United Kingdom Donizetti L’Elisir D’amore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera Holland Park / Stephen Higgins (conductor), Holland Park, London, 20.7.13. (RB)
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Denk Throws Changeups; Daniel Hope Brings Richness to Britten
United States Aspen Music Festival (2): Jeremy Denk (piano), Daniel Hope (violin), Aspen Festival Orchestra, Christopher James Lee (conductor), Michael Stern (conductor). 13-14.7.2013 (HS)
Galileo from Philip Glass: Visually Arresting and Dramatically Cohesive
United States Glass, Galileo Galilei: Soloists, Cincinnati Opera, Kelly Kuo (conductor), Ted Huffman (stage director), David A. Center (scenic design), Rebecca Senske (costume design), Thomas C. Hase (lighting design), James D. Geier (make-up and hair), Yara Travieso (movement). Cincinnati, Ohio, 19.7.2013 (RDA)
Photo: Philip Groshung
Grandeur and Intimacy in Poignant Aida
United States Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Cincinnati Opera, Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Music Hall. Cincinnati, Ohio. 18.7.2013 (RDA)
Photo: Philip Groshung
Confounding Audience Expectations: Kremlin Ballet (3)
United Kingdom Chopin, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Seasons of the 21st Century – Programme 3: The Kremlin Ballet, London Coliseum, London, 20.7.2013. (JO’D)
PROM 11: A Late Night Stockhausen Prom
PROM 11: Stockhausen Ex Cathedra/Jeffrey Skidmore. Kathinka Pasveer (sound projection).
New Devon Opera Celebrates Verdi Bicentenary
United Kingdom Viva Verdi!: New Devon Opera [Alison Kettlewell (mezzo-soprano), Suzanne Manuell (soprano), Lynsey Docherty (soprano), Anando Mukerjee (tenor), Philip Smith (baritone), Roderick Hunt (bass),] Jonathan Watts (musical director / accompanist), Alexander Hargreaves (director), Great Hall, Dartington. UK 18.7. 2013 (PRB)
PROM 10: Jan Lisiecki and Antonio Pappano Impress at the Proms
United Kingdom PROM 10: Mozart, Schumann, Rachmaninov: Jan Lisiecki (piano); Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome/Sir Antonio Pappano. Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.7.2013 (CC)