Splendid, Lyrical Account of the Glagolitic Mass at the Opening of the 2019 BBC Proms
20/07/2019
BBC PROM 1 – Di Castri, Dvořák, Janáček: Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Ladislav Elgr (tenor), Jan Martiník (bass), BBC Singers; BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.7.2019. (CC)
Asmik Grigorian (soprano) and Karina Canellakis (conductor)
(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Glimmerglass Premieres Blue – A Story of America’s Ongoing Struggle with Race
19/07/2019
The Glimmerglass Festival [2] – Tesori, Blue: Soloists, The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra / John DeMain (conductor), Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown, 14,7,2019. (RP)
Kenneth Kellogg (The Father) and Aaron Crouch (The Son)
© Karli Cadel/The Glimmerglass Festival
A Splendid Production of The Ghosts of Versailles Premieres at Glimmerglass
17/07/2019
The Glimmerglass Festival [1] – Corigliano, The Ghosts of Versailles: Soloists, The Glimmerglass Festival Chorus & Orchestra / Joseph Colaneri (conductor), Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown, 13.7.2019. (RP)
Yelena Dyachek (Marie Antoinette) © Karli Cadel/The Glimmerglass Festival
Back to Bach at Tanglewood as Hilary Hahn Pushes in New Directions
16/07/2019
2019 Tanglewood Music Festival [2] – J. S. Bach: Hilary Hahn (violin), Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox, 10.7.2019 (CSa)
Hilary Hahn performing Bach at Ozawa Hall (c) Hilary Scott
Ricky Ian Gordon’s Fascinating, Disturbing Ellen West Premieres at Opera Saratoga
15/07/2019
2019 Opera Saratoga Summer Festival – Gordon, Ellen West: Soloists, The Opera Saratoga Orchestra / Lidiya Yankovskaya (conductor), Opera Saratoga, The Spa Little Theater, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12.7.2019. (RP)
Jennifer Zetlan (Ellen West) © Gary David Gold
At Aspen, Baráti Delivers on Ysaÿe and Ravel
15/07/2019
Aspen Music Festival [II]: Aspen, Colorado. 8-11.7.2019 (HS)
Kristóf Baráti (c) Marco Borggreve
Longborough’s Female-Centric Don Giovanni
13/07/2019
Longborough Festival Opera [3] – Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Thomas Blunt (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 11.7.2019. (CP)
Ivan Ludlow (Don Giovanni) & Llio Evans (Zerlina) © Matthew Williams Ellis
Garsington’s Admirable Elucidation of Psychologically and Emotionally Dark The Turn of the Screw
13/07/2019
Garsington Opera 2019 [3] – Britten, The Turn of Screw: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra / Richard Farnes (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 7.7.2018. (CR)
Leo Jemison (Miles) Elen Willmer (Flora) Ed Lyon (Peter Quint) & Katherine Broderick (Miss Jessel)<br/>(c) Johan Persson
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