UK Opera – Page 102 – Seen and Heard International

RNCM’s Youthful Enthusiasm and Colourful Costumes in Offenbach’s Lively Romp

17/12/201613/12/2016 by Michael Cookson

United Kingdom Offenbach, La Vie Parisienne: RNCM Chorus, RNCM Opera Orchestra / Andrew Greenwood (conductor), RNCM Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 9.12.2016. (MC)

Spectacular staging and excellent singing make for a vibrant and fast-paced La Vie Parisienne

14/08/202011/12/2016 by Robert Farr

United Kingdom Offenbach, La Vie Parisienne: Sung in English in a translation by Alistair Beaton. Soloists, RNCM Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Andrew Greenwood (conductor), Royal Northern College of Music. RNCM Theatre, Manchester, 7.12.2016. (RJF)

RNCM’s *La Vie Parisienne* Act 3 Moulin Rouge (c) Robert Workman

Farnes’s Conducting and Rachvelishvili’s Azucena Make This Revival Worthwhile

14/12/201608/12/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Richard Farnes. The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4.12.2016. (CC)

najmiddin_mavlyanov_as_manrico_anita_rachvelishvili_as_azucena__c_roh-_photographer_catherine_ashmore1-600x350 — Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Manrico) & Anita Rachvelishvili (Azucena) (c) Catherine Ashmore

Opera North Present Stunning Billy Budd in Edinburgh

08/12/201605/12/2016 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Britten: Billy Budd, Soloists and Chorus of Opera North / Garry Walker (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 3.12.2016. (SRT)

BILLY BUDD by Britten; Opera North; Gand Theatre; Leeds, UK; 15 October 2016; RODERICK WILLIAMS as Billy Budd; GARRY WALKER - Conductor; ORPHA PHELAN - Director; LESLIE TRAVERS - Set & Costume Designer; THOMAS C. HASE - Lighting designer; LYNNE HOCKNEY - Movement director; WILL TRISTRAM - Fight director; Credit: © CLIVE BARDA/ ArenaPAL; — *Billy Budd* – Roderick Williams (Billy Budd) © Clive Barda

La finta giardiniera Benefits from an Excellent Ensemble Approach

06/12/201602/12/2016 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Mozart, La finta giardiniera: Soloists, Royal College of Music of Opera Orchestra, Michael Rosewell (conductor). Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London, 28.11.2016. (MB)

High Standards in Opera North’s Puccini Double Bil

06/12/201601/12/2016 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Puccini, Il tabarro and Suor Angelica: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Jac Van Steen (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 30.11.2016. (SRT)

A scene from Il Tabarro and Suor Angelica by Opera North @ Grand Theatre, Leeds. (Opening 01-10-16) ©Tristram Kenton 09/16 (3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com — A scene from Opera North’s *Suor Angelica* © Tristram Kenton

WNO’s Current Macbeth Compares Poorly with Other Verdi Productions over Past 50 Years

03/12/201630/11/2016 by Robert Farr

United Kingdom Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Andriy Yurkevych (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 24.11.2016. (RJF)

Welsh National Opera Chorus - the assassins of Banquo. Photo credit: Richard Hubert Smith. — Welsh National Opera Chorus – the assassins of Banquo (c) Richard Hubert Smith.

Merchant of Venice is not Easy on the Ear but Well Staged and with a Sterling Cast

03/12/201630/11/2016 by Robert Farr

United Kingdom André Tchaikowsky, The Merchant of Venice: Soloists, and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Lionel Friend (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 22.11.2016. (RJF)

Trial Scene. Photo credit: Johan Persson. — *The Merchant of Venice* Trial Scene (c) Johan Persson

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