United Kingdom Handel, Radamisto (revised, 1720 version) Soloists and English Concert/Harry Bicket (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 10.2.13 (CC)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Luminous Orchestral Playing in WNO’s Striking Lulu
United Kingdom Berg, Lulu: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Lothar Koenigs (conductor), (premiere), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 8.2.2013 (GPu)
Thaïs in Helsinki: An 80 Year Wait
Finland Massenet Thaïs Soloists, Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Mikko Franck (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki. 30.1.2013 (GF)
Fresh Life Breathed into Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
United Kingdom Vivaldi: V4 The Seasons Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Kati Debretzeni (violin); Henri Oguike (choreographer) and his dance company. Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London 8.2.2013 (CC)
Impressive Start to Belarus Opera’s UK Tour
United Kingdom Puccini, La Bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Grand Opera of Belarus, Victor Ploskina (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 5.2.2013. (RJ)
Authentic Pretenses: Parsifal in Madrid
Germany R. Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Balthasar Neumann Ensemble and Chorus, Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 31.1.2013 (JMI)
Albert Herring has Nothing Toulouse
Spain B. Britten, Albert Herring: Soloists, Capitole Orchestra, David Syrus (conductor), Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 27.1.2012 (JMI)
Stripped Down, Fast Paced Traviata at ENO
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata (sung in English): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera/Michael Hofstetter. (conductor), London Coliseum, 2.2.12 (CC)