Opera & Ballet – Page 343 – Seen and Heard International

Carlos Acosta Bids a Classical Farewell

03/10/201805/10/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Various composers, Carlos Acosta: The Classical Farewell: Carlos Acosta and guest soloists, Robert Clark (piano), Gina McCormack (violin), Rowena Calvert (cello), Katie Trethewey (soprano), Greg Skidmore (baritone), Pegasus Chamber Choir and orchestra / Paul Murphy (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 3.10.2016. (JPr)

CARLOS ACOSTA 2016, Royal Albert Hall, Credit: Johan Persson/www.perssonphotography.com — *Apollo pas de deux* Marianela Núñez & Carlos Acosta (c) Johan Persson

WNO’s Intoxicating Kiss Me, Kate Has Vivacious Energy and Effervescent Intelligence

14/10/201605/10/2016 by Glyn Pursglove

United Kingdom Cole Porter, Kiss Me, Kate (Company Production Premiere): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / James Holmes (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 29.9.2016. (GPu)

Turandot – A Stunning Presentation of a Not Very Human Opera

10/10/201604/10/2016 by Bernard Jacobson

United States Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra of Opera Philadelphia/Corrado Rovaris (conductor), Academy of Music, Philadelphia. 2.9.2016. (BJ)

turandot-007 — Opera Philadelphia’s *Turandot* – Christine Goerke (center) (c) Kelly & Massa Photography

Toulouse marks the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s Death with a Berlioz Opera

10/10/201604/10/2016 by José Irurzun

France Berlioz, Béatrice et Bénédict: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Thèâtre du Capitole / Tito Ceccherini (conductor), Thèâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 2.10.2016. (JMI)

Béatrice et Bénédict © Patrice Nin — *Béatrice et Bénédict* © Patrice Nin

Emotionally Powerful Puccini Double Bill from Opera North

10/10/201604/10/2016 by John Leeman

United Kingdom Puccini: Il Tabarro and Suor Angelica, Orchestra and soloists of Opera North, Jac van Steen (conductor), Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, 1.10.2016. (JL)

Giselle Allen as Giorgetta. Photo credit: Tristram Kenton. — *Il Tabarro* – Giselle Allen as Giorgetta (c) Tristram Kenton.

Musically Strong and Intelligently Staged Don Giovanni at ENO

10/10/201604/10/2016 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: James Henshaw) and Orchestra of the English National Opera, Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Coliseum, London, 30.9.2016. (MB)

ENO Don Giovanni Clive Bayley and Christopher Purves. Photo credit: Robert Workman. — ENO’s *Don Giovanni* – Clive Bayley (Leporello) and Christopher Purves (Don Giovanni)
Photo credit: Robert Workman

Triumphant Return to Form by Scottish Ballet

10/10/201603/10/2016 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Webb, Laplane, Pite: Scottish Ballet, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 1.10.2016. (SRT)

Scottish Ballet Company in Emergence by Crystal Pite. Photo by Andy Ross. — Scottish Ballet Company in Crystal Pite’s *Emergence*. Photo by Andy Ross.

The Conclusion to the Philharmonia’s Stravinsky: Myths and Rituals series

05/10/201601/10/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Stravinsky: Soloists, Orphei Drängar. Ladies of the Gustaf Sjökvists Kammarkör and Ladies of the Sofia Vokalensemble, Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.9.2016. (JPr)

Joseph Kaiser and Willard White in Peter Sellars’ Aix production of *Oedipus rex* (c) Vincent Beaume

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