From London, New Jesus Christ Superstar Shows Lloyd Webber at His Most Powerful
03/05/2018
United States Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar: Soloists, Chorus, Lyric Opera of Chicago / Tom Deering (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 28.4.2018. (JLZ)
Heath Saunders (Jesus) & Jo Lampert (Mary Magdalene) (c) Todd Rosenberg
David Hare’s Glyndebourne Origin Story Fails to Hit any High Notes
13/04/2018
United Kingdom David Hare, The Moderate Soprano: Duke of York’s Theatre, London, 11.4.2018. (JPr)
Cast of David Hare’s The Moderate Soprano (c) Johan Persson
Aljaž Škorjanec, Janette Manrara and Company are Absolute Joy in Remembering Fred
09/04/2018
United Kingdom Various composers, Remembering Fred: Aljaž Škorjanec and Janette Manrara (co-creators and choreography) and Company (Adrian Hansel, Miranda Wilford [featured singers], Charlie Bruce, Aaron Bryan, Scott Coldwell, Alastair Crosswell and Veronica Fulton), Gareth Walker (director and choreographer), Barnaby Dickenson (musical director), London Palladium, 7.4.2018. (JPr)
Janette Manrara, Aljaž Škorjanec and Company in Remembering Fred
Synchronizing a Live Orchestra with a Bernstein Classic
05/02/2018
United States Bernstein, West Side Story: San Francisco Symphony / David Newman (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 1.2.2018. (HS)
High Order Contemporary Jazz from Hekselman and his Quartet
23/11/2017
United Kingdom Gilad Hekselman Quartet: Gilad Hekselman (guitar), Mark Turner (tenor sax), Rick Rosato (double-bass), Jonathan Pinson (drums); Richard Burton Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 17.11.2017. (GPu)
Gilad Hekselman (guitar)
Clare Teal and her Mini Big Band Demonstrate the Pleasures of Live Performance
22/11/2017
United Kingdom Various composers, Clare Teal with her Mini Big Band: St. John’s Smith Square, London, 19.11.2017. (TStJP)
Clare Teal and musicians
Lloyd Webber’s Phantom Makes a Deep Impression in Gothenburg
09/10/2017
Sweden Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Phantom of the Opera: Soloists and Chorus of Gothenburg Opera, dancers, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra / Nick Davies (conductor), Gothenburg Opera, 29.9.2017. (NS)
The Phantom (Fred Johanson). Photo: Mats Bäcker
The Potency of Medea
07/10/2017
United Kingdom Medea, Written in Rage (by Jean René Lemoine, translated and directed for the stage by Neil Bartlett): music and sound design by Phil Von, costumes by Mr Pearl and featuring François Testory. And What? Queer. Arts. Festival at The Place, London, 5.10.2017. (JB)
Medea (François Testory) (c) Manuel Vason
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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.'We're dealing with constantly changing regulations,' said conductor Sakari Oramo
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.
'We're dealing with constantly changing regulations,' said conductor Sakari Oramo
