United Kingdom Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel – Opera in three acts: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra / John Andrews (conductor) , Garsington Opera Young Artists Programme at West Green House, 26.7.2014 (CR)
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Fine Singing from Yvonne Howard in Title Role of Daring Norma
United Kingdom Bellini, Norma: Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia, Opera Holland Park Chorus / Peter Robinson (conductor), London, 25.7.2014 (RB)
Bayreuth Festival 2014 (1) Castorf’s Texan Rheingold Sounds Excellent
Germany Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Bayreuth, Germany. 27.7.2014.
Photo credit Enrico Nawrath/ Bayreuth Festival
Carefully Crafted Production Helps to Rehabilitate Lecouvreur
United Kingdom Cilea, Adriana Lecouvreur: Soloists, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia/Manlio Benzi, Holland Park, London, 24.7.2014 (CC)
Crusades to Circus: Handel’s Rinaldo in a Surprising Setting
United Kingdom Handel, Rinaldo: Longborough Festival Opera / Jeremy Silver (conductor), Longborough, 24.7.2014 (RJ)
Photo: Robert Workman
Opera Stars of Tomorrow Make Strong Impression
United Kingdom Donizetti, Mozart, Opening Acts – Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Performance: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 20.7.2014 (MMB)
Rare Rossini Gets a Good Outing at Buxton.
United Kingdom Gioachimo Rossini, Otello (concert performance sung in Italian with English surtitles): Soloists, Northern Chamber Orchestra. Buxton Festival Chorus / Stephen Barlow (conductor), Opera House, Buxton, 17.7.2014. (RJF)
Dvorák’s Rarely Heard Jacobin is Ideal Festival Fare for Buxton
United Kingdom Antonin Dvorák, The Jacobin. (sung in English, with surtitles): Soloists, Northern Chamber Orchestra, / Stephen Barlow (conductor), Opera House, Buxton, 12.7.2014 (RJF)
