United Kingdom Mascagni, Iris (sung in Italian): Soloists, Holland Park Opera Chorus, City of London Sinfonia/Stuart Stratford (conductor), Opera Holland Park, London, 7.6.2016. (CC)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
The OAE’s 30th Anniversary Der Freischütz Hits the Bullseye
United Kingdom Weber: Soloists, London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.6.2016. (JPr)
Plácido Domingo Continues to Defy the Years in Covent Garden’s Nabucco
United Kingdom Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Maurizio Benini (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 6.6.2016. (JPr)
A Ballet Rarely Seen in the US: Frederick Ashton’s Romeo and Juliet
Ashton: Romeo and Juliet, Los Angeles Ballet, Royce Hall, Los Angeles 4.6.2016 (JRo)
Garsington Emphasises Psychological Aspects of Eugene Onegin
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / Douglas Boyd, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 5.6.2016 (CR)
Clever and Amusing L’italiana in Algeri at Garsington
United Kingdom Rossini, L’italiana in Algeri: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / David Parry, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 4.6.2016. (CR)
English National Ballet Performs Traditional, Timeless Swan Lake In-The-Round
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Dancers of English National Ballet and English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.6.2016. (JPr)
Enjoyable and Visually Appealing Mikado from Scottish Opera
United Kingdom Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Derek Clark (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 3.6.2016. (SRT)