United Kingdom Donizetti, La Favorite: Soloists, Orchestre National de France, Choeur de Radio France, Choeur du Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paolo Arrivabeni (conductor), Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris,12.2.2013 (SRT)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Spectacular Performance of Khovanshchina in Paris
United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Khovanshchina: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opéra National de Paris, Michail Jurowski (conductor), Opéra Bastille, Paris, 9.2.2013 (SRT)
Copley’s Boheme Continues to Satisfy 40 Years On
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus master: Renato Balsadonna), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Alexander Joel (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 16.2.2013 (MB)
Great Singing in ENO’s Monstrously Camp Médée
United Kingdom Charpentier, Médée: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera, Christian Curnyn (conductor). The Coliseum, London, 15.3.2013 (MB)
Fulham Opera’s Siegfried Surpasses Expectations
United Kingdom Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists of Fulham Opera, Benjamin Woodward (piano accompanist), St John’s Church, Fulham, London, 12.2.2013. (JPr)
Hallé’s Meistersinger a Triumph
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1862/67): Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, RNCM Chamber Choir, Chetham’s Chamber Choir, Ad Solem – University of Manchester Chamber Choir, Hallé Orchestra, Members of the Hallé Youth Orchestra and Chetham’s Sinfonia / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Jamie Phillips (assistant conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 10.2.13 (MC)
A La Scala Celebration of Sir John
Spain G. Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra & Chorus, Daniel Harding (conductor), Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 6.2.2013 (JMI)
Excellent Eugene Onegin Let Down by Lacklustre Conducting
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus master: Renato Balsadonna), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 11.2.2013 (MB)