United Kingdom Puccini, Il tabarro: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: William Cole), Melos Sinfonia, Oliver Zeffman (conductor). LSO St Luke’s, London, 1.5.2016. (MB)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Wilton’s Strike! Dance Festival Opens with Works that Puzzle yet Impress
United Kingdom Wilton’s Strike! Dance Festival 2016: Wilton’s Music Hall, London, 3.5.2016. (J.O’D)
Brilliance from Muti and Haitink in a Trio of Concerts
United States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Riccardo Muti (conductor).
Tchaikovsky and Mahler: Rosa Feola (soprano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (conductor).
Mozart and R. Strauss: Till Fellner (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor).
All at Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, Chicago, 23, 24 & 28.4.2016 (BJ)
Gregory Kunde Excels in Valencia’s Idomeneo
Spain Mozart, Idomeneo; Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Fabio Biondi (conductor), Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia, 1.5.2016. (JMI)
No Allowances Needed as Fulham Opera Present Wagner as Wagner
United Kingdom Wagner: Soloists and Orchestra of Fulham Opera/Ben Woodward (conductor). Burlington Danes Academy, Wood Lane, London. 1.5.2016. (JPr)
Pieczonka and Owens Star in Chéreau’s Landmark Met Elektra
United States Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Broadcast live to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex, from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 30.4.2016. (JPr)
Broadway Goes For Baroque in MasterVoices’ Dido and Aeneas
United States LaChiusa & Purcell: MasterVoices, Doug Varone and Dancers, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Ted Sperling (conductor), New York City Center, 4.28.2016 (RP)
Astonishing Performance from Sophie Koch in Covent Garden’s Tannhäuser
United Kingdom Wagner, Tannhäuser: (1875 version): Soloists; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Hartmut Haenchen (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 26.4.2016. (CC)
