With Rumpled Intensity, Skelton Soars as Grimes

United StatesUnited States Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 26.6.2014 (HS)

The San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas perform Benjamin Britten's "Peter Grimes."  On Thursday night, June 26, 2014. PHOTO CREDIT:  Stefan Cohen
The San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas perform Benjamin Britten’s “Peter Grimes.” On Thursday night, June 26, 2014. PHOTO CREDIT: Stefan Cohen

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Power Cuts: a Slow and Gloomy Carmen

ItalyItaly  Bizet, Carmen.  Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome. Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani.  Conductor, Emmanuel Villaume.  Co-production with Teatro Municipal of Santiago, Chile directed by Emilio Sagi, with sets by Daniel Bianco and Costumes by Renata Schussheim. Teatro Costanzi, Rome 20.06.2014 (JB)

Teatro dell’Opera CARMEN Musica di Georges Bizet

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Denk and Stucky Have Fun With ‘Classical Style’

United StatesUnited States Haydn, Stucky:  Brooklyn Rider (Johnny Gandelsman, Colin Jacobsen, violins; Nicholas Cords, viola; Eric Jacobsen, cello), soloists, The Knights (orchestra), presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley. 20.6.2013 (HS)

Ojai Music Festival: "The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)" 6/11/14 Libby Bowl
Ojai Music Festival: “The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)” 6/11/14 Libby Bowl

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