United Kingdom Handel, Berenice: Soloists, London Handel Orchestra / Laurence Cummings (harpsichord). Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1.4.2019 (CC)
A Bright, Yet Thought-Provoking Production of Berenice Makes Time Fly By
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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)
Mid Wales Opera’s Tosca Drew a Full and Appreciative Audience to Theatre Clwyd Mold
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Ensemble Cymru / Jonathan Lyness (conductor). Theatre Clwyd Mold, 24.3.2019. (RJF)
Chelsea Opera Group Give a Glorious Performance of Boito’s Mefistofele
United Kingdom Boito, Mefistofele (1881 version, concert performance): Soloists, Chorus of Chelsea Opera Group augmented by members from Opera Alegria and Highgate Choral Society, Chelsea Opera Group Orchestra / Matthew Scott Rogers (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 24.3.2019. (CC)
Much to Savour in the Royal Academy’s Tchaikovsky and Ravel Double Bill
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky and Ravel: Soloists, Royal Academy Opera Chorus and Sinfonia / Gareth Hancock (conductor). Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 18.3.2019. (MB)
Scottish Opera’s New Kátya Kabanová is Musically Strong but Intermittently Satisfying
United Kingdom Janáček, Kátya Kabanová: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 16.3.2019. (SRT)
