United Kingdom Verdi, La forza del destino: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 2.2.2018. (GPu)
WNO’s New La forza del destino Packs a Considerable Punch
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Female Leads Shine in Opera North’s Premier Un ballo in maschera
United Kingdom Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Richard Farnes (conductor), Leeds Town Hall, 3.2.2018. (CF)
Scottish Opera Thrills with Aggressive Greek from Turnage
United Kingdom Mark-Anthony Turnage, Greek: Scottish Opera / Finnegan Downie Dear (conductor), Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 3.2.2018. (SRT)
Remarkable, Thought-Provoking Satyagraha from ENO
United Kingdom Glass, Satyagraha (sung in Sankrit): Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of English National Opera / Karen Kamensek (conductor). London Coliseum, London, 1.2.2018. (CC)
Das Rheingold is a triumphant start to the LPO/Jurowski Ring
United Kingdom LPO: A Golden Gala Evening – Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.1.2018. (CC)
Angela Gheorghiu is a Sensation in the Royal Opera’s Revival of Tosca
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Dan Ettinger (conductor), Royal Opera House, London, 24.1.2018. (JPr)
A Delightful Double-Feature of Holst and Ullmann at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
United Kingdom Holst and Ullmann: Orchestra of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland / Lionel Friend (conductor), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 20.1.2018. (SRT)
A Welcome Revival of Opera North’s Magnificent Madama Butterfly
United Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Martin Pickard (conductor), Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, 19.1.2018. (JL)
