United States Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, chorus and orchestra, Metropolitan Opera / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. 24.10.2016. (HS)
The Met’s New Tristan: Musically Sumptuous, But Dramatically Inert
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‘Fusion’ Agrippina In Buenos Aires
Argentina Adapted from Handel, Agrippina: Soloists, Orchestra of Buenos Aires Lírica, Conductor: Carlos David Jaimes. Teatro Picadero, Buenos Aires. 24.10.2016. (JSJ)
Joubert Receives Ovation at World Premiere of Jane Eyre in Concert Form
United Kingdom John Joubert, Jane Eyre (a concert performance of John Joubert’s opera after the novel of Charlotte Brontë to the libretto of Kenneth Birkin): Soloists, English Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Woods (conductor), The Ruddock Performing Arts Centre, Birmingham, 25.10.2016. (GR)
Unmasking Un Ballo
Italy Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera Rome. Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani. Conductor, Jesús López Cobos.Teatro dell’Opera Rome, 18.10.2016. (JB)
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Superb Singing and Playing in Met’s Traditional Production of Don Giovanni
United States Mozart, Don Giovanni: Cast, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Fabio Luisi (Conductor), Met Live in HD transmitted to the Komedia Cinema, Brighton, 21.10.2016. (RB)
All-round Excellence from Opera North in new Billy Budd
United Kingdom Britten, Billy Budd: Soloists and Chorus of Opera North / Garry Walker (conductor), Grand Theatre, Leeds, 21.10.2016. (JL)
Celebrating William Forsythe with Three Eminent U.S. Ballet Companies
United States Various composers, William Forsythe – Celebrate Forsythe: Artists of San Francisco Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Houston Ballet, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 21.10.2016. (JRo)
Finding Fidelio in Rome
Italy Beethoven, Fidelio (in concert form): Chorus (chorus master, Ciro Visco) and Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica Rome 20.10.2016. (JB)
