United Kingdom Bellini La sonnambula Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Daniel Oren (conductor), The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2.11.2011. (CC)
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Tarik O’Regan, Heart of Darkness: An Emotionally Honest Collaboration
United Kingdom Tarik O’Regan, Heart of Darkness (world premiere): Soloists, CHROMA, Oliver Gooch (conductor). Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 1.11.2011 (MB)
Barber’s Score Intensifies Exoticism of Silent Arthouse Movie Salomé
United Kingdom Charlie Barber, Salomé: Nick Baron, Luke Wyeth, Alun Hatthaway, Dave Danford (percussion); Rhiannon Llewellyn, Gareth Treseder, Kelvin Thomas, Sianed Jones (singers); Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, 28.10.2010. (RJ)
Excellent Singing in ENO’s Unsympathetic Production of Rameau’s Castor et Pollux
United Kingdom Rameau, Castor et Pollux: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the English National Opera,Christian Curnyn (conductor). Coliseum, London, 24.10.2011 (MB)
Heritage Opera Creates an Intimate Carmen With an Irish Flavour
United Kingdom Bizet’s Carmen: comic opera in four acts sung in English with accompaniment by piano and string quartet. Heritage Opera, Haigh Hall, Wigan, Lancashire: 21.10.2011 (MC)
Fine Acting, but Covent Garden’s Dutchman Fails to Set Sail
United Kingdom Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists and Chorus of Royal Opera, Jeffrey Tate (Conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 18.10.2011. (JPr)
Anna (Netrebko) Triumphs As Anna (Bolena) At The Met
United Kingdom Met Live in HD 2011/12, Donizetti, Anna Bolena: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conducted by Marco Armiliato. Broadcast to the IMAX, Waterloo, London, 15.10.11. (JPr)
Leo Nucci Excels As Germont In Covent Garden’s La Traviata
United Kingdom Verdi La traviata (Cast 1): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Jan Latham-Koenig (conductor), 3.10.2011 (CC)