Spain G. Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, Euskadi Symphony Orchestra, Easo Choir. Andrés Orozco- Estrada (Conductor). San Sebastian’s Auditorio Kursaal. 8.8.2011. (JMI)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Aspen Music Festival 2011 (10) – Shakespeare Songs, Scarlatti and Appalachian Spring
United States Aspen Music Festival (10): Shakespeare songs, pianist Inon Barnatan plays Scarlatti, David Robertson conducts Appalachian Spring. 11.8.2011 (HS)
Buxton Gilbert and Sullivan Festival 2011 (2) – New Production of Pirates is Outstanding
United Kingdom Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance: Soloists and Chorus of the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company 7.8.2011 (RJW)
Buxton Gilbert & Sullivan Youth Festival 2011 – Young Singers Excel in HMS Pinafore
United Kingdom Sullivan, HMS Pinafore: Soloists and Chorus of Buxton Festival Youth Production, Buxton, Derbyshire 6.8.2011 (RJW)
Buxton Gilbert & Sullivan Festival 2011 – Good characterization and a fresh look for Ruddigore
United Kingdom Sullivan, Ruddigore: Soloists and Chorus of the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company 6.8.2011. (RJW)
Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival Offers Mozart, Donizetti and Rossini
United States Lyric Opera of Chicago ‘s Ryan Center Artists at the Grant Park Music Festival: Grant Park Orchestra, Artists of the Ryan Opera Center, Chicago, Carlos Kalmar (Artistic Director and Principal Conductor), Harris Theater, Chicago, 6.8.2011 (JLZ)
Heritage Opera woos Jane Austen fans with Jonathan Dove’s ‘Mansfield Park’
United Kingdom Jonathan Dove, Mansfield Park: Chamber opera in two acts, adapted from the novel by Jane Austen with libretto by Alasdair Middleton.Heritage Opera, Ashton Hall, Lancaster Town Hall, Lancashire. 5. 8.2011 (MC)
Notes from the 2011 Salzburg Festival ( 5 ) – Verdi, Macbeth
Austria Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Riccardo Muti (conductor), Vienna Philharmonic, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Salzburg, 6.8.2011 (JFL)