United Kingdom Wagner, Siegfried Act II: Soloists, Rehearsal Orchestra / Anthony Legge (conductor), Henry Wood Hall, London, 21.10.2018. (JPr)
Mastersingers and Rehearsal Orchestra’s Siegfried Act II Shows Talent and Commitment
Opera & Ballet
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Elīna Garanča is the Personification of Evil-Seductress Dalila in Saint-Saëns’s Opera at the Met
United States Saint-Saëns, Samson et Dalila: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera, New York / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Broadcast Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera to Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 20.10.2018. (JPr)
A Transformative Staging of Satyagraha
United States Glass, Satyagraha: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / Grant Gershon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 20.10.2018. (JRo)
& Michael J. Hawk (Prince Arjuna – far right) (c) Cory Weaver/LA Opera
The National Theatre’s Fidelio – Updated but Timeless
Czech Republic Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of The National Theatre / Andreas Sebastian Weiser (conductor), The Estates Theatre, Prague, 18.10.2018. (RP)
Wexford Enjoys a Splendid Don Pasquale
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera 2018 [1] – Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists of Wexford Festival Opera / Daniella Pellegrino (music director), Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford, 20.10.2018. (RB)
Scottish Opera Opens the New Season with a Revival of Verdi’s Rigoletto
United Kingdom Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and the Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Rumon Gumba (conductor), Theatre Royal Glasgow, 18.10.2018. (GT)
Susanna Branchini as Abigaille shines in Verdi’s Nabucco at Teatro di San Carlo
Italy Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra / Francesco Ivan Ciampa (conductor), Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, 12.10.2018. (GT)
An Eerie Rarity, The Turn of the Screw Offers No Escape
United States Britten, The Turn of the Screw: Soloists of Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony / Constantin Trinks (conductor), Seattle, Washington, 13.11.2018. (ZC)
(c) Philip Newton