United Kingdom Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks’s Cluedo 2: Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 17.9.2024. (JPr)
A dynamic ensemble cast makes Cluedo 2 overcome its leaden start
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
Siobhan Stagg steps in as Susanna and is the undoubted star of David McVicar’s Marriage of Figaro revival
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Opera / Julia Jones (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Rhodri Huw) to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, from Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 10.9.2024. (JPr)
Two young gifted musicians wrestle with late-Romantic masterpieces in the Hong Kong Phil’s season opener
Hong Kong Sibelius and Bruckner: Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Hong Kong Philharmonic / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor). Livestreamed on STAGE+ from the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong, 6.9.2024. (ES-S)
Here You Come Again: Tricia Paoluccio walks, talks and sings so much like Dolly in a new musical
United Kingdom Here You Come Again: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 20.8.2024. (JPr)
What a delight it was to see and hear the talented young NYO musicians in stormy Wagner and epic Mahler
United Kingdom PROM 30 – Wagner, Mazzoli, Howard, Mahler: Musicians from NYO Inspire, The National Youth Orchestra / Alexandre Bloch (conductor), Tess Jackson (conductor, Howard). Recorded (directed by Rhodri Huw) at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.8.2024 and available for a limited time on BBC iPlayer. (JPr)
Pretty Woman – The Musical impresses with its vocal and comedic talents and romantic joie de vivre
United Kingdom Pretty Woman – The Musical: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 6.8.2024. (JPr)
Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson’s new Bayreuth Tristan lacks coherence, dramatic cogency and better singing
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2024 [1] – Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Recorded live (directed by Michael Beyer) at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 25.7.2024. (JPr)
Journeys of heart and heritage: the tenth Verão Clássico Festival kicks off
Portugal Verão Clássico Festival 2024 [1] – MasterFest Concert I: Stephan Picard, Eszter Haffner (violins); Miguel da Silva, Eszter Haffner (violas); Patrick Demenga (cello); Janne Saksala (double bass); Geir Draugsvoll (accordion); Eldar Nebolsin, Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro (piano). Museu Nacional dos Coches, Lisbon, 23.7.2024. (LV) [This performance was reviewed from a video provided by Verão Clássico]
