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
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
In Philadelphia, Commemorating Bernstein’s Centennial with an Exhilarating Candide
13/07/2019
Bernstein, Candide: Soloists, Philadelphia Symphonic Choir (director: Joe Miller), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 22.6.2019. (BJ)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin (left) and the cast of Candide
Effervescent Rossini In Wellington
10/07/2019
Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, Freemasons New Zealand Opera Chorus and Orchestra Wellington / Wyn Davies (conductor), The Opera House, Wellington. 2.7.2019. (PM)
NZ Opera’s The Barber of Seville (c) David Rowland
Masterful Chamber Version of Das Rheingold in Vattnäs
09/07/2019
Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Dancers from M&M Dance School, Mora, Extras, Vattnäs Extended Chamber Orchestra / Joakim Unander (conductor), Vattnäs Concert Barn, Vattnäs, Sweden, 5.7.2019. (GF)
Katarina Böhm (Wellgunde), Alexandra Büchel (Woglinde), Elisabeth Leyser (Flosshilde)
(c) P-J Jansson
Gorgeously sung Ariadne auf Naxos in Cincinnati
09/07/2019
R. Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, Cincinnati Opera / Jun Märkl (conductor), School for Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio. 11.7.2019. (RDA)
Liv Redpath as Zerbinetta in Ariadne at Cincinnati Opera (Photo: Cincinnati Opera)
Electrifying Elektra at Zurich Opera
08/07/2019
Richard Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Simone Young (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich, 7.7.2019. (JR)
Elektra (Evelyn Herlitzius), Chrysothemis (Tamara Wilson) (c) Toni Suter
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