United Kingdom Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s The King and I: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 19.4.2023. (JPr)
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I currently touring the UK and Ireland is ‘A Puzzlement’ in 2023
Broadcasts, Musicals, & Others
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
The Met’s revival of Robert Carsen’s Rosenkavalier was the most enjoyable performance of it I’ve ever seen
United States The Met: Live in HD – Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Simone Young (conductor). Broadcast live to the Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 15.4.2023. (JPr)
The Royal Ballet exhibits Ashton’s Cinderella choreography in their Disneyfied new staging
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Cinderella: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor). Broadcast (directed by Ross MacGibbon) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 12.4.2023. (JPr)
The orchestral virtuosity in Melbourne Opera’s Götterdämmerung is a lasting memory of their Ring
Australia Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Melbourne Opera / Anthony Negus (conductor). Livestreamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall from the Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, 2.4.2023. (JPr)
The Met’s Falstaff was not laugh-out-loud funny but was still totally engaging and entertaining
United States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Daniele Rustioni (conductor). Broadcast (directed for the screen by Habib Azar) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 1.4.2023. (JPr)
A tremendous celebration of the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninov’s birth in Yekaterinburg
Russian Federation Rachmaninov. Visible Music Festival: Soloists, Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir /Andrei Petrenko (conductor), Ural Youth Symphony Orchestra / Andrei Petrenko (conductor). Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Hall, from Virtual Concert Hall relay, 30.3.2023. (GT)
More straightforward storytelling again in Melbourne Opera’s Siegfried
Australia Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Melbourne Opera Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor). Livestreamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall from the Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, 31.3.2023. (JPr)
Nadiya & Kai’s Once Upon A Time is a must-see show of song, dance and romance
United Kingdom Nadiya & Kai – Once Upon A Time: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 31.3.2023. (JPr)
