UK Opera – Page 101 – Seen and Heard International

Much to Admire in the LPO’s Fidelio – but not the Misguided Semi-Staging

02/02/201723/01/2017 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Beethoven – Fidelio (semi-staged performance): Soloists, Simon Williams and Helen Ryan (narrators), London Voices, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski. Royal Festival Hall, London 21.1.2017. (JPr)

Fidelio, Belief & Beyond Belief. — LPO’s *Fidelio* (c) Simon Jay Price

Jonas Kaufmann Returns from Illness in a Perplexing Production of Lohengrin

02/02/201723/01/2017 by Mark Berry

France Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: José Luis Basso) and Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 21.1.2017. (MB)

jonas-kaufmann-januar-2017-lohengrin-opera-paris-102-_h-558_v-img__16__9__xl_w-994_-e1d284d92729d9396a907e303225e0f2d9fa53b4 — Jonas Kaufmann (Lohengrin) & Martina Serafin (Elsa) (c) Monika Rittershaus/Opéra national de Paris

Opera Warwick’s Die Fledermaus in Coventry

26/01/201722/01/2017 by Roderic Dunnett

United Kingdom Johann Strauss: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera Warwick / Paul McGrath (conductor), University of Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, UK, 19.1.2017. (RD)

Frank (Michael Green)and the Chorus go to the aid of the floored Eisenstein (Ross Kelly); photo credit - Warwick Opera. — Frank (Michael Green)and the Chorus go to the aid of the floored Eisenstein (Ross Kelly) (c) Peter Marsh/ashmorevisuals

Covent Garden Sees New Cast Perform Verdi’s La traviata With Mixed Results

22/01/201718/01/2017 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Daniele Rustioni. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 16.1.2017 (CC)

LaT — Joyce El-Khoury (Violetta Valéry) & Artur Rucínski (Giorgio Germont) © ROH/Tristram Kenton

Benjamin at Covent Garden: An Historical and Unmissable Performance

18/01/201715/01/2017 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Benjamin, Written on Skin: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/George Benjamin. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 13.1.2017. (CC)

Skin1Stephen Cummiskey — Royal Opera’s *Written on Skin* (c) Stephen Cummiskey

Simon Rattle Leads an Outstanding Concert Performance of Le grand macabre

18/01/201715/01/2017 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Ligeti – Le grand macabre: Soloists, London Symphony Chorus (chorus master: Simon Halsey), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 14.1.2017. (MB)

unspecified2 — Audrey Luna (Gepopo), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) and London Symphony Orchestra (c) John Phillips/Getty Images

The Royal Opera’s New Der Rosenkavalier: Rather a Missed Opportunity

16/04/202318/12/2016 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Dancers, Actors, Child Singers, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus master: William Spaulding), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 17.12.2016. (MB)

A New ‘Musical Reimagining’ of The Winter’s Tale Brings a One-off Sense of Enchantment

20/12/201614/12/2016 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Kim Ashton, The Winter’s Tale: Actors, The Hermes Experiment. Cockpit Theatre, London, 13.12.2016. (MB)

Photo credit: Cathy Pyle. — *The Winter’s Tale* (c) Cathy Pyle

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