United Kingdom Berlioz, Les nuits d’éte (Summer Nights): Sinead O’Kelly (mezzo-soprano), Bryan Evans (piano), Cameron Menzies (creatives). Courtyard Theatre, Newtownabbey, 11.3.2023. (RB)
An imaginative presentation of Les Nuits d’Été
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Opera North’s first Ariadne auf Naxos is positively ‘Comic, heroic and romantic’
United Kingdom Richard Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, Orchestra of Opera North / Antony Hermus (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 10.3.2023. (MC)
Opera North’s Tosca revival certainly has the power to captivate an audience
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Gary Walker (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 9.3.2023. (MC)
A bright vocal cast joins Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria
Spain Monteverdi, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (concert performance): Palau Chamber Music Chorus, Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi (conductor). Palau de la Música, Barcelona, 11.2.2023. (JMI)
Andrei Serban’s Covent Garden Turandot gets an often intriguing and absorbing last hurrah
United Kingdom Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus master: William Spaulding), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 10.3.2023. (MB)
Movement-filled programme of dance from Tiler Peck & Friends at Sadler’s Wells
United Kingdom Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends: Sadler’s Wells, London, 10.3.2023. (JO’D)
Opera North’s Vixen has stood the test of time and is a genuine treat for eyes and ears
United Kingdom Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen: Soloists, Orchestra of Opera North / Andrew Gourley (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford. 7.3.2023. (MC)
Thought-provoking and outstanding new production of War and Peace in Munich
Germany Prokofiev, War and Peace: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bayerische Staatsoper / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 5.3.2023. (ALL)
