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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Thought Provoking Musical Theatre in Care Home Setting

16/03/201310/03/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Orlando Gough, Imago: Soloists, Imago chorus and Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor), Glyndebourne Opera House, East Sussex, 7.3.2013. (JPr)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags East Sussex, Jim Pritchard

Traditional and Visually Dormant Tosca

16/03/201309/03/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus and Extra Chorus (chorus master: Renato Balsadonna), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Maurizio Benini (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4.3.2013 (MB)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags London, Mark Berry

The Edita Gruberová Show in Madrid: Roberto Devereux

16/03/201308/03/2013 by Jens F. Laurson

SpainSpain G.Donizetti, Roberto Devereux: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Real, Andriy Yurkevych (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 3.3.2013 (JMI)

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Categories International Opera, Previously Published Tags JM Irurzun, Madrid

Madrid Così: That’s how Haneke Does It

16/03/201308/03/2013 by Jens F. Laurson

SpainSpain W.A.Mozart, Così Fan Tutte: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Real, Sylvain Cambreling (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real, 4.3.2013 (JMI)

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Categories International Opera, Previously Published Tags JM Irurzun, Madrid

Street Scenes of Madrid

16/03/201308/03/2013 by Jens F. Laurson

SpainSpain Kurt Weill, Street Scene: Soloists, Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Tim Murray (conductor), Liceu, Barcelona 5.3.2013 (JMI)

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Categories International Opera, Previously Published Tags Barcelona, JM Irurzun

Emergence of New Talent in World of Ballet

18/02/201405/03/2013 by Stan

English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer Competition: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 4.3.2013. (JPr)

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Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Concert Reviews, Previously Published Tags Jim Pritchard, London

Demarre McGill Wows in Middle Mozart

16/03/201305/03/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart: Demarre McGill (flute), Seattle Symphony, Douglas Boyd (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 28.2.2013 (BJ)

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Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Bernard Jacobson, Seattle

Munich’s Godunov: A Bullet to the Head

05/03/201305/03/2013 by Jens F. Laurson

GermanyGermany M. Musorgsky, Boris Godunov: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra, Kent Nagano (conductor), Bavarian State Orchestra, 20.2.2012 (JFL)

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Categories International Opera, Previously Published Tags Jens F. Laurson, Munich
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