Germany Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 28.8.2012. (JPr)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Bayreuth Festival 2012 [4]: “Diluted” Tannhäuser is Festival Highlight
Germany Wagner, Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Conductor: Christian Thielemann. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 27.8.2012. (JPr)
EIF 20: Purcell’s King Arthur in Concert
United Kingdom Purcell: King Arthur (concert performance): The Sixteen / Harry Christophers (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27.8.2012. (SRT)
Bayreuth Festival 3: Bayreuth Stalwarts Bow Out in Final Tristan Performance
Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. / Peter Schneider. (conductor), Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 26.8.2012. (JPr)
Prom 55: ENO Offers Exemplary Performance of Peter Grimes
United Kingdom Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, ENO Chorus and Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.8.2012. (RB)
Bayreuth Festival 2012 [2]: Nelsons Conducts an Engrossing Lohengrin
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 25.8.2012. (JPr)
Prom 52: Gergiev’s Disappointingly Inconsistent Cinderella at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 52: Prokofiev, Cinderella, London Symphony Orchestra, Valéry Gergiev (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.8.2012 (CC)
Bayreuth Festival 2012 [1] Wagner’s Dutchman Offers Critique of Capitalism
Germany Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Christian Thielemann (conductor), Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 24.8.2012. (JPr)