United Kingdom Britten, Albert Herring: Soloists, Orchestra of Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama / David Jones (conductor). Dora Stoutzker Hall, RWCMD, Cardiff, 28.4.2019. (GPu)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
A Bright, Yet Thought-Provoking Production of Berenice Makes Time Fly By
United Kingdom Handel, Berenice: Soloists, London Handel Orchestra / Laurence Cummings (harpsichord). Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1.4.2019 (CC)
The Royal Ballet’s Dancers Shine in 2019’s Russian Ballet Icons Gala at the London Coliseum
United Kingdom Various Composers, Russian Ballet Icons Gala 2019: Guest dancers, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Valery Ovsyanikov (conductor). London Coliseum, 31.3.2019. (JPr)
Rare Opportunity to See and Experience Vaughan Williams’s Profound Pilgrim’s Progress
United Kingdom Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Pilgrim’s Progress: Soloists, Chorus and Opera Orchestra of Royal Northern College of Music / David Parry (conductor). RNCM Opera Theatre. Manchester, 31.3.2019. (RJF)
Dramatic Intensity and Intimacy in Mid Wales Opera’s Tosca at Newport
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus, Ensemble Cymru / Jonathan Lyness (conductor). Riverfront Arts Centre, Newport. 27.4.2019. (GPu)
Dido and Aeneas in Madrid Puts the Emphasis on Ballet over Opera
Spain Purcell, Dido and Aeneas: Vocalconsort Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin / Christopher Moulds (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 31.3.2019. (JMI)
At Opera Parallèle in San Francisco, a Legendary Painter Comes to Life
United States Laura Kaminsky, Today It Rains: Soloists, Orchestra, Vocal ensemble of Opera Parallèle / Nicole Paiement (conductor), Z Space, San Francisco. 29.3.2019. (HS)
Lepage’s Met Die Walküre Revival Boasts a Sextet of Vocal Successes and Characterful Conducting
United States Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Broadcast Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera to Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 30.3.2019. (JPr)
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