United Kingdom Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House London / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex. 29.1.2015. (JPr)
Giordano’s melodrama is no match for Puccini
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Young Designers Impress in Pocket Opera’s Macbeth
United Kingdom Verdi, Macbeth: English Pocket Opera Company (in collaboration with the BA (Hons) Performance Design and Practice course at Central St Martins College of Arts & Design), The Platform Theatre, Central St Martins, King’s Cross, London. 28.1.2015. (JPr)
Photo credit Joshua Hayes
Intriguing Pairing of Wagner and Rachmaninoff Fails to Work in Practice
United Kingdom Wagner and Rachmaninoff – a semi-staged concert directed by Annabel Arden: Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 21.1.2015. (JPr)
Royal Opera’s Un Ballo More to the Audience’s Taste than the Critics’
Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera:: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 13.01.2015 (RP) Cast: Riccardo: Joseph Calleja Amelia: Liudmyla Monastyrska Renato: Dmitri Hvorostovsky Ulrica: Marianne Cornetti Oscar: Lauren Fagan Samuel: Anatoli Sivko Tom: Jihoon Kim Silvano: Samuel Dale Johnson Minister of Justice: … Read more
Admirable Singing but Incoherent Staging in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo
United Kingdom Monteverdi, L’Orfeo: Soloists, Vocal Ensemble from Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Dancers from East London Dance, Orchestra of Early Opera Company, Christopher Moulds (conductor). Roundhouse, London, 13.1.2015 (MB)
King Arthur, Without Farcical Aquatic Ceremonies
Austria Purcell: King Arthur. Soloists, Robert King (conductor), ensemble and choir of The King’s Consort. Theater an der Wien, Vienna. 29.11.2014 (SS)
A Triumphant Anna Bolena with Consummate Style
Donizetti, Anna Bolena: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Patrick Summers (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 6.12.2014 (JLZ)
© Todd Rosenberg Photography 2014
Fioroni Focuses on Political Implications and Sadistic Undercurrents in Turandot
Germany Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: William Spaulding) and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin / Ivan Repušič (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 12.12.2014 (MB)
