United Kingdom Donizetti, Roberto Devereux: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / James Southall (conductor). Theatre Cymru, Llandudno, 25.4.2019. (RJF)
Some Outstanding Singing Gives Pleasure in WNO’s Spidery Roberto Devereux
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WNO’s Scintillatingly Sung and Played The Magic Flute Deserved a New Staging
United Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Damian Iorio (conductor). Theatre Cymru, Llandudno, 24.4.2019. (RJF)
WNO’s Very Well Sung Un ballo in maschera in Llandudno
United Kingdom Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Gareth Jones (conductor). Theatre Cymru, Llandudno, 24.4 2019. (RJF)
& Mary Elizabeth Williams (Amelia) (c) Bill Cooper
The Royal Opera’s Unforgettable Billy Budd
United Kingdom Britten, Billy Budd (1960 two-act revised version): Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Ivor Bolton (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 23.4.2019. (CC)
(c) Catherine Ashmore
Despite Late Cast Changes, Faust at Covent Garden Triumphs Against the Odds
United Kingdom Gounod, Faust: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Dan Ettinger (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 11.4.2019. (CC)
RNCM’s Compelling and Entertaining The Pilgrim’s Progress Has Top Drawer Staging
United Kingdom Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Pilgrim’s Progress: Soloists, Chorus and Opera Orchestra of the Royal Northern College of Music / Rebecca Tong (conductor). RNCM Opera Theatre, Manchester 5.4.2019. (MC)
ENO’s Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel Gets Lost in the Whitechapel Maze
United Kingdom Iain Bell, Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). London Coliseum, 3.4.2019. (JPr)
Susan Bullock and Lesley Garrett (c) Alistair Muir
Convincing and Enjoyable Performance of Albert Herring at the RWCMD
United Kingdom Britten, Albert Herring: Soloists, Orchestra of Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama / David Jones (conductor). Dora Stoutzker Hall, RWCMD, Cardiff, 28.4.2019. (GPu)