Switzerland Death and the Maiden – Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) and CAMERATA BERN: Streamed via Virtual Circle by Harrison Parrott.
Kopatchinskaja breathes life into everything she touches and her Death and the Maiden film is astonishing
Broadcasts and Film
Pushing the envelope: drag queens and saints on the Opera Philadelphia Channel
United States Courtney Bryan’s Blessed & Angélica Negrón’s The Island We Made: Available to stream until 31.5.2021 on the Opera Philadelphia Channel, 30.3.2021. (RP)
Jonathan Ferrucci brings new life to the Goldberg Variations at St Mary’s Perivale
United Kingdom Bach: Jonathan Ferrucci (piano).Livestreamed from St Mary’s Perivale, 28.3.2021. (JB)
Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra contrast terror and serenity
United States In Focus / Episode Seven: Memory and Transformation: Strings of the Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Reviewed as a video stream from Severance Hall, Cleveland, 29.3.2021. (MSJ)
La Scala Ballet shows Nureyev lives on due to his artistic legacy, influence on ballet and choreographies
Italy Homage to Nureyev: Dancers of La Scala Ballet, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan / Koen Kessels (conductor). Recorded (directed by Tiziano Mancini) on 19.3.2021 and streamed from La Scala, Milan, 28.3.2021. (JPr)
For Holy Week there is a fine Zurich St. Matthew Passion to be seen online soon
Switzerland Bach: Jan Petryka (Evangelist), Milan Siljanov (Jesus), Hannah Morrison (soprano), Anke Vondung (alto), Konstantin Wolff (bass), Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Orchestra La Scintilla / Florian Helgath (conductor). Kirche Oberstrass, Zurich 27.3.2021. (JR)
After a turbulent year, Dunedin Consort perform Bach’s St Matthew’s Passion online from Perth
United Kingdom J. S. Bach: Anna Dennis, Jessica Leary (sopranos), Jess Dandy, Judy Brown (altos), Andrew Tortise, David Lee (tenors), Matthew Brook, Benedict Nelson (basses), Dunedin Consort / John Butt (conductor). From Perth Concert Hall and streamed online as part of Perth’s Easter Festival of Classical Music, 27.3.2021. (SRT)
Gothenburg’s shining Siegfried gloriously surmounts the challenges of producing opera in a pandemic
Sweden Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Dancers, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra / Evan Rogister (conductor). Pre-recorded on Gothenburg Opera main stage for digital streaming only and premiered 26-28.3.2021. (NS)
