United Kingdom Verdi: Falstaff: Soloists and Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia / Peter Robinson (conductor), Holland Park, London, 20.7.2012. (GD)
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Heart beats – Martín Oro in Concert
Argentina Mi palpita il cor: Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Walther, Bononcini, Piccinini, Handel: Martín Oro (countertenor), Manfredo Kraemer (violin), Dolores Costoyas (theorbo), Nina Diehl (cello), Federico Ciancio (harpsichord), Pilar Golf, Buenos Aires. 14.7.2012. (JSJ)
Longing to Italy …
Sweden A Musical Journey from Nordic Melancholy to Mediterranean Ardour: Tobias Ringborg (violin and piano), Michael Weinius (tenor and piano). Vattnäs Concert Barn, Vattnäs, Dalecarlia, Sweden. 14.7.2012 (GF)
Luminous Lucretia at the Concert Barn
Sweden Britten, The Rape of Lucretia: Soloists, Vattnäs Operakapell. Mattias Böhm (conductor). The Concert Barn, Vattnäs, Dalecarlia, Sweden. 13.7.2012 (Premiere) (GF)
Variety and Intriguing Juxtapositions at 2012 Gower Festival
United Kingdom Variety and Intriguing Juxtapositions at 2012 Gower Festival: Gower Festival, Gower Peninsula, South Wales, 16-19.7.2012.
Longborough’s Götterdämmerung: a Monumental Achievement
United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Anthony Negus (conductor), Alan Privett (director), Kjell Torriset (designer),16-19.7.2012 (JPr)
Proms 9: Barenboim’s Beethoven Cycle Auspiciously Launched
United Kingdom Prom 9: Beethoven and Boulez: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.7.2012. (MB)
A String Quartet, a Violinist and a Pianist Walk into a Barge…
United States Franck, Debussy, Chausson: Ursula Oppens (piano), Mark Peskanov (violin), Cassatt Quartet, Muneko Otani (violin), Jennifer Leshnower (violin), Sarah Adams (viola), Nicole Johnson (cello), Bargemusic, New York City, 8.7.2012 (BH)