Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Royal Academy Opera Chorus (chorus master: Frederick Brown), Royal Academy Sinfonia / Jane Glover (conductor), Hackney Empire Theatre, London, 30.10.2015 (MB)
Royal Academy Present Outstanding Figaro Set in Cuba
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An Excellent Production of Rossi’s Orfeo from the Early Opera Company
United Kingdom Rossi, Orfeo: Soloists, Orchestra of the Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn (conductor). Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London, 23.10.2015 (MB)
(c) Stephen Cummiskey, Royal Opera and Shakespeare’s Globe.
Chelsea Opera Group Offers A Rare Chance to Hear Wagner’s Early Das Liebesverbot
United Kingdom Wagner, Das Liebesverbot: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Chelsea Opera Group/Anthony Negus (conductor) Cadogan Hall, London, 25.10.2015. (JPr)
Singers Bring the Tension within The Lighthouse to Life
United Kingdom Maxwell Davies, The Lighthouse: Soloists, Southbank Sinfonia, Jonathan Santagada (conductor). Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 22.10.2015 (MB)
(c) Clive Barda
Welcome return of Opera North’s Jenufa
United Kingdom Janáček, Jenufa: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Aleksandar Marković (conductor), Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds 22.10.2015 (JL)
Well-Rehearsed Covent Garden Carmen Lacks a Dramatic Coup de Grâce
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists and Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Bertrand de Billy (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 19.10.2015 (JPr)
Drug-fuelled La bohème is Not the Fix ENO Needs
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Xian Zhang (conductor). London Coliseum, 16.10.2015. (JPr)
(c) Tristram Kenton
Strong Musical Values in Glyndebourne Touring’s Entführung
United Kingdom Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus (chorus master: Jeremy Bines), Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, Christoph Altstaedt (conductor). Glyndebourne Opera House, 15.10.2015
