United Kingdom Juan Diego Flórez & Friends: London Symphony Orchestra, Guillermo García Calvo (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 21.4.2013. (JPr)
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Chagnard’s Cuban Celebration Provides Uncomplicated Pleasure
United States Chagnard and Mozart: Awadagin Pratt (conductor and piano), Northwest Sinfonietta, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 19.4.2013 (BJ)
Voices in a Garden
United States Rameau, Monteclair, Dauvergne, Grandval, Gluck, Campra: “Le Jardin de Monsieur Rameau,” Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (Director/Conductor), Harvey Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, 19.4.2013 (SSM)
Daniele Gatti Leads a Tremendous Verdi Requiem
United Kingdom Verdi Requiem: Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano); Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto); Francesco Meli (tenor); Carlo Colombara (bass-baritone); Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra; Daniele Gatti (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.4.2013 (CC)
Berlin’s Siegfried Delights the Ear but Not the Eye
Germany Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Dancers, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Berliner Staatsoper, Schiller Theater, Berlin, 18.4.2013 (MB)
Fervent Applause for Edward Watson in Mayerling
United Kingdom Liszt (arranged and orchestrated by Lanchbery), Mayerling: Dancers and Orchestra of the Royal Ballet / Martin Yates (conductor), Sergey Levitin (co-concert master), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 19.4.2013. (JO’D)
A Journey from Hymn to Song with Uchida
United States Bach, Schoenberg, Schumann: Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Carnegie Hall, New York City, 18.4.2013 (DA)
Rossini Helps A Company Bounce Back with Style and Grace
United States Rossini, Moses in Egypt: Soloists, Michael Counts (director); Jayce Ogren (conductor); New York City Opera at City Center. 14-4-13 (RDA)