United Kingdom The Last Musician of Auschwitz: Toby Trackman (director), Deborah Lee (producer), Shown on BBC 2 (and available on BBC iPlayer for 11 months), 27.1.2025. (CSa)
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
Carrie Hope Fletcher stars in Calamity Jane, an old-fashioned but still whip-cracking musical
United Kingdom Calamity Jane (adapted for the stage by Charles K Freeman from a screenplay by James O’Hanlon): Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 28.1.2025. (JPr)
Piotr Beczała redeems himself with his stylish Radamès in Michael Mayer’s deeply traditional Met Aida
United States Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 25.1.2025. (JPr)
(P)review of the filmed version of Donmar Warehouse’s Macbeth coming to a cinema near you soon
United Kingdom William Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Filmed live (directed by Tim Van Someren) at London’s Donmar Warehouse in 2023 and released in cinemas across the UK, US, Australia and selected international territories from 5th February 2025. (JPr)
Michieletto’s absinthe-fuelled Tales of Hoffmann for The Royal Opera gets a delightful musical performance
United Kingdom Offenbach, The Tales of Hoffmann (Les contes d’Hoffmann): Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Antonello Manacorda (conductor). Filmed (directed by Rhodri Huw) at the Royal Ballet and Opera in November 2024 and shown at the Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 15.1.2025. (JPr)
Blomstedt concludes the celebration of Bruckner’s 200th in Berlin with a heavenly Ninth Symphony
Germany Mozart, Bruckner: Leif Ove Andsnes (soloist), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor). Livestreamed from the Berlin Philharmonie on 21.12.2024 and available on the Digital Concert Hall. (GT)
Andris Nelsons commands a memorable performance of Bruckner’s Eighth in Berlin
Germany Bruckner: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Livestreamed from the Berlin Philharmonie on 14.12.2024 and available on the Digital Concert Hall. (GT)
Simone Young directs masterfully a terrific performance of Bruckner’s Second Symphony in Berlin
Germany Rihm, Bruckner: Vida Miknevičūite (soprano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Simone Young (conductor). Livestreamed from the Berlin Philharmonie on 7.12.2024 and available on the Digital Concert Hall. (GT)
