United States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / James Levine. (conductor). Met Live in HD (directed by Gary Halvorson) broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 14.12.2013. (JPr)
Broadcasts and Film
Ambrogio Maestri Gives Weighty Portrayal of Falstaff in Met Live in HD Broadcast
Peter Wright’s Venerable Nutcracker as Lively as Ever
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker: Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Tom Seligman (conductor), viewed at Vue Piccadilly Cinema, London, 12.12.2013. (MB)
Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach…… Probably Better in a Theatre
United Kingdom Britten, Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh beach: Soloists, Chorus of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Britten–Pears Orchestra / Stuart Bedford (conductor). Cinema screening of new DVD at The Hospital Club, Covent Garden, London, 4.12.2013. (JPr)
Some Highlights and Many Longueurs in Verdi’s Sicilian Vespers
United Kingdom Verdi, Les Vêpres siciliennes (in a new production by Stefan Herheim): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Antonio Pappano. Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex. 4.11.2013. (JPr)
The Met’s Tosca Is Compelling To Watch On The Big Screen
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conducted by Riccardo Frizza. The Met Live in HD broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, 9.11.2013. (JPr)
Obscure Opera Boasts Bel Canto Stylist
United States Gasparo Spontini, La Vestale: Soloists, Cercle de l’Harmonie, Chœur Aedes, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (medici.tv broadcast), Paris. 23.10.2013 (RDA)
Carlos Acosta’s Quest For The Don Quixote Of His Dreams
United Kingdom Minkus (arr. Martin Yates), Don Quixote: Soloists, Corps de ballet and Royal Opera House Orchestra / Martin Yates (conductor). Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex. 16.10.2013. (JPr)
