Simon Callow’s Uplifting, Yet Thought-Provoking, New Film Version of A Christmas Carol
13/12/2018
United Kingdom Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol with Simon Callow: Adaptation by Tom Cairns and Simon Callow; Production designed by Marie Lanna; Cinematography by David Raedeker. Screened at Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 11.12.2018. (JPr)
Simon Callow in A Christmas Carol
Sweeney Todd, like his Customers and Meat Pies, Goes Down a Treat in Zurich
11/12/2018
Switzerland Sondheim, Sweeney Todd: Soloists, Chorus of Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / David Charles Abell (conductor), Zurich Opera 9.12.2018. (JR)
The New One: A Brilliant Birbiglia on the Couch with Baby
25/11/2018
United States Mike Birbiglia’s The New One: Cort Theatre, New York. 19.11.2018. (CSa)
Mike Birbiglia in The New One
For Only An Hour is Something Rather Memorably ‘Rich and Strange’
18/11/2018
United Kingdom Sardoville’s For Only An Hour with Phil Sanger: The Blue Elephant Theatre, London, 16.11.2018. (JO’D)
Phil Sanger in For Only An Hour
Bernstein’s Candide Triumphs at the Liceu
21/10/2018
Spain Bernstein, Candide (concert version): Liceu Chorus and Orchestra /John DeMain (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 18.10.2018. (JMI)
Meghan Picerno and Paul Appleby in Candide © A. Bofill
Comedy in Music from Rainer Hersch’s Entertaining Memories of Victor Borge
16/10/2018
United Kingdom Rainer’s Hersch’s Victor Borge: Rainer Hersch with Danny Driver (piano), Laura Ruhl Vidal (soprano). Cadogan Hall, London, 12.10.2018. (JPr)
Rainer Hersch © Hans Staartjes
Weathering the Storm: Zeller’s Mystery Provides More Questions than Answers
14/10/2018
United Kingdom Florian Zeller, The Height of the Storm (translated by Christopher Hampton): Wyndham’s Theatre, London. 7.10.2018. (CSa)
Jonathan Pryce & Eileen Atkins in The Height of the Storm (c) Tristram Kenton
‘For One Brief Shining Moment’ LMTO and a Wonderful Cast Bring Camelot to the Palladium
08/10/2018
United Kingdom LMTO – Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot: Soloists, London Music Theatre Chorus and Orchestra / Freddie Tapner (conductor). London Palladium. 6.10.2018. (JPr)
Cast, Chorus and Orchestra of LMTO’s Camelot (c) Lidia Crisafulli
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This joyous set of Beethoven's sonatas takes its place among the very best. 
In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater. 
This sensitive, dynamic recording is a joy, and may even constitute a revelation. 
The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances. 
A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers. 
David McVicar's production of 'Die Zauberflöte' is filled with nocturnal high-jinks 
All three movements are so intricately packed with incident that one is tempted to simply let onesel 
Kenneth MacMillan's bouncy 'Concerto', Frederick Ashton's 'Enigma Variation 
Don Pasquale has always invited playfulness, but Damiano Michieletto's take might be an experim 
All the voices in this production are big, finds Michael Church, with Pasha Selim's roars of fr 
