United Kingdom Purcell, The Fairy Queen: Soloists, HGO Antiqua Orchestra / Seb Gillot (conductor). Hampstead Garden Opera, Jackson Lane, London, 20.4.2024. (AK)
HGO’s mesmerising talent in a rather confusing The Fairy Queen
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A superb revival: Royal Opera House’s Lucia di Lammermoor turns tragedy into triumph
United Kingdom Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Actors, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. 19.4.2024. (CSa)
Simon Boccanegra was a resounding success and testament to Elder’s 24-year rejuvenation of the Hallé
United Kingdom Verdi, Simon Boccanegra (concert staging, 1857 version): Soloists, Chorus of Opera North, RNCM Opera Chorus, Hallé / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 18.4.2024. (MC)
Akhmetshina dominates, but in Michieletto’s new Carmen his ‘clever’ aspects may jar on repetition
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Antonello Manacorda (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 5.4.2024. (CC)
The superb Asmik Grigorian is simply Mimì in a kimono in Covent Garden’s Madama Butterfly
United Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Kevin John Edusei (conductor). Filmed (directed by Bridget Caldwell) on 26.3.2024 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and shown at Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 1.4.2024. (JPr)
Via Ukraine, Ellen Kent presents a musically satisfying Carmen
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Ukrainian Opera and Ballet Theatre, Kyiv / Vasyl Vasylenko (conductor). Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 27.3.2024. (JPr)
A talented cast combined to make Opera North’s Così fan tutte an eminently enjoyable production
United Kingdom Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Clemens Schuldt (conductor). Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Quays, Salford, 21.3.2024. (MC)
Opera North’s double bill of Mascagni and Rachmaninov was given highly engaging performances
United Kingdom Opera Double Bill – Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana & Rachmaninov, Aleko: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Antony Hermus (conductor). Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Quays, Salford, 20.3.2024. (MC)
