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)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
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)
A Björling Centenary Memorial at Opera på Skäret
Sweden Jussi Björling in Memoriam. Yana Kleyn and Sandra Lopez, soprano, Kristian Benedikt and Stuart Neill, tenor. The Opera på Skäret Orchestra, Bergslagens Musikdramatiska kör/Marcello Mottadelli and Erik Jakobsson at Opera på Skäret, Kopparberg, Sweden, 5.8.2011 (GF)
Buxton G&S Festival Fringe 2011 – Sparkling Dancing and Costumes for Sandy Wilson’s Boy Friend
United Kingdom Sandy Wilson, The Boy Friend: Soloists and Chorus of North West Productions, Liverpool University, Gilbert & Sullivan Fringe Festival, Buxton, 2.8.2011 (RJW)
Notes from the 2011 Salzburg Festival ( 3 ) – Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro
Austria Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Salzburg, 4.8.2011 (JFL)
The Mariinsky Ballet at London’s Royal Opera House
United Kingdom Mariinsky Ballet (50th Anniversary Season) – Scotch Symphony, In the Night, Ballet Imperial : Dancers and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre. Conductor: Boris Gruzin. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4.8.2011. (JPr)
Cura Bad, Frittoli Fantastic: The 60th Santander International Festival Opens with a Mixed Otello
Spain G. Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, Bilbao Opera Chorus. Mario de Rose (conductor). Santander Festival Palace. 01.08.2011 (JMI)
A Tosca for our Times: Sondra Radvanovsky in Madrid
Spain G. Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Madrid Symphonic Orchestra, Intermezzo Chorus, Renato Palumbo (conductor). Madrid Teatro Real. 28.07.2011 (JMI)