United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore: Buxton G&S Festival Company and Orchestra / Timothy Henty (conductor), Opera House, Buxton, 10-11-18.8.2012 (RJW)
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Sir Malcolm Arnold Opera Premiere on 20th October
United Kingdom Sir Malcolm Arnold Opera Premiere on 20th October
EIF 3: Classical and Romantic Approaches to the Great Outdoors
United Kingdom Beethoven, Strauss: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Usher Hall, 11.08.2012 (SRT)
EIF 2: Whately and Allen Celebrate Kathleen Ferrier’s Legacy
United Kingdom Brahms, Ravel, Debussy, Duparc: Kitty Whately (mezzo), Thomas Allen (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 11.8.2012 (SRT)
Edinburgh International Festival 1. Delius, A Mass of Life:
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 1. Delius, A Mass of Life: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Andrew Davis (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 10.08.2012 (SRT)
Prom 34: Bychkov Revels in Strauss; The Labèques Battle Through Dubugnon
United Kingdom Prom 34: Schubert, Dubugnon, Richard Strauss: Katia and Marielle Labèque (two pianos), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.8.2012 (CG)
MM 3: And No Birds Sing
United States Mostly Mozart 3: Mozart, Bach, Mendelssohn: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), François Leleux (oboe), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 5.8.2012 (SSM)
Enjoyable Marriage of Figaro from Heritage Opera
United Kingdom Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Heritage Opera / Jonathan Ellis (accompanist), Preston Minster, 7.8.2012 (MC)