UK Opera – Page 109 – Seen and Heard International

A Rare Opportunity to Hear Handel’s Tamerlano at Buxton

17/07/201613/07/2016 by Robert Farr

United Kingdom Handel, Tamerlano: Soloists, The English Concert Orchestra, Laurence Cummings (conductor), Buxton Festival 2016, Opera House, Buxton, 10.7.2016. (RJF)

Robert Davies as Leone, Buxton Festival. Photo credit: Robert Workman.

Outstanding, definitive Hänsel und Gretel at RCM worth seeing twice

24/11/202407/07/2016 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel: Soloists, Chorus of Echoes, Angels, and Gingerbread Children, Royal College of Music Opera Orchestra / Michael Rosewell (conductor), Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London, 4 and 5.7.2016. (MB)

Elspeth Marrow, Timothy Connor, Kamilla Dunstan and Gemma Lois Summerfield 2 (c) Chris Christodoulou — Elspeth Marrow, Timothy Connor, Kamilla Dunstan and Gemma Lois Summerfield ©(c) Chris Christodoulou

Götterdämmerung Brings Opera North’s Ring to a Triumphant Conclusion

09/07/201604/07/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists and Orchestra of Opera North/Richard Farnes (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.7.2016. (JPr)

Mats Almgren, Richard Farnes, Kelly Cae Hogen, Peter Mumford, Mati Turi — Mats Almgren, Richard Farnes, Kelly Cae Hogen, Peter Mumford & Mati Turi
(c) Alice the Camera

Convincing Performances from Trinity Laban Students in Premiere of McNeff’s Banished

09/07/201604/07/2016 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Stephen McNeff, Banished: Soloists, Vocal Ensemble, Orchestra of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Jessica Cottis (conductor). Blackheath Halls, 30.6.2016. (MB)

Banished_Opera_002 — *Banished* (c) Lidia Crisafulli

Strong cast in Covent Garden’s visually compelling Il trovatore

31/05/202504/07/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, chorus and Royal Opera House Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 2.7.2016. (JPr)

Il Trovatore by Verdi; Royal Opera House; Covent Garden; London, UK; 29 June 2016; Cast A: Lianna Haroutounian as Leonora; Francesco Meli as Manrico; Conuctor - Gianandrea Noseda; Director - David Bösch; Set and video designer - Patrick Bannwart; Costume designer - Meentje Nielsen; Lighting designer - Olaf Winter; Photo: © ROH Photographer: CLIVE BARDA — *Il trovatore* Part II: Ekaterina Semenchuk (Azucena) and Francesco Meli (Manrico) © Clive Barda

Iain Bell’s New Opera Gives Musical Expression to David Jones’ Epic World War I Poem

07/07/201601/07/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Bell, In Parenthesis: (sung in English, Welsh, Latin and medieval Welsh) Soloists; Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 29.6.2016 (CC)

Photo credit: Bill Cooper. Private John Ball; Andrew Bidlack, Bard of Brittannia_HQ Officer; Peter Coleman_Wright, Bard of Germania_Alice the Barmaid_The Queen of the Woods; Alexandra Deshorties, Lieutenant Jenkins; George Humphreys, Lance Corporal Lewis; Marcus Farnsworth, Sergeant Snell; Mark Le Brocq, Dai Greatcoat; Donald Maxwell, The Marne Sergeant ;Graham Clark, Cast & Creative Conductor; Carlo Rizzi, Director; David Pountney, Designer; Robert Innes Hopkins, Lighting Designer; Malcolm Rippeth, — Photo credit: Bill Cooper.

Superb Playing and Singing from Opera North in Die Walküre

07/07/201601/07/2016 by Robert Beattie

United Kingdom Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Orchestra of Opera North, Richard Farnes (Conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.06.16. (RB)

Michael Weinus as Siegmund and Lee Bisset as Sieglinde; Photo credit: Clive Barda. — Michael Weinus as Siegmund and Lee Bisset as Sieglinde;
Photo credit: Clive Barda.

Opera North’s Magnificent Das Rheingold Comes to London

07/07/201630/06/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Wagner Das Rheingold – semi-staged concert performance: Soloists and Orchestra of Opera North / Richard Farnes (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 28.6.2016. (CC)

DAS RHEINGOLD by Wagner;Opera North;Leeds Town Hall; Leads, UK;21 April 2016;YVONNE HOWARD as Fricka (left);GISELLE ALLEN as Freia;MATS ALMGREN as Fafner;Credit: © CLIVE BARDA/ ArenaPAL; — ON’s *Das Rheingold* Yvonne Howard (Fricka), Giselle Allen (Freia) & Mats Almgren (Fafner)
© Clive Barda/ArenaPAL

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