United Kingdom Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists and Orchestra of Scottish Opera, Conductor: Francesco Corti. Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 17.11.2011 (SRT)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Acis and Galatea Performance Brings Back an Earlier, Charming Age
United Kingdom Handel, Acis and Galatea (concert performance): Soloists, Dame Janet Baker (narrator), Choir of the 21st Century, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 15.11.2011 (MB)
Hoffmann’s Sorry Tales From Frankfurt
Germany J. Offenbach, Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Soloists, Frankfurter Museumsorchester, Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Christian Arming (conductor), Frankfurt Opera, 10.11.2011 (JMI)
Boris Godunov Marks the Beginning of Omer Meir Wellber’s Reign in Valencia
Spain M. Musorgsky, Boris Godunov: Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Omer Meir Wellber (conductor), Palau de Les arts de Valencia, 8.11.2011 (JMI)
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s New Production of Lucia di Lammermoor
United States Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Massimo Zanetti (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 5.11.2011 (JLZ)
Gardner and Spence Shine in ENO’s Dull Eugene Onegin
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Orchestra, Chorus and Additional Chorus of the English National Opera / Edward Gardner (conductor). Coliseum, London, 12.11.2011. (MB)
London’s Guildhall School Make Merry With the Wives of Windsor
United Kingdom Nicolai’s Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Soloists and Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Clive Timms(conductor), Silk Street Theatre, London, 10.11.11. (JPr)
Understanding the Tchaikovsky Enigma: Evgene Onegin at Santa Cecilia
Italy Tchaikovsky: Evgene Onegin, opera in three acts in concert form, Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome, 9.11.2011 (JB)