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Collected opera and ballet reviews
United Kingdom Walton, The Bear: Soloists, Members of City of London Sinfonia (Fran Hills [piano], Ruth Funnell [violin], Christopher Rawley [bassoon], Stephanie Beck [harp] and Glyn Matthews [percussion]) / John Andrews (conductor). Filmed at Stone House during April 2020 and streaming from 9 to 13.11.2021 (click here). (JPr)
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists; Chamber Orchestra of Hampstead Garden Opera / Thomas Payne (conductor). Jacksons Lane Theatre, Highgate, London, 5.11.2021. (CC)
United Kingdom Bartók, Bluebeard’s Castle: Soloists of London Sinfonietta / Stephen Higgins (conductor). Theatre of Sound at Stone Nest, London, 6.11.2021. (KMcD)
Ireland Gerald Barry’s Alice’s Adventures Under Ground: Irish Chamber Orchestra / André de Ridder (conductor). Filmed (directed by Hugh O’Conor) at the National Opera House, Wexford and streaming (click here) from 5.11 to 5.12.2021. (JPr)
United States Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 29.10.2021. (RP)
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Chris Hopkins (conductor). London Coliseum, 29.10.2021. (JB)
Austria Cilea, Adriana Lecouvreur: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Asher Fisch (conductor). Livestreamed from Vienna State Opera on 29.10.2021 (directed by Dominic Kepczynski) and on demand for a limited time. (JPr)
Russian Federation Prokofiev, Semyon Kotko: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Valery Gergiev (conductor). Mariinsky II, St Petersburg, 23.10.2021. (GT)
