United Kingdom Britten, The Rape of Lucretia: Soloists, Aurora Orchestra / Corinna Niemeyer (conductor). Linbury Theatre, Covent Garden, 13.11.2022. (CC)
The Royal Opera at its very best: a new generation of singers excel in The Rape of Lucretia
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Ben Woodward sets off again on the Ring road with Regents Opera’s virtuosic orchestra and strong cast
United Kingdom Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Orchestra of Regents Opera / Benjamin Woodward (conductor). Grand Temple, Freemasons Hall, London, 13.11.2022. (JPr)
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s highly absorbing coupling of two fascinating chamber operas
United Kingdom Opera Double Bill: Michael Nyman, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat & Gavin Bryars, Marilyn Forever: Opera students and musicians of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland / William Cole (conductor). Sir Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 2.11.2022. (MC)
Ailyn Pérez and Juan Diego Flórez star in Richard Jones’s enthralling Covent Garden La bohème
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Kevin John Edusei (conductor). Broadcast live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 20.10.2022. (JPr)
Superbly sung and staged: Covent Garden’s revival of La bohème is even more relevant today
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Kevin John Edusei (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 14.10.2022. (CSa)
Robert Carsen’s modern, twenty-first century take on Verdi’s Aida at Covent Garden
United Kingdom Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast (directed by Peter Jones) to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 12.10.2022. (JPr)
Twists and tweaks abound in Christof Loy’s new well cast Tosca for ENO
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca (sung in English, translated by Edmund Tracey): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Leo Hussain (conductor). London Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, 30.9.2022. (CC)
Maria Agresta’s Cio-Cio-San reaches great emotional heights in an evocative Madama Butterfly revival
United Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Recorded (directed by Rhodri Huw) at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on 27.9.2022 and shown at the Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 3.10.2022. (JPr)
