United Kingdom Bach, Schoenberg, Mozart, and Mendelssohn: Arianna Zukerman (soprano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman (violin, conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 27.6.2014 (MB)
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RNCM Opera’s Company Has Authentic Sixties Feel
United Kingdom Stephen Sondheim, Company: RNCM Opera, The RNCM Ensemble / Julian Kelly (music director), MMU Capitol Theatre, Manchester, 25.6.2014 (MC)
Both Batiashvili and Salonen Show Mastery in Sibelius
United Kingdom Saariaho, Sibelius: Olivier Latry (organ), Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London 16.6.2014 (GDn)
Estrangement and Repressed Bitterness in Bostridge’s Winterreise
United Kingdom Schubert: Ian Bostridge (tenor), Thomas Adès (piano), Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Festival, 22.06.14 (CS)
Elevated Sensitivity and Commitment from Jubilee Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, Webern & Beethoven: Jubilee String Quartet [Tereza Privratska (violin I), Alma Olite (violin II), Stephanie Edmundson (viola), Lauren Steel (cello)],The White Church, (Fairhaven United Reformed Church), Lytham St. Annes, 19.6.2014 (MC)
Photo Courtesy of Jubilee String Quartet
Power Cuts: a Slow and Gloomy Carmen
Italy Bizet, Carmen. Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome. Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani. Conductor, Emmanuel Villaume. Co-production with Teatro Municipal of Santiago, Chile directed by Emilio Sagi, with sets by Daniel Bianco and Costumes by Renata Schussheim. Teatro Costanzi, Rome 20.06.2014 (JB)
Italianate Ardour in Pappano’s Manon Lescaut
United Kingdom Puccini, Manon Lescaut: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex, 24.6.2014. (JPr)
(c) Bill Cooper
Excellent Performances in an Underwhelming Rossini Opera
United Kingdom Rossini, La Gazzetta: Soloists, Chorus, Royal College of Music Opera Orchestra, Michael Rosewell (conductor). Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, 24.6.2014 (MB)