United Kingdom Prom 58, Richard Strauss, Salome: Soloists and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Donald Runnicles (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 30.8.2014. (JPr)
PROM 58: Nina Stemme Excels in Deutsche Oper’s Superb Salome at the Proms
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s Magnificent Verdi Requiem
Spain Verdi: Messa da Requiem, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orfeón Donostiarra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Kursaal Centre, San Sebastiàn, Spain, 26.8.2014 (JMI)
San Sebastián’s La Bohème: Traditional Yet, All in All, Attractive
Spain Puccini: La Bohème, Euskadi Symphony Orchestra, Andra Mari Chorus, José Ramón Encinar (conductor), Kursaal Centre, San Sebastián, Spain, 17.8.2014 (JMI)
The Fairy Queen: A Production Evoking the Spirit of Purcell
United States Purcell, The Fairy Queen: The Sebastians, Jeff Grossman (musical director), Christopher Caine (director and choreographer), East Thirteenth Street Theatre, New York, 18.8.2014 (SSM)
Mostly Mozart (6): Handel’s Teseo Weak Plot, Great Music
United States Mostly Mozart (6): Handel Teseo, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan (conductor), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 17.8.2014 (SSM)
Photo: Randy Beach
Adventurous New Version of The Grand Duke
United Kingdom Gilbert and Sullivan: The Grand Duke: Pocket G&S, Harrogate G&S Festival, The Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate, 13.8.2014 (RJW)
Fascinating Revival of Edward German’s Only Comic Opera
United Kingdom Fallen Fairies: Alan Borthwick and friends, Harrogate G&S Festival, The Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate, 12.8.2014. (RJW)
Crack Team Perform Owen Wingrave
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2014 (11) – Britten, Owen Wingrave: Soloists, Choristers of Chelmsford Cathedral, Britten-Pears Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor), King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, 15.8.2014 (SRT)
