Garanča, Zeppenfeld and Heras-Casado make Bayreuth’s new Parsifal memorable even in 2D

GermanyGermany Bayreuth Festival 2023 [1] – Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Pablo Heras-Casado. Recorded (directed by Michael Beyer) at the Bayreuther Festspielhaus, Germany, 25.7.2023. (JPr)

Bayreuth Festival 2023 – standing: Georg Zeppenfeld (Gurnemanz) and Elīna Garanča (Kundry) © Enrico Nawrath

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The Pilgrim’s Progress is a fine achievement by British Youth Opera at the Three Choirs Festival

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2023 [4] – Vaughan Williams, The Pilgrim’s Progress: Soloists, British Youth Opera, Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Charlotte Corderoy (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 24.7.2023. (JQ)

The Pilgrim’s Progress (Vanity Fair scene) © James O’Driscoll

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Bampton Classical Opera celebrates 30 years with a gorgeous UK premiere of Salieri’s At the Venice Fair

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bampton Classical Opera – Salieri, At the Venice Fair (La fiera di Venezia): Soloists, Orchestra of Bampton Classical Opera / Thomas Blunt (conductor). Bampton, Oxfordshire, 21.7.2022. (CP)

Bampton Classical Opera’s At the Venice Fair © Anthony Hall/BCO

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Longborough’s successful season continues with a dissonant interpretation of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2023 [3] – Monteverdi, L’Orfeo: Soloists, La Serenissima / Robert Howarth (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 18.7.2023. (CP)

Longborough Festival Opera’s L’Orfeo © Matthew Williams-Ellis

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