Arne, Stradella: Soloists, Guildhall School Opera Chorus & Orchestra/Julian Perkins (conductor), Milton Court Theatre, London, 11.6.2014 (CC)
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La Forza del Destino: An Emotional Production, in Many Ways
Spain Verdi: La Forza del Destino, Chorus Generalitat Valenciana, Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana, Zubin Mehta (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 10.6.2014 (JMI)
The Promise of Things to Come in Straightforward Carmen
United States Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Cincinnati Opera, Marc Piollet (conductor), Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, 15.6.2014 (RDA)
Supercharged Alpensinfonie from Staatkapelle in Dresden
Germany Wolfgang Rihm, Richard Strauss: Anja Harteros (soprano), Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Christian Thielemann, (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 8.6.2014.
Photo:Nils Foltynowics
WNO Makes Good Case for Moses und Aron Musically – not Theatrically
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Moses und Aron (Company Premiere): Soloists, Chorus (and Extra Chorus) and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 24.5.2014 (GPu)
Evgeny Kissin in Recital: Very Interesting but Not Yet Quite the Real Deal
United Kingdom Schubert, Scriabin. Evgeny Kissin (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 10.6.2014 (CC)
A Compelling Evening with the Endellion Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, Britten Brahms: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), the Endellion String Quartet [Andrew Watkinson & Ralph da Souza (violins), Garfield Jackson (viola), David Waterman (cello)], Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 10.6.2014 (CS)
A Rare Offenbach Work Gets Its UK Premiere at Garsington
United Kingdom Offenbach, Vert Vert – Opéra bouffe in 3 acts (1869): Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus/David Parry (conductor), Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 9.6.2014 (RJF)
