravel, Prokofiev Fiachra Garvey (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 20.10.2013 (RB)
Musicians from Russia and France Champion British Composers at Bromsgrove
United Kingdom Walton, Shostakovich, Elgar: Atrium Quartet, Nicolas Stavy (piano), Bromsgrove Concerts 50th Anniversary, The Artrix, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, 18.10.2013.