United States Béla Fleck (banjo), SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco. 16.5.2013 (HS)
Theatre, Musicals, Broadcasts & Films
Reviews and articles of some events that are not Concerts, Opera, or Dance, and others that have been streamed, shown in the cinema or on TV
Lavish, Thoughtful Staging of Oklahoma!
United States Rogers&Hammerstein,Oklahoma!: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, James Lowe, (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 4.5.2013 (JLZ)
Indefatigable Plácido Domingo Takes On Role of Nabucco
United Kingdom Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). ROH Cinema 2012/13 Broadcast to the Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, London, 29.4.2013. (JPr)
Hiromi Bends a Piano to Her Will
United States Hiromi, The Trio Project: Hiromi Uehara (piano), Anthony Jackson (contrabass guitar), Simon Phillips (drums), SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco. 4.4.2013 (HS)
Intriguing Double Bill from Music Theatre Wales
United Kingdom Mendonça, Maxwell Davies: Helen-Jane Howells (soprano), Nia Roberts (actress), Kelvin Thomas (King), Music Theatre Wales, Michael Raffery (conductor), Doris Soutzker Hall, Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 16.3.2013 (PCG)
Enjoyable and Energetic Show from Champion Dancers
United Kingdom Burn the Floor: Robin Windsor, Kristina Rihanoff, Karen Hauer and 15 dancers; Peter Saul Blewden and Vonzell Solomon (vocals); Will Fry (percussion), Torquil Munro (keyboards) Andy Jones (guitar) / Joe Malone (musical director & drums); Jason Gilkison (director and choreographer). Shaftesbury Theatre, London 11.3.2013. (JPr)
Has-Been, Would-Be and If-Only-If
Italy Elio Pandolfi at the Teatro Ghione, Rome. 05.03.2013 (JB)
Liza with a Z
cUnited Kingdom Liza Minnelli: with Billy Stritch (musical director) and Septet, Clare Teal and Trio [Grant Windsor (piano), Simon Little (double bass) and Ben Reynolds (drums)], Royal Festival Hall, London, 1.3.2013. (JPr)