Bywater’s fine staging and Chevalier’s superb singing makes Symphony of Sorrowful Songs memorable

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Górecki, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (Symphony No.3, Op.36, 1976): Nicole Chevalier (soprano), Orchestra of English National Opera / Lidiya Yankovskaya (conductor). London Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, London, 3.5.2023. (CC)

Nicole Chevalier in Symphony of Sorrowful Songs © Clive Barda

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The Dead City: ENO’s justly ambitious, laudable Korngold project

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Korngold, The Dead City (Die tote Stadt): Soloists, Members of the Finchley Children’s Music Group (chorus director: Grace Rossiter), Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera / Kirill Karabits (conductor). London Coliseum, 25.3.2023. (MB)

ENO’s The Dead City: Sarah Connolly (Brigitta), Rolf Romei (Paul), Audun Iversen (Franz) © Helen Murray

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