United Kingdom Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen: Soloists, Orchestrof Byre Opera / Michael Downes (conductor), Byre Theatre, St Andrews, 17.6.2017. (SRT)
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Garsington Opera’s Provocative and Compelling Staging of Pelléas et Mélisande
United Kingdom Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Philharmonia Orchestra & Garsington Opera Chorus / Jac van Steen, Garsington Opera, Wormsley, 18.6.2017. (CR)
Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream – A Concert Hall Celebration
United Kingdom Aldeburgh Festival 2017 [1} – Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Soloists, Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor), The Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk 12.6.2017. (MH)
Anthony Negus and Carmen Jakobi’s Tristan und Isolde at Longborough Excels Musically and Scenically
United Kingdom Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Anthony Negus (conductor), Longborough, 12.6.2017. (JPr)
Lovely European Premiere of Schnyder’s Yardbird at the English National Opera
United Kingdom Schnyder, Yardbird: Soloists, Members of the Orchestra of English National Opera / Clark Rundell. Hackney Empire, London, 9.6.2017. (CC)
ETO’s Tosca Draws you into a Stifling Environment of Unease and Fear
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Ensemble and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Michael Rosewell (conductor). Grand Theatre, Blackpool, Lancashire. 10.6.2017. (MC)
An Outstanding, Powerful Jenůfa at Grange Park Opera
United Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists and Chorus of Grange Park Opera, BBC Concert Orchestra / William Lacey (conductor), Grange Park Opera, West Horsley Place, Epsom Road, West Horsley, 11.6.2017. (VV)
Fine Frocks and Farce in WNO’s Entertaining and Musically-Successful Fledermaus
United Kingdom Strauss, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Tomáš Hanus (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 20.5.2017. (GPu)
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