Garsington Opera’s Alert and Intriguing Don Giovanni Production
23/07/2019
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2019 [4] – Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 18.7.2018. (CR)
Garsington Opera’s Don Giovanni (c) Johan Persson
The 2019 JPYA Summer Performance is a Thoroughly Enjoyable Musical Experience
23/07/2019
United Kingdom Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Performance: Soloists, Conductors and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 21.7.2019. (AK)
Jacquelyn Stucker (Euridice) and Patrick Terry (Orfeo) (c) Clive Barda
Cilea’s Radiant L’arlesiana Ardently Performed in the Beautiful Setting of Holland Park
21/07/2019
United Kingdom Cilea, L’arlesiana: Soloists, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia / Dane Lam (conductor). Opera Holland Park, London, 20.7.2019. (CC)
Yvonne Howard as Rosa Mamai (c) Ali Wright
Longborough’s Female-Centric Don Giovanni
13/07/2019
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera [3] – Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Thomas Blunt (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 11.7.2019. (CP)
Ivan Ludlow (Don Giovanni) & Llio Evans (Zerlina) © Matthew Williams Ellis
Garsington’s Admirable Elucidation of Psychologically and Emotionally Dark The Turn of the Screw
13/07/2019
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2019 [3] – Britten, The Turn of Screw: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra / Richard Farnes (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 7.7.2018. (CR)
Leo Jemison (Miles) Elen Willmer (Flora) Ed Lyon (Peter Quint) & Katherine Broderick (Miss Jessel)<br/>(c) Johan Persson
A Spellbinding and Deeply Satisfying Trip to the World of Monteverdi’s Orfeo
10/07/2019
United Kingdom Monteverdi, L’Orfeo: Soloists, I Fagiolini (director: Robert Hollingworth) with Music and Theatre for All, Jerwood Hall (LSO St Luke’s), London, 7.7.2019. (AK)
I Fagiolini’s L’Orfeo (c) Ben Pugh
Laurent Pelly’s Production of La fille du regiment Remains a Triumph
10/07/2019
United Kingdom Donizetti, La fille du regiment: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Evelino Pidò (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 8.7.2019. (CC)
Javier Camarena (Tonio) and Sabine Devieilhe (Marie) (c) Tristram Kenton
Richard Egarr Leads a Very Involving Concert Performance of Le nozze di Figaro
08/07/2019
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Grange Festival Chorus, Academy of Ancient Music / Richard Egarr (conductor & fortepiano), Barbican Hall, London. 4.7.2019. (AK)
Richard Egarr (c) Marco Borggreve
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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. 
