Italy Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven and Mozart: Orchestra Giovanile Uto Ughi per Roma with Uto Ughi (violinist and conductor) and young soloists, Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, Rome, 27.9.2011
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A Superb Liszt Recital from Nelson Goerner
United Kingdom Liszt: Nelson Goerner (Piano) Wigmore Hall, London 27 September 2011 (RB)
In Lully’s Garden: Other Flowers Flourish Alongside Atys
United States Le Jardin de Monsieur Lully: Les Arts Florissants (orchestra), Le Jardin des Voix (vocalists), William Christie (conductor) BAM Harvey Theatre, Brooklyn, NY 25.09.2011 (SSM)
Madama Butterfly: An Overall Theatrical Experience of High Merit
United States Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Kitsap Opera, soloists, Wayne Wyman (conductor), Therese Diekhans (director), Leone Cottrell-Adkins (producer), Richard Washek (set designer), Marilyn Fuller (costume coordinator), Theresa Ballew (stage manager), Mark Thomason (technical direction and lighting design), Admiral Theater, Bremerton, WA, 25.9.2011 (BJ)
A symbolic Lohengrin in Buenos Aires
Argentina Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor: Ira Levin, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 23.9.2011. (JSJ)
A Rare Performance of Kullervo in a Concert Dedicated to Kurt Sanderling
United Kingdom Brahms, Sibelius: Viktoria Mullova (violin), Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano), Jukka Rasilainen (bass-baritone), Orphei Drängar (male chorus), Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.9.2011
Dramatic and Reverential Verdi Opens Andris Nelson’s New CBSO Season
United Kingdom Verdi, Requiem: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with Andris Nelsons (Conductor), CBSO Chorus (Chorus Master – Julian Wilkins) and Soloists, Kristine Opolais (Soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (Mezzo) , Pavel Černoch (Tenor) & Jan Martinik (Bass) Birmingham Symphony Hall, 22.9.2011 (GR).
Impressive debut for Manchester Camerata’s new Hungarian Music Director
United Kingdom Haydn, Bartók, Liszt and Haydn: Manchester Camerata/Gábor Takács-Nagy, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Royal Northern College of Music Concert Hall, Manchester, Saturday 24th September 2011 (MC)