United Kingdom Gounod, Faust: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Dan Ettinger (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 11.4.2019. (CC)
Despite Late Cast Changes, Faust at Covent Garden Triumphs Against the Odds
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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)
A Bright, Yet Thought-Provoking Production of Berenice Makes Time Fly By
United Kingdom Handel, Berenice: Soloists, London Handel Orchestra / Laurence Cummings (harpsichord). Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1.4.2019 (CC)
Rare Opportunity to See and Experience Vaughan Williams’s Profound Pilgrim’s Progress
United Kingdom Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Pilgrim’s Progress: Soloists, Chorus and Opera Orchestra of Royal Northern College of Music / David Parry (conductor). RNCM Opera Theatre. Manchester, 31.3.2019. (RJF)
Dramatic Intensity and Intimacy in Mid Wales Opera’s Tosca at Newport
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus, Ensemble Cymru / Jonathan Lyness (conductor). Riverfront Arts Centre, Newport. 27.4.2019. (GPu)
Old-Fashioned singing from Netrebko and Eyvasov is a highlight of the Royal Opera’s La forza del destino
United Kingdom Verdi, La forza del destino: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 29.3.2019. (JPr)
