Finland Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Finnish National Opera, Mikko Franck (conductor), Helsinki, 9.4.2012 (GF)
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Heritage Opera Gives Very Satisfying Account of Rigoletto
United Kingdom Verdi: Rigoletto: Heritage Opera, Jonathan Ellis (pianist/musical director), Preston Minster, 13.4.2012 (MC)
Impressive Sibelius from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Søndergård
United Kingdom Sibelius, Dvarionas: Vadim Gluzman (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 13.4.12 (JPr)
The Dream of Gerontius, Well and Eloquently Served in Birmingham
United Kingdom Sir Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Soloists, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham 12.4.2012 (JQ)
An Impressive Recital by the Tokyo String Quartet and Andreas Haefliger
United Kingdom Haydn, Debussy, Brahms: Tokyo String Quartet, Andreas Haefliger (piano), Wigmore Hall, London 10.4.2012 (RB)
Breth and Barenboim’s Lulu a Travesty of Berg’s Opera
Germany Berg, Lulu: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Schiller Theater, Berlin, 9.4.2012 (MB)
Broadway Stars Yield an Imperfect “Mikado”
United States Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado: Soloists, Collegiate Chorale and American Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 10.4.2012 (BE)
Good Orchestral Playing in a Colourless Production of Manon
United States Massenet , Manon: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York/Fabio Luisi (conductor), 7.4.2012 (CC)