Austria Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Adam Fischer (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 9.4.2015 (JMI)
Vienna’s Classic and Always Rewarding Rosenkavalier
Opera & Ballet
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Scottish Opera’s Jenůfa Impresses with its Integrity and Power to Stun
United Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera, The Chorus of Jenůfa / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 9.4.2015 (SRT)
A Thought Provoking Caribbean Opera from Donizetti
United Kingdom Donizetti, The Wild Man of the West Indies (Il furioso all’isola di San Domingo, 1833): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Jeremy Silver (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 9.4.2015. (RJ)
A Rewarding Though Imperfect Parsifal
Austria Wagner: Parsifal, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Adam Fischer (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 8.4.2015 (JMI)
Photo: Michael Pöhn
Folk Tale and Myth Combine in Dove’s Swanhunter
United Kingdom Jonathan Dove, Swanhunter: Soloists instrumental Ensemble / Justin Doyle. (conductor), Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 7.4.2015 (CC)
A Superb Elektra at the Vienna State Opera
Austria Strauss: Elektra, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra, Mikko Franck (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 7.4.2015 (JMI)
Michael Pöhn
Enthralling Puccini and Bartók Double Bill at Berlin’s Komische Oper
United States Puccini, Gianni Schicchi, and Bartók, Bluebeard’s Castle: Soloists, Orchestra of the Komische Oper, Berlin, Henrik Nánási (conductor). Komische Oper, Berlin, 5.4.2015 (MB)
Blend of Humour and Serious Intent in RWCMD’s Albert Herring
United Kingdom Benjamin Britten, Albert Herring, Op. 39: Soloists, RWCMD Chamber Ensemble / David Jones (conductor), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 1.4.2015 (LJ).