United Kingdom Rossini, La Cenerentola: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North/Wyn Daview (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 9.3.2017. (RJF)
A Well-Sung and Acted Performance of La Cenerentola at Opera North
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Opera North Concludes Its Trio of Fairy Tale Operas with a Fine Production of Snow Maiden
United Kingdom Rimsky-Korsakov, Snow Maiden (sung in English): Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Leo McFall (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 10.3.2017. (RJF)
Alstaedt and Opera North Render an Unrecognizable Hansel and Gretel
United Kingdom Opera North – Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel (sung in English): Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Christophe Alstaedt (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 8.3.2017. (RJF)
Scottish Opera are on their Finest Form for David McVicar’s Pelléas et Melisande
United Kingdom Debussy, Pelléas et Melisande: Soloists and Chorus of Scottish Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 11.3.2017. (SRT)
Pappano, Chorus and Orchestra Excel in Holten’s Farewell Die Meistersinger at Covent Garden
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 11.3.2017. (JPr)
Alvin Ailey Dancers Embody the American Soul
United States Various composers: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 8.3.2017. (JRo)
Scartazzini’s Edward II Fails to Hit the Mark Despite a Fine Performance
Germany Scartazzini – Edward II: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: Raymond Hughes) and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 9.3.2017. (MB)
ETO Begin their Spring Tour and Bring Tosca to the Hackney Empire
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists and Ensemble of English Touring Opera / Michael Rosewell (conductor). Hackney Empire, London. 9.3.2017. (JPr)
