Mascagni, L’amico Fritz: Soloists, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia, Stuart Stratford (conductor), 10.6.2011 (GDn)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Tristan and Isolde – Divided Like Buda and Pest
‘Wagner in Budapest ‘ Opera Festival 2011 (2) – Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Orchestra and Choir of the Hungarian State Opera. Conductor: Ádám Fischer. Béla Bartók Concert Hall, Palace of Arts, Budapest, 10.6.2011 (JPr)
Valencia’s Fidelio Five Years Later: More Mature, More Memorable
L. van Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana. Zubin Mehta (conductor). Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts, Valencia. 05.06.2011 (JMI)
Simon Boccanegra at English National Opera
Verdi, Simon Boccanegra : (Sung in English) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera/Edward Gardner. London Coliseum, 8.6.2011 (CC)
Opera Holland Park’s Light As A Feather Don Pasquale
Donizetti, Don Pasquale : Soloists, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Bonynge (conductor) 7.6.2011 (GDn)
A Superb Festival Tosca in Valencia
G.Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Escolanía de la Mare de Déu dels Desemparats. Zubin Mehta (conductor). Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts, Valencia. 4. 6.2011 (JMI)
Welsh National Opera’s Turandot – A Second Opinion
Puccini, Turandot: (Revival) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre, 3.6.2011 (GPu)
Madrid’s Winning Revival of Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Coro Intermezzo. Conductor: Víctor Pablo Pérez. Teatro Real de Madrid. 30.5.2011 (JMI)