United States Verdi, Don Carlo: Soloists, Opera Philadelphia, Corrado Rovaris (conductor), Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 29.4.2014 (BJ)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
A Convincing Production of Carmen Returns to the Liceu
Spain Bizet: Carmen, Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Ainara Rubikis (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 2.5.2015 (JMI)
Excellent Singing But The Virtue of Things Promises More Than It Delivers
United States Rogers, The Virtues of Things: Soloists, Aurora Orchestra/Richard Baker (conductor), Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 2.5.2015 (CC)
A Trio of Traviatas at the Teatro Real
Spain Verdi: La Traviata, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Renato Palumbo (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid 28,29 & 30.4.2015 (JMI)
Smetana’s Dalibor Fails to Raise the Roof
United Kingdom Smetana, Dalibor: Soloists, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 2.5.2015. (JPr)
Photo by Mark Allan/BBC
World War Two setting for Oxford’s Così fan tutte
United Kingdom Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Echoris choir, Oxford Philomusica / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor). New Theatre, Oxford, 1.5.2015. (CR)
Last Chance for Elaborate Maria Stuarda in Stockholm
United Kingdom Donizetti Maria Stuarda Soloists, Royal Stockholm Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor), Royal Stockholm Opera 24.4.2015 (Reprise premiere) (GF)
A Delightful Dardanus in Bordeaux
Reserved Rameau: Dardanus, Pygmalion Ensemble, Raphaël Pichon (conductor), Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, 26.4.2015 (JMI)
