United Kingdom Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mahler and Strauss: Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) and Ivari Ilja (piano), Wigmore Hall, London 23.11.2014. (JPr)
Russian Baritone Hvorostovsky Attracts Newcomers to the Wigmore Hall
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Innovative Programming Focuses on Four Striking Works from 1945
United Kingdom Spirit of 1945 – Britten, Copland, Strauss, Shostakovich: Francois Leleux (oboe), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 19.11.14 (CST)
Daniel’s Catán’s Opera Steams Down the Amazon
United States Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas, LA Opera, Grant Gershon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 22.11.14-20.12.14 (JRo)
Midsummer Opera Acquits Itself with Honour in La Clemenza
United Kingdom Mozart, La clemenza di Tito: Soloists, Chorus of Midsummer Opera (chorus master and stage director: John Upperton), Symphony Orchestra of Midsummer Opera, David Roblou (conductor). St John’s, Waterloo, London, 21.11.2014 (MB)
A Sweet Treat Set in the Depression
United States Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel: Soloists, C-CM Philharmonia, Cincinnati Children’s Choir, Mark Gibson (conductor), University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music. Corbett Auditorium. Cincinnati, Ohio. 20.11.2014 (RDA)
Bang Bang: Between Typewriters and Arrogance
Italy Mozart and Chopin: Lang Lang (piano) Sala Santa Cecilia Rome 21.11.2014 (JB)
Haydn’s Moon Opera Brings a Pompous Patriarch Back to Earth
United Kingdom Haydn, Life on the Moon: English Touring Opera, The Old Street Band, Christopher Bucknall (conductor), Snape Maltings, Snape, 14.11.2014 (CS)
Captivating Production of Handel’s Ottone from English Touring Opera
United Kingdom Handel, Ottone: English Touring Opera, The Old Street Band, Jonathan Peter Kenny (conductor), Snape Maltings, Snape, 15.11.2014 (CS)
