United Kingdom 2001: A Space Odyssey Live: Philharmonia Orchestra and Voices, Benjamin Wallfisch (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.10.2013 (GDn)
Broadcasts and Film
Royal Opera Returns to the Screen with Turandot
United Kingdom Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra / Henrik Nánási (conductor) in Andrei Serban’s 1984 production with designs by Sally Jacobs. Broadcast to The May Fair Hotel, Mayfair, London. 18.9.2013. (JPr)
Mixed Results for Pappano’s Don Carlo (Rebroadcast)
Austria Verdi, Don Carlo: Soloists, Members of the Young Singers Project, Vienna State Opera Chorus Antonio Pappano (conductor), Agnes Méth (film director), Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria. 16.8.2013 (RDA)
Impeccable Verdi and Terfel’s Wotan at Verbier (Rebroadcast)
Switzerland Verdi, Wagner: Soloists, Verbier Festival Orchestra, The Collegiate Chorale, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Salle des Combins, Verbier, Switzerland. Film director: Anaïs Spiro. Production: Idéale Audience. Broadcast on www.medici.tv. 25.7.2013 (RDA)
Tremendous Verdi Requiem from Noseda at Verbier (Rebroadcast)
Switzerland Verdi, Messa da Requiem: Soloists, Verbier Festival Orchestra and Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Maria Agresta (soprano), Daniela Barcellona (mezzo-soprano), Piotr Beczala (tenor), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass). Salle des Combins, Verbier, Switzerland. Movie director: Corentin Leconte. Production: Idéale Audience, – MUSEEC/medici.tv. 1.8.2013 (RDA)
Indefatigable Plácido Domingo Takes On Role of Nabucco
United Kingdom Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). ROH Cinema 2012/13 Broadcast to the Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, London, 29.4.2013. (JPr)
L’elisir d’amore Launches Met Live in HD 2012/3 Season
United States Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Maurizio Benini (conductor), new production by Bartlett Sher, directed for television by Gary Halvorson. Met Live in HD broadcast to the Barbican Cinema, London, 13.10.2012. (JPr)
Met Live Die Walküre has Problems with an Ambitious Set
Wagner, Die Walküre, Metropolitan Opera’s latest HD transmission: (directed for TV by Gary Halfvorson) live to the Barbican Cinema, London. 14.5.2011. (JPr)