Broadcasts and Film

For the Met, Bryn Terfel and friends at Brecon Cathedral bring us a holiday welcome from the hillsides

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Met Stars Live in Concert – Sir Bryn Terfel in Wales: Sir Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Natalya Romaniw (soprano), Trystan Llyr Griffiths (tenor), Hannah Stone (harp), Jeff Howard (piano), Calan (folk group), Elen Hydref and Dylan Wyn Rowlands (additional harps). Livestreamed (directed by Gary Halvorson) from Brecon Cathedral, Wales, 12.12.2020. (JPr)

Sir Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Hannah Stone (harp) & Jeff Howard (piano)

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Paris’s lockdown La Bayadère proves a fitting tribute to Nureyev’s final choreographic testament

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FranceFrance Rudolf Nureyev’s La Bayadère: Dancers of the Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris, Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris / Philippe Hui (conductor). Livestream (available for only seven day click here) from the Opéra Bastille, Paris, 13.12.2020. (JPr)

Dorothée Gilbert (Nikiya) and Germain Louvet (Solor)

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A superb Christmas at Westminster Abbey progamme: what music could be sweeter?

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Live from London Christmas, Christmas at Westminster Abbey – What Sweeter Music: Catherine Bott (reader), Sally Price (harp), Peter Holder organ), The Choir of Westminster Abbey / James O’Donnell (director). Livestreamed via VOCES8 Foundation (click here), 15.12.2020. (CC)

Christmas at Westminster Abbey (c) Libby Percival

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A Cadogan Hall thinned-down Messiah of bright hope from VOCES8, ECO, and high-profile soloists

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Messiah HWV 56 (shortened version): Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Andrew Staples (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), VOCES8, English Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Kraemer (director / harpsichord). Cadogan Hall, London, 11.12.2020. Streamed via Live from London Christmas (click here). (CC)

VOCES8’s Messiah at Cadogan Hall

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Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s Cav & Pag provides the shot of versimo we surely need

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ItalyItaly Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna / Frédéric Chaslin (conductor). Originally livestreamed (9.2.2020) on OperaStreaming by Edunova. This was reviewed on YouTube and it is available via SoundCloud. (CC)

Cavalleria rusticana (c) Rocco Casaluci

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society offers the gift of Schubert’s most-beloved songs

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United StatesUnited States Brooklyn Art Song Society – Schubert: Bonus Concert: Sarah Nelson Craft (mezzo-soprano), Nils Neubert (tenor), Nana Shi (piano). Brooklyn Art Song Society, Soapbox Gallery, Brooklyn. First streamed on 12.12.2020. (RP)

Sarah Nelson Craft (mezzo-soprano)
© Joan Chiverton

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Urbane comfort from the Cleveland Orchestra and Nicholas McGegan

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United StatesUnited States In Focus / Episode Four: Inventions: Strings of the Cleveland Orchestra / Nicholas McGegan (conductor and harpsichord). Severance Hall, Cleveland, 10.12.2020, and reviewed as a livestream. (MSJ)

Nicholas McGegan & the Cleveland Orchestra © Roger Mastroianni

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