Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Kentish Opera Perform La traviata Lean Ensemble, Effective Production

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kentish Opera 2017 – Verdi, La traviata (In English): Soloists, Kentish Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Robyn Sevastos (conductor), The Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks, Kent, 27.5.2017. (MH)

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Germont père (Aaron McAuley), Violetta (Stefanie Kemble-Read) in La traviata (c) Andrew Waltham

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Puccini’s La Rondine Opens the 2017 Opera Holland Park Season

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, La Rondine (sung in Italian: first version, with interpolated first act Romanza): Cast and Chorus of Holland Park Opera; City of London Sinfonia / Matthew Kofi Waldren. Holland Park, London, 1.6.2017. (CC)

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Elizabeth Llewellyn (Magda) & Stephen Aviss (Prunier) in La Rondine (c) Robert Workman

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Pretty Yende and Liparit Avetisyan are the stars of the future in the Royal Opera’s L’elisir d’amore

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Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra of The Royal Opera House / Bertrand de Billy (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 27.5.2017. (JPr) Cast: Adina – Pretty Yende Nemorino – Liparit Avetisyan Dulcamara – Alex Esposito Belcore -Paolo Bordogna Giannetta – Vlada Borovko Production: Director – Laurent Pelly Revival director – Daniel … Read more

Rina Kanehara and Aitor Arrieta are Deserved Joint Winners of ENB’s 2017 Emerging Dancer Competition

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2017: Nominated dancers, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor). Sadler’s Wells, London, 25.5.2017. (JPr)

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Rina Kanehara & Aitor Arrieta dance Perrot’s Esmeralda pas de deux (c) Laurent Liotardo

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