United Kingdom Schoenberg, Moses und Aron (Company Premiere): Soloists, Chorus (and Extra Chorus) and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 24.5.2014 (GPu)
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A Rare Offenbach Work Gets Its UK Premiere at Garsington
United Kingdom Offenbach, Vert Vert – Opéra bouffe in 3 acts (1869): Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus/David Parry (conductor), Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 9.6.2014 (RJF)
Garsington Opera Hits Gold Standard with Beethoven Revival
United Kingdom Beethoven, Fidelio. (The triumph of married love): Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra and Chorus./ Douglas Boyd (conductor), Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 8.6.2014. (RJF)
Tara Erraught a Perfect Octavian in Glyndebourne’s Rosenkavalier
United Kingdom Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Glyndebourne Festival Opera Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Broadcast to Gate Cinema, Notting Hill Gate, London, 7.6.2014. (JPr)
Holland Park Opera Go West and Excel Themselves
United Kingdom Puccini La fanciulla del West: Soloists; Holland Park Chorus; City of London Sinfonia/Stuart Stratford. Holland Park, Kensington, London, 3.6.2014 (CC)
Surprising Anomalies Between Performances of Die Walküre
Spain Wagner: Die Walküre, Liceu’s Orchestra, Josep Pons (conductor), The Liceu, Barcelona, 22 & 23.5.2014. (JMI)
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Vulgarised Così fan tutte Does Mozart No Favours
United Kingdom Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the English National Opera, Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). Coliseum, London, 22.5.2014 (MB)
ETO’s Slick Magic Flute Shows Lighter and Darker Aspects
United Kingdom Mozart: The Magic Flute: English Touring Opera and Orchestra / James Southall (conductor), Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 14.5.2014