United Kingdom Gluck: Soloists, The Mozartists / Ian Page (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 31.5.2019. (CC)
Unfamiliar Gluck Operas Revived and Performed with Utmost Care by The Mozartists
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Grigòlo, Opolais and Terfel Feature in the Royal Opera’s ‘Blood and Thunder’ Revival of Tosca
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Alexander Joel (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 27.5.2019. (JPr)
The Southbank Centre Presents Stockhausen’s Donnerstag aus Licht
United Kingdom Stockhausen, Donnerstag aus Licht: Soloists, Le Balcon, Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble, New London Chamber Choir, London Sinfonietta / Maxime Pascal (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 22.5.2019. (CC)
and Safir Behloul (Michael in Act III, tenor) © Tristram Kenton
Alagna and Radvanovsky transcend criticism in Giordano’s overwrought Andrea Chénier
United Kingdom Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 20.5.2019. (JPr)
© Tristram Kenton
Opera North’s Aida is Superb in Music and Concept
United Kingdom Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Sir Richard Armstrong (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21.5.2019. (SRT)
Glyndebourne Fails to Make the Case for Staging La Damnation de Faust
United Kingdom Glyndebourne Festival 2019 [1] – Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust: Soloists, Dancers, Glyndebourne Chorus (chorus master: Aidan Oliver), Glyndebourne Youth Opera, Trinity Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Glyndebourne Opera House, Sussex, 18.5.2019. (MB)
Another Opportunity to Experience Henze’s Phaedra in London
United Kingdom Henze, Phaedra: Soloists, Southbank Sinfonia / Edmund Whitehead (conductor), Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 16.5.2019. (MB)
ENO’s Paul Bunyan is a Magnificent, Hugely Entertaining Evening
United Kingdom Britten, Paul Bunyan: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of English National Opera / James Henshaw (conductor), Alexandra Palace Theatre, London, 13.5.2019. (CC)
