Britten well served by revival of Decker’s Peter Grimes
22/06/2011
Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 21.6.2011 (MB) Read more
Seven Angels with Birmingham Contemporary Music and Opera Group
22/06/2011
Bedford (Music) and Maxwell (Words) – Seven Angels: World Premier of joint Opera Production from the Opera Group and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group with Nicholas Collon (Conductor) John Fulljames (Director) Tadasu Takamine (Designer) Jon Clark (Lighting). CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 17 6.2011 (GR) Read more
Longborough Festival Opera’s Così with a modern slant
21/06/2011
Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera/Gianluca Marcianò (conductor), Longborough, 16.6.2011 (RJ) Read more
Semi-staged Barbican Idomeneo lives up to expectations
20/06/2011
Mozart, Idomeneo, re di Creta, K 366: (Semi-Staged Performance) Balthasar Neumann Ensemble and Choir/Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor) Barbican Hall, London, 11.6.2011 (GD) Read more
Routine Tosca lacks lyricism and pathos
17/06/2011
Puccini, Tosca : Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera. Conductor: Antonio Pappano. Covent Garden, London, 14.6.2011 (JPr) Read more
Holland Park Opera makes a good job of rather poor Mascagni
16/06/2011
Mascagni, L’amico Fritz: Soloists, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia, Stuart Stratford (conductor), 10.6.2011 (GDn) Read more
Simon Boccanegra at English National Opera
10/06/2011
Verdi, Simon Boccanegra : (Sung in English) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera/Edward Gardner. London Coliseum, 8.6.2011 (CC) Read more
Opera Holland Park’s Light As A Feather Don Pasquale
09/06/2011
Donizetti, Don Pasquale : Soloists, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Bonynge (conductor) 7.6.2011 (GDn) Read more
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