Finland. Janacek The Makropulos Affair. Soloists, orchestra of the Finnish National Opera. Mikko Franck (conductor). 31.8.2012. Premiere. (GF)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
San Sebastian: Ivan the Most Wonderful
Spain S. Prokofiev, Ivan the Terrible: Soloists, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orfeón Donostiarra, Yuri Temirkanov (conductor), Kursaal, San Sebastian, 27.8.2012 (JMI)
The Two Figaros at Teatro Colón
Argentina Mercadante, I Due Figaro: Soloists, Vienna Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Conductor: Riccardo Muti, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 28.8.2012. (JSJ)
Notes from the 2012 Salzburg Festival – 12
Austria B.A. Zimmermann, Die Soldaten: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Salzburg Festival Children’s Chorus, Ingo Metzmacher (conductor), Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 24.8.2012 (JFL)
Prom 60: Glyndebourne’s Figaro Sparkles with Merriment
Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro (complete) Soloists,Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Robin Ticciati, Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.8.2011. (CC)
Bayreuth Festival 2012 [5]: Beautiful and Emotionally Compelling Parsifal
Germany Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 28.8.2012. (JPr)
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)