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UK Opera

All opera reviews from UK sources

Despite Fine Singing Christof Loy’s Tristan Seems Misconceived

15/12/201407/12/2014 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus master: Renato Balsadonna), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 5.12.2014 (MB)

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Tristan und Isolde(C) ROH. PHOTOGRAPHER CLIVE BARDA

 

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Salonen’s Pelléas et Mélisande an Extraordinary Performance and Musical Triumph

10/12/201430/11/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.2014 (MB)

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A Brave Attempt to Put On Oberon by New Sussex Opera

04/12/201426/11/2014 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Weber, Oberon: Soloists, St Paul’s Sinfonia, New Sussex Opera Chorus, Nicholas Jenkins (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 25.11.2014 (MB)

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Daniel’s Catán’s Opera Steams Down the Amazon

04/12/201424/11/2014 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States  Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas, LA Opera, Grant Gershon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 22.11.14-20.12.14 (JRo)

Photo Craig T. Mathew/LAO
Photo Craig T. Mathew/LA Opera

 

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Haydn’s Moon Opera Brings a Pompous Patriarch Back to Earth

04/12/201423/11/2014 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn, Life on the Moon: English Touring Opera, The Old Street Band, Christopher Bucknall (conductor), Snape Maltings, Snape, 14.11.2014 (CS)

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Captivating Production of Handel’s Ottone from English Touring Opera

04/12/201423/11/2014 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Ottone: English Touring Opera, The Old Street Band, Jonathan Peter Kenny (conductor), Snape Maltings, Snape, 15.11.2014 (CS)

Image Credit Richard Hubert Smith
Image Credit Richard Hubert Smith

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Academy’s Young Singers Impress in Puccini Operas

04/12/201423/11/2014 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi: Soloists, Royal Academy Sinfonia, Peter Robinson (conductor). Sir Jack Lyons Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 20.11.2014 (MB)

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Derivative Eclecticism and Unremarkable Vocal Writing in Eichberg’s Glare

23/11/201421/11/2014 by Stan

 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Søren Nils Eichberg, Glare: Soloists, CHROMA, Geoffrey Paterson (conductor). Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 18.11.2014 (MB)

GLARE, AMAR MUCHHALA AS ALEX, SKY INGRAM AS LEA, © ROH - PHOTOGRAPH BY STEPHEN CUMMISKEY
GLARE, AMAR MUCHHALA AS ALEX, SKY INGRAM AS LEA, © ROH – PHOTOGRAPH BY STEPHEN CUMMISKEY

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