Italy Rossini, Matilde di Shabran. Orchestra and men’s voices of the Chorus of Teatro Comunale, Bologna. Adriatic Arena, Pesaro. 14.08.2012 (JB)
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MM 7: One Step Back to Brahms
United States MM 7 Mozart, Schubert, Brahms: Joshua Bell (violin), Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Louis Langrée (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 17-18.8.2012 (SSM)
Aspen XIII: Harbison’s “Gatsby,” Superb Thibaudet, Brilliant Copland
United States Aspen Music Festival (XIII): Harbison’s The Great Gatsby in reduced orchestration; Thibaudet entrances with superb Debussy; Pro Arte settles down with Schubert; and a brilliant Copland Sextet 13-16.2012 (HS)
August is “Bustin’ Out All Over” at London’s Barbican
United Kingdom Rodgers and Hammerstein, Carousel: Soloists, Dancers and Chorus of Opera North with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, conducted by James Holmes, Barbican Theatre, London, 17.8.2012. (JPr)
MM 4: Schubert’s “Real” Unfinished Symphony
United States MM 4: Schubert/Berio, Beethoven Garrick Ohlsson (piano), Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 7.8.2012, (SSM)
Prom 43. Dutoit’s Delius and Saint-Saëns Outshine his Tchaikovksy
United Kingdom Prom 43: Delius, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky. Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.8.12 (GD)
Prom 45: Brazilians’ Exciting Debut at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 45: Nelson Freire (piano), São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor) Royal Albert Hall, London 15.8.2012 (RB)
Seattle’s Turandot: More Than Just Spectacle
United States Puccini, Turandot: Seattle Opera, soloists, Asher Fisch (conductor), McCaw Hall, Seattle, 4 & 5/8/2012 (BJ)