United Kingdom Britten,Peter Grimes: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Operas / Edward Gardner (conductor), screened at Duke of York Cinema, Brighton, 23.2.14 (RB)
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Britten/Auden Opera Proves to be Excellent Ensemble Piece
United Kingdom Britten Paul Bunyan: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of English Touring Opera/Philip Sunderland. Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 17.02.2014 (CC)
Great Conducting and Vocal Fireworks in Covent Garden’s Turandot
United Kingdom Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti in Andrei Serban’s 1984 production: designs by Sally Jacobs. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 17.2.2014. (JPr)
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Fulham’s Götterdämmerung a Triumph of Ambition and Perseverance
United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists of Fulham Opera, Nick Fletcher (piano accompanist), Fiona Williams (stage director), St John’s Church, Fulham, London, 16.2.2014. (JPr)
Holten’s Don Giovanni Lacks Magic and Comedy
Mozart, Don Giovanni (in a new production by Kaspar Holten): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Nicola Luisotti. Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex. 12.2.2014. (JPr)
ENO’s Rigoletto Exposes Victorian Morality’s Darker Side
United Kingdom Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera/Graeme Jenkins (conductor, London Coliseum, London, 13.2.2014. (JPr)
English Touring Opera Triumphs with Tippett’s King Priam
United Kingdom Tippett, King Priam: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of English Touring Opera / Michael Rosewell (conductor), Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 13.2.2014 (MB)
Misconceived Approach to Manon Lescaut Can’t Hide its Musical Power Entirely
United Kingdom Puccini, Manon Lescaut: (UK Production Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 8.2.2014 (GPu)