United Kingdom Weber: Soloists, London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.6.2016. (JPr)
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Plácido Domingo Continues to Defy the Years in Covent Garden’s Nabucco
United Kingdom Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Maurizio Benini (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 6.6.2016. (JPr)
Garsington Emphasises Psychological Aspects of Eugene Onegin
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / Douglas Boyd, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 5.6.2016 (CR)
Natalya Romaniw (Tatyana), Roderick Williams (Onegin): credit – Mark Douet.
Clever and Amusing L’italiana in Algeri at Garsington
United Kingdom Rossini, L’italiana in Algeri: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / David Parry, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 4.6.2016. (CR)
Enjoyable and Visually Appealing Mikado from Scottish Opera
United Kingdom Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Derek Clark (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 3.6.2016. (SRT)
McVicar Brings Out the Comedy in Glyndebourne’s Splendid Die Meistersinger
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Meistersinger: Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Michael Güttler (conductor). Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, 2.6.2016. (JPr)
(c) Tristram Kenton
Despite Excellent, Spirited Performances Martinů Opera Double Bill Fails to Resonate
United Kingdom Martinů, Ariane and Alexandre bis: Soloists, Orchestra of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Timothy Redmond (conductor). Silk Street Theatre, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, 31.5.2016. (MB)
Mascagni/Leoncavallo Double Bill – a Fitting Way to Celebrate WNO’s 70th Birthday
United Kingdom Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana & Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 26.5.2016. (GPu)
