United Kingdom Britten: Billy Budd. Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Glyndebourne 10.8.2013 (RB)
An Outstanding, Visceral Billy Budd at Glyndebourne
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Some Tremendous Singing and Playing in Bayreuth’s Tannhäuser
GermanyBayreuth Festival 2013 [4] Wagner, Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg: soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Conductor: Axel Kober. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 7.8.2013. (JPr)
Last Year’s Troubled Bayreuth Dutchman Streams In To Thunderous Applause In 2013
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2013 [3] Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Conductor: Christian Thielemann. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 6.8.2013. (JPr)
Photo (c) Enrico Nawrath
Bayreuth 2: Catch ‘em Young! Bayreuth Introduces Wagner to Children
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2013 [2] Richard Wagner für Kinder – Tristan und Isolde: Soloists and musicians of the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder). Conductor: Boris Schäfer. Probebühne IV, Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 6.8.2013. (JPr)
(c) Jörge Schulze
Va Pensiero Mars Nabucco From Buenos Aires Lírica
Argentina Verdi, Nabucco: Buenos AiresLírica. Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Buenos AiresLírica, Conductor:Javier Logioia Orbe. Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 2.8.2013. (JSJ)
Bayreuth 1: Lohengrin Two Towering Portrayals
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2013 [1] Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 5.8.2013. (JPr)
Photo (c)Enrico Nawrath.
Perelada Festival Ends with Weak Norma
Spain V. Bellini: Norma, Barcelona’s Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Choir from Palau de la Musica Catalana, Carlo Montanaro (conductor), Perelada Festival, 6.8.2013 (JMI)
Good Complement to Opera: Piotr Beczala in Triumphant Recital
Spain Beethoven, Schumann, Karlowicz, R.Strauss, Verdi, Cilea, Rimski et al, Piotr Beczala (tenor), Kristin Okerlund (piano), Perelada’s Carmen Church, 5.8.2013 (JMI).
Photo Copyright: Toti Ferrer