United Kingdom BBC PROM 18 – Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Berlin Staatskapelle, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.7.2013. (CC)
PROM 18: The Third Thrilling Instalment of The Ring at The Proms
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Dutchman Causes a Stir in Rural Dorset
United Kingdom Wagner, Der Fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Dorset Opera / Jeremy Carnall (conductor). Coade Theatre, Bryanston School, Blandford Forum, 25.7.2013. (RJ)
PROM 15: Wonderful Playing from Staatskapelle Berlin in Die Walküre
United Kingdom Prom 15: Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.7.2013. (JPr)
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PROM 14: Barenboim’s Impressive Rheingold Augurs Well for Rest of Ring Cycle
United Kingdom PROM 14. Wagner: Das Rheingold (concert performance, sung in German): Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.7.2013. (GD)
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Magical Love Potions in Holland Park
United Kingdom Donizetti L’Elisir D’amore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera Holland Park / Stephen Higgins (conductor), Holland Park, London, 20.7.13. (RB)
Villagers Win Through in Battle Against a Road
United Kingdom Orlando Gough/Richard Stilgoe, Road Rage (première),Garsington Community Opera, Southbank Sinfonia / Susanna Stranders (conductor), Garsington Opera Pavilion, Wormsley, 19.7.2013. (RJ)
Traditional Don Pasquale Matches Elegance of Donizetti’s Score
United Kingdom Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists, Glyndebourne Chorus and London Philharmonic Orchestra / Enrique Mazzola, (conductor), Glyndebourne Opera Theatre, Sussex, 18.7.2013 (MMB)
The Royal Opera does its best with Puccini’s flawed La rondine
United Kingdom Puccini, La rondine (Nicolas Joël’s production revived by Stephen Barlow): Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 17.7.2013. (JPr)