United Kingdom Poulenc, Ravel, Fauré: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Alexander Robin Baker (baritone), David Briggs (organ), Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Choir of Royal Holloway College, St Cecilia Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Stephen Layton (conductor). Cheltenham Music Festival, Gloucester Cathedral, 13.7.2013 (JQ)
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Benedetti and Trio Play Two Epic Works
United Kingdom Beethoven, Tchaikovsky: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Alexei Grynyuk (piano), Cheltenham Music Festival, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 11.7.2013. (PH)
PROM 1:Seascapes and Caprices in Opening Prom
United Kingdom PROM 1: Anderson, Britten, Rachmaninov, Lutosławski, Vaughan Williams: Stephen Hough (piano); Sally Matthews (soprano); Roderick Williams (baritone); BBC Proms Youth Choir; BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.7.2013 (CC)
Simon Boccanegra: Getting the Attention It Deserves
Germany Verdi: Simon Boccanegra, Bayerische Staatsoper’s Orchestra and Chorus, Bertrand de Billy (conductor), Munich’s Nationaltheater, 12.7.2013 (JMI).
Tristan in Munich: Pape, Sieffert and Nagano Excel
Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Bayerische Staatsoper’s Orchestra and Chorus / Kent Nagano (conductor). Munich’s Nationaltheater 11.7.2013. (JMI)
No One Day Giorno Di Regno
Argentina Verdi, Un giorno di regno: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Ensamble Lírico OrquestalDante Ranieri (conductor), Auditorio de Belgrano, Buenos Aires. 7.7.2013. (JSJ)
Royal Holloway Alumna and Choir Celebrate Britten and Poulenc
United Kingdom Britten, Pitts, Plakidis, Michael Berkeley, Poulenc, Gabriel Jackson: Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano), The Choir of Royal Holloway, Rupert Gough (director), Cheltenham Music Festival, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 12.7.2013 (JQ)
From Balanchine to Ratmansky: Three Ballets Presented by American Ballet Theatre
United States George Balanchine, Alexei Ratmansky, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 11.7.2013 (JRo)