United Kingdom G. Mahler, A. Mahler: Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.10.2024. (CC)
Revelatory Alma Mahler songs from Sasha Cooke, Marin Alsop and the Philharmonia
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Magnificent orchestral work under Eun Sun Kim elevates SFO’s Tristan und Isolde
United States Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 23.10.2024. (HS)
Scottish Opera’s refreshingly comic Albert Herring: magnificent singing and acting in a satire on village life
United Kingdom Britten, Albert Herring: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera / William Cole (conductor). Theatre Royal Glasgow, 22.10.2024. (GT)
Five true Legends of the Dance Floor dazzle on tour at the Cliffs Pavilion
United Kingdom Legends of the Dance Floor: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 22.10.2024. (JPr)
Anne Akiko Meyers and Andrew Litton take on Márquez’s Fandango in Vancouver
Canada Márquez, Stravinsky, Ravel: Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 18.10.2024. (GN)
The Belcea and Tabea Zimmermann bring dramatic intensity to two Wigmore Hall Mozart string quintets
United Kingdom Mozart: Belcea Quartet (Corina Belcea [violin], Suyeon Kang [violin], Krzysztof Chorzelski [viola], Antoine Lederlin [cello]) and Tabea Zimmermann (viola). Wigmore Hall, London, 18.10.2024. (CSa)
(P)review of a unique cinematic event: ENB’s Swan Lake in-the-round on the big screen from 30 October
United Kingdom English National Ballet’s Swan Lake in-the-round: Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor). Filmed (directed by Peter Jones) at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.6.2024. (JPr)
Kupfer’s La Scala, Milan, Der Rosenkavalier is more thoughtful sophistication than brazen opulence
Italy Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus and Treble Voices Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala Academy, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 19.10.2024. (CR)
