United Kingdom Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Opera Holland Park Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus / Matthew Waldren (conductor), Holland Park, London, 13.6.14 (RB)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Vogel and Cojocaru Are a Stunning Romeo and Juliet
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Dancers and Orchestra of the English National Ballet / Gavin Sutherland(conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.6.2013. (JPr)

At the Palau de Les Arts: A Magnificent and Emotional Turandot
Puccini: Turandot, Chorus Generalitat Valenciana, Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana, Zubin Mehta (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 11.6.2014 (JMI) Cast: Turandot: Lise Lindstrom Calaf: Jorge de León Liú: Jessida Nuccio Timur: Alexander Tsymbalyuk Ping: Germán Olvera Pang: Valentino Buzza Pong: Pablo García López Mandarin: Ventseslav Anastasov Altoum: Javier Agulló Production: Palau de Les Arts Direction: … Read more
Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée as Entertaining and Delightful as Ever
Don Carlo for the Italians in Buenos Aires
Argentina Verdi, Don Carlo: Soloists, Choruses from Institute of Music of Avellaneda and Opera Studio Rosario, Municipality of Avellaneda Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: César Tello, Teatro Coliseo, Buenos Aires. 9.6.2014. (JSJ)

Birmingham Royal Ballet Show D-day Stands for Dance
United Kingdom Darkness and Light – A Triple Bill of Dance based around the choreography of Sir Frederick Ashton: Artists of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Philip Ellis (conductor). The Birmingham Hippodrome, 4.6.2014 (GR)
Guildhall School Triumphs in Arne and Stradella Operas
Arne, Stradella: Soloists, Guildhall School Opera Chorus & Orchestra/Julian Perkins (conductor), Milton Court Theatre, London, 11.6.2014 (CC)