United Kingdom Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, London Voices, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 28.9.2013. (JPr)
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ENO’s Fidelio Bemuses and Lacks Soul
United Kingdom Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Edward Gardner (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 25.9.2013. (JPr)
WNO’s None too “Shabby” Tosca Shocks as it Should.
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: (Revival Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 21.9.2013 (GPu)
Mercurial Emotional Shifts in Nelsons’ Relentless Elektra
United Kingdom Strauss, Elektra: Soloists and Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Opera / Andris Nelsons. (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 23.9.2013. (JPr)
Royal Opera Returns to the Screen with Turandot
United Kingdom Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra / Henrik Nánási (conductor) in Andrei Serban’s 1984 production with designs by Sally Jacobs. Broadcast to The May Fair Hotel, Mayfair, London. 18.9.2013. (JPr)
Exuberance and Commitment in Bampton Opera’s La finta semplice
United Kingdom Mozart, La finta semplice: Soloists, CHROMA / Andrew Griffiths (conductor), Jeremy, Gray (director), St John’s, Smith Square, London, 17.9.2013 (MB)
Classic Figaro production with cosmopolitan cast
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Opera / Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 16.9.2013. (JPr)
Verdi Emerges from Wagnerian Shadows in Memorable Concert
Verdi, Rigoletto (concert performance): Soloists, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 15.9.2013. (JPr)