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Pictorial Alpine Symphony Brought to Life by Zinman and the Tonhalle
Switzerland Mozart, R. Strauss: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Tobias Melle (photographer), David Zinman, (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich
Royal Opera Returns to the Screen with Turandot
United Kingdom Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra / Henrik Nánási (conductor) in Andrei Serban’s 1984 production with designs by Sally Jacobs. Broadcast to The May Fair Hotel, Mayfair, London. 18.9.2013. (JPr)
Oviedo Opera Season Opens with Disappointing Das Rheingold
Wagner: Das Rheingold, Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, Guillermo García Calvo (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 15.09.2013 (JMI)
Exuberance and Commitment in Bampton Opera’s La finta semplice
United Kingdom Mozart, La finta semplice: Soloists, CHROMA / Andrew Griffiths (conductor), Jeremy, Gray (director), St John’s, Smith Square, London, 17.9.2013 (MB)
Combination of Real and Fantastic in Doomed Relationship
United Kingdom Various Composers: Justitia, Jasmin Vardimon Company, Sadler’s Wells (Peacock Theatre), London 17.09.2013 (JO’D)
WNO’s Maria Stuarda Fails to Communicate Spirit of Tudor England
United Kingdom Donizetti, Maria Stuarda (Production Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Operas, Graeme Jenkins (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 13.9.2013 (GPu)
An Evening of Exceptional and Highly Imaginative Music Making
United Kingdom Bridge, Fauré, Debussy, Shostakovich: Adam Walker (Flute) Anthony Marwood (Violin) Lawrence Power (Viola) Steven Isserlis (Cello) Lucy Wakeford (Harp) Alexander Melnikov (Piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 17.9.2013 (RB)