United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Northern Ireland Opera / Dominic Limburg (conductor). Grand Opera House, Belfast, 17.9.2024. (RB)
Eugene Onegin is another triumph for Northern Ireland Opera
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Saffron Opera Group’s Meistersinger for its 10th anniversary was a triumph over adversity
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Soloists, Saffron Opera Group Chorus (chorus director: James Davey), Saffron Opera Group Orchestra / Michael Thorne (conductor). Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex, 15.9.2024. (JPr)
Siobhan Stagg steps in as Susanna and is the undoubted star of David McVicar’s Marriage of Figaro revival
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Opera / Julia Jones (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Rhodri Huw) to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, from Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 10.9.2024. (JPr)
Garsington Opera’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream was a Proms evening of musical magic
United Kingdom PROM 68 – Garsington Opera’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Soloists, Garsington Opera Youth Company, Philharmonia Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.9.2024. (KMcD)
Cumbria Opera Group’s brand new work Kings, Witches, Lovers and Souls showcases the region’s mythic past
United Kingdom Jen Hartley, Kings, Witches, Lovers and Souls: Eleanor McIntosh (soprano), Anne Elizabeth Cooper (mezzo-soprano), Johnny Hill (baritone), Jonny Danciger (director), Cumbria Youth Chorus, Cumbria Opera Group / Joe Davies & Alastair Burton (co-musical directors), Penrith Playhouse, 31.8.2024. (SRT)
For all the power of Rihab Chaieb’s (anti-)hero, this was a mixed Glyndebourne Carmen at the Proms
United Kingdom PROM 52 – Bizet, Carmen from Glyndebourne: Soloists, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Anja Bihlmaier (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.8.2024. (CC)
Excellent performances from the cast of six in a reworking of a rare Paisello opera
United Kingdom Paisiello/Farwell, The Fabulist: Soloists, Instrumental group. Charing Cross Theatre, London, 19.8.2024. (AK)
The storytelling impresses in Amy Lane’s (mostly) straightforward new Longborough Die Walküre
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera [3] – Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Long borough Festival Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor). Recorded at Loughborough (directed by Matthew Dilley) on 26.6.2024 and available on OperaVision and YouTube until 9.2.2025. (JPr)
