United Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Oliver Rundell (conductor). Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Quays, Salford, 15.11.2024. (MC)
Opera North’s The Magic Flute is fresh and splendidly entertaining
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
At The Lowry, Opera North’s captivating Ruddigore exceeded already high expectations
United Kingdom Opera North 2024 [2] – Gilbert & Sullivan, Ruddigore (or The Witch’s Curse): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Anthony Kraus (conductor). Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Quays, Salford, 14.11.2024. (MC)
Opera North’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is superb entertainment
United Kingdom Opera North 2024 [1] – Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Soloists, Children’s Chorus, Orchestra of Opera North / Garry Walker (conductor). Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Quays, Salford, 13.11.2024. (MC)
Tenor Jonathan Tetelman injects the necessary flair into San Francisco Opera’s Carmen
United States Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Benjamin Manis (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 13.11.2024. (HS)
Le nozze di Figaro returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago
United States Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Erina Yashima (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 9.11.2024. (JLZ)
Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar continues its flight at the Metropolitan Opera
United States Golijov, Ainadamar: Soloists, Chorus, Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 6.11.2024. (ES-S)
Imperial Classical Ballet’s version of the timeless Swan Lake is full of dance and action
United Kingdom Imperial Classical Ballet’s Swan Lake: Dancers and Orchestra of Imperial Classical Ballet / Nikita Suhik (conductor). Towngate Theatre, Basildon, Essex, 9.11.2024. (JPr)
A scene from Imperial Classical Ballet’s Swan Lake
HGO’s production of Eugene Onegin is highly impressive
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, HGO Chorus and Orchestra / Oliver Cope (conductor). Jacksons Lane Arts Centre, London, 8.11.2024. (MB)
