United Kingdom Verdi, Prokofiev, de Falla, Rimsky-Korsakov Valentina Lisitsa (piano); London Symphony Orchestra/Xian Zhang (conductor). Barbican Hall, 18.1.2015 (CC)
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No Weak Links in Met’s Lavish Merry Widow
United States Lehár, The Merry Widow: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Sir Andrew Davis (cnductor). Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 17.1.2015. (JPr)
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Subtlety, Control and Conviction in Bruch’s Kol Nidrei
United Kingdom Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Haydn. Gershwin: Liz Hanks (cello), The Endcliffe Orchestra / Martin Lightower; (conductor), St John’s Church, Blackstock Road, Sheffield, 17.1.2015 (JK)
A ‘Period’ Approach to Romantic Russian Music Brings Mixed Results
United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Sergei Leiferkus (baritone); Chorus of the Mikhailovsky Theatre (pre-recorded); Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 15.1.2015 (CC)
Illuminating and Refreshing Contrasts from Koenigs and WNO Orchestra
United Kingdom Dvořák, Beethoven, Debussy, Bartók: Olga Scheps (piano), Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Lothar Koenigs (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 16.1.2005 (PCG)
Bartoli Not the Only Jewel in Zurich’s La Cenerentola
Switzerland Rossini: La Cenerentola, Soloists, Men of the Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, Giancarlo Andretta (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich, 15.01.2015 (RP)
Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season 2014/15 Continues: Romance And Revolution: Andrea Chénier
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Well-Cast Tosca in an Old-Fashioned Set
United States Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Seattle Opera, Julian Kovatchev (conductor). McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA. 10.1.2014 (RC)