United Kingdom Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Garsington Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Richard Farnes (conductor), Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 18.6.2018. (CR)
Sparkling and Vital Falstaff from Farnes and Philharmonia Orchestra
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A Deeply Disappointing La bohème at the Royal Opera House
Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Tiffin’s Children’s Chorus, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 16.6.2018. (MB)
David Alden’s New Lohengrin for the Royal Opera Reflects Turbulence of 20th-Century History
United Kingdom Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 17.6.2018. (JPr)
Many Musical Rewards in Capriccio at Garsington
United Kingdom Strauss, Capriccio: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Garsington Opera House, Wormsley, 9.6.2018. (MB)
ETO’s Gimmicky-less Figaro was a Highly Entertaining Evening
United Kingdom Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Christopher Stark (conductor), Grand Theatre, Blackpool, 9.6.2018. (MC)
Anthony Negus’s Conducting Allows Longborough’s Der fliegende Holländer to Conquer High Seas
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2018 [1] – Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Anthony Negus (conductor), Longborough, 9.6.2018. (JPr)
Two Operatic Dining Experiences Excellently Portrayed at the Guildhall School
United Kingdom Hindemith and Berkeley: Soloists, Orchestra of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama / Dominic Wheeler (conductor). Silk Street Theatre, Guildhall School, London, 4.6.2018. (MB)
The Mozartists’ La Finta semplice: No Masterpiece but a Source of Near-constant Delight
United Kingdom Mozart La Finta semplice (semi-staged): Soloists, The Mozartists / Ian Page (conductor and stage director). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 6.6.2018. (CC)
