United Kingdom Lehár, The Merry Widow: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Martin André (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 15.11.2018. (RJF)
Vibrant and Colourful Company Performance of Merry Widow from Opera North
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Kramer’s Vision and Tilmans’s Unforgettable Photography Create a Powerful War Requiem
United Kingdom Britten: Emma Bell (soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Finchley Children’s Music Group, ENO War Requiem Ensemble (Porgy and Bess Ensemble and Chorus of English National Opera), Orchestra of English National Opera / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). London Coliseum, 16.11.2018. (CC)
Welcome New Opera North Tosca Production has an Outstanding Singer in the Title Role
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Jonathan Santagada (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 14.11.2018. (RJF)
Carlos Álvarez’s Doge has Grandeur and Stentorian Power in Moshinsky’s Royal Opera Boccanegra
United Kingdom Verdi, Simon Boccanegra: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Henrik Nánási (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 15.11.2018. (JPr)
The ‘Endless Pleasure’ of Semele Brought to Life at the Royal Academy of Music
United Kingdom Handel, Semele: Soloists, Chorus, Royal Academy Sinfonia / Laurence Cummings (conductor). Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 14.11.2018. (MB)
A Dramatic and Musically Triumphant Mad Scene is a Highlight of ENO’s Lucia Revival
United Kingdom Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of English National Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor). London Coliseum, 9.11.2018. (CC)
Carefully Chosen Singers are the Highlight of GSMD’s Così
United Kingdom Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Guildhall School of Music and Drama Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Dominic Wheeler (conductor). Silk Street Theatre, London, 5.11.2018. (CC)
John Lundgren’s Conflicted Wotan is the Highlight of Keith Warner’s Die Walküre
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists and Orchestra of The Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano. Directed for the screen by Jonathan Haswell and broadcast to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 28.10.2018. (JPr)
