United Kingdom A Passion for Opera Gala Tour – Heritage Opera, St. Leonard’s Church, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, 4.7.2015. (MC)
A Quartet of Singers who are Passionate about Opera
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Covent Garden’s controversial Guillaume Tell has several good points
United Kingdom Rossini, Guillaume Tell: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Jonathan Haswell) to the Empire Cinemas, Basildon, Essex, 5.7.2015. (JPr)
Eleonora Buratto Makes Unexpected Debut as Adina
Switzerland Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich, 05.07.15 (RP)
Imaginative Staging of Don Pasquale at Longborough
United Kingdom Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Thomas Blunt (conductor), Longborough, 3.7.2015. (RJ)
“Don Pasquale”
Photo (c) Patrick Baldwin
Chelsea Opera Group’s spirited Ernani
United Kingdom Verdi, Ernani: Soloists, Chelsea Opera Group Chorus and Orchestra / Robin Newton (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 3.7.2015. (JPr)
Sensational Singing in Concert Fidelio
United States Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Ragnar Bohlin (chorus conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 26.6.2015 (HS)
Herlitzius Thrilling in Splendid Elektra
Switzerland Richard Strauss: Elektra Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Lothar Koenigs, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 28.6.15 (JR)
Vienna State Opera Offers Stylish Production of Hindemith’s Wonderful Cardillac
Austria Hindemith, Cardillac: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Thomas Lang), Orchestra and Stage Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Michael Boder (conductor). Vienna State Opera, 22.6.2015 (MB)
