Keel Watson, Ronald Samm and the Chorus Shine in Fulham Opera’s Impressive Die Meistersinger
10/08/2019
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Fulham Opera / Ben Woodward (conductor). Greenwood Theatre, London, 9.8.2019. (JPr)
Ronald Samm (Walther) in Fulham Opera’s Die Meistersinger (c) Matthew Couglan
Rossini on the Fringe has Fizzing Enzembles and a Genial Atmosphere
07/08/2019
United Kingdom Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 [1] – Rossini, Il Signor Brushino: Cambridge University Opera Society / Jamie Conway (musical director), St Cuthbert’s Church (Venue 122), 5.8.2019. (SRT) Read more
The Enterprising Grimeborn Opera Festival Showcases an Intimate Das Rheingold
02/08/2019
United Kingdom Grimeborn Opera Festival 2019 [1] – Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, The Orpheus Sinfonia / Peter Selwyn (conductor). Arcola Theatre, London, 31.7.2019. (JPr)
Grimeborn Opera Festival’s Das Rheingold (c) Lidia Crisafulli
In La Calisto, Longborough’s Young Artists Spectacularly Defy Human Frailty
30/07/2019
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2019 [4] – Cavalli, La Calisto: Soloists and the Barefoot Band / Lesley Anne Sammons (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 29.7.2019. (CP)
LFO Young Artists’ La Calisto (c) Matthew Williams-Ellis.
Uplifting Buxton Performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Yeomen of the Guard
30/07/2019
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, The Yeomen of the Guard: National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company and Orchestra / Timothy Burke (conductor), Buxton Opera House, Derbyshire, 27.7.2019. (RJW)
Sergeant Meryll (Bruce Graham) with Tower Warders © Jane Stokes
Welsh National Opera’s Spectacularly Successful War and Peace Comes to Covent Garden
24/07/2019
United Kingdom Prokofiev, War and Peace (ed. Ermolaeva/McAllister, sung in English): Soloists, Dancers, Chorus & Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Tomáš Hanus (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 23.7.2019. (CC)
Cast of WNO’s War and Peace (c) Clive Barda
A Double Bill that is One of Opera Holland Park’s Greatest Successes
24/07/2019
United Kingdom Wolf-Ferrari and Tchaikovsky: Soloists, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia / John Andrews (Wolf-Ferrari), Sian Edwards (Tchaikovsky). Opera Holland Park, London, 22.8.2019 (CC)
Clare Presland (Susanna) (c) Ali Wright
Glyndebourne’s New Die Zauberflöte Misfires, Despite an Excellent Cast
23/07/2019
United Kingdom Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2019 [3] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Chorus of the Glyndebourne Festival, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor), Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, 21.7.2019. (RB)
Sofia Fomina, Martin Snell, Brindley Sherratt, Michael Kraus, Thomas Atkins
and chorus (c) Bill Cooper
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This joyous set of Beethoven's sonatas takes its place among the very best. 
In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater. 
This sensitive, dynamic recording is a joy, and may even constitute a revelation. 
The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances. 
A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers. 
