ENO’s wonderful singers compensate for a disordered modern dress Luisa Miller
21/02/2020
United Kingdom Verdi, Luisa Miller: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Alexander Joel (conductor). London Coliseum, 19.2.2020 (JPr)
Elizabeth Llewellyn (Luisa) and Soloman Howard (Wurm) (c) Tristram Kenton
Valiant attempt but WNO’s new Les vȇpres siciliennes can’t quite persuade one of its merits
12/02/2020
United Kingdom Verdi, Les vȇpres siciliennes: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera / Carlo Rizzi (conductor). Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 8.2.2020. (GPu)
Wotjek Gierlach (Jean Procida), Anush Hovhannisyan (Helene) & Jung Soo Yun (Henri)
(c) Johan Persson
Northern Ireland Opera brings Kiss Me, Kate vibrantly to life
10/02/2020
United Kingdom Cole Porter, Kiss Me, Kate: Cast, Chorus and Orchestra of Northern Ireland Opera / Conor Mitchell (conductor). Lyric Theatre, Belfast, 5.2.2020. (RB)
Norman Bowman, Melle Stewart, Jayne Wisener, Jack McCann (c) Johnny Frazer
Strength of ensemble in the casting is a defining factor of this ENO Carmen revival
09/02/2020
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Pupils from Ark Academy, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Valentina Peleggi (conductor). London Coliseum, 7.3.2020. (CC)
Justina Gringyté (Carmen) & Sean Panikkar (José) © Richard Hubert Smith
Gerald Barry’s kaleidoscopic Alice’s Adventures pushes musical boundaries at Covent Garden
06/02/2020
United Kingdom Gerald Barry, Alice’s Adventures Under Ground: Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Thomas Adès (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4.2.2020. (JPr)
Alice’s Adventures Under Ground with Jennifer France (Alice)
(c) Clive Barda
Royal Opera’s revival of La bohème sees Puccini emerge triumphant at Covent Garden
22/01/2020
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Tiffin Boys’ Choir and Children’s Chorus, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Emmanuel Villaume (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 21.1.2020. (CC)
Charles Castronovo (Rodolfo) & Sonya Yoncheva (Mimì) © Tristram Kenton
David Lang’s contemporary re-take on Fidelio fails to convince at the Barbican
13/01/2020
United Kingdom David Lang, prisoner of the state (European premiere): Soloists, BBC Singers, Students from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 11.1.2020. (CC)
Jarrett Ott (The Prisoner), Alan Oke (The Governor) Julie Mathevet (The Assistant)
(c) BBC/Mark Allan
The power of this performance is testament to the longevity of the Royal Opera’s La traviata
19/12/2019
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 17.12.2019. (CC)
Liparit Avetisyan (Alfredo) & Hrachuhi Bassenz (Violetta)
(c) Catherine Ashmore
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In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater. 
This sensitive, dynamic recording is a joy, and may even constitute a revelation. 
The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances. 
A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers. 
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