Puccini, Turandot: (Revival Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre, 28.5.2011 (LRK)
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Revival of Phyllida Lloyd’s Macbeth thrills audiences at Royal Opera House
United Kingdom Verdi Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Antonio Pappano 24.5.2011. (CC)
A below-average Bohème in Valladolid
G. Puccini, La Bohème: Soloists, Orquesta Teatro Calderón, Coro Amigos Teatro Calderón/Intermezzo. Conductor: Pietro Rizzo. Teatro Calderón de Valladolid. 9.5.2011 (JMI)
Fine Production of Werther at Covent Garden
Massenet, Werther: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Antonio Pappano (conductor), ROH, London, 5.5.2011 (CC)
Berlioz Was Never Given a Chance: La Damnation de Faust by the ENO
Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust: Soloists, Chorus, Additional Chorus, and Orchestra of the English National Opera (chorus master: Martin Merry), Edward Gardner (conductor). Coliseum, London, 6.5.2011 (MB)
Devilishly Good: Nicola Luisotti Soars Through Mefistofele in Valencia
A. Boito, Mefistofele: Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Escolanía de la Mare de Deu dels Desamparats. Conductor: Nicola Luisotti. Auditóri Palau de Les Arts de Valencia. 27.4.2011 (JMI)
Debussy’s Pélleas et Mélisande at London’s Barbican
Debussy, Pélleas et Mélisande: (ConcertPerformance) Orchestre de Paris, Louis Langrée (conductor), Barbican Hall, London 19.4.2011 (CG)
Gianandrea Noseda Bows Out with Verdi’s Otello
Verdi, Otello : (Concert Performance). BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 16.4.2011 (RJF)