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Falstaff: Laughs at Any Cost

25/02/201418/02/2014 by Stan

GermanyGermany Verdi: Falstaff, Frankfurter Opern und Museumorchester, Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Bertrand De Billy (conductor), Opernhaus Frankfurt, 15.2.2014 (JMI)

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Željko Lučić (Falstaff; in der Mitte im gestreiften Anzug stehend)
und das Ensemble
(c) Monika Rittershaus

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Frankfurt, JM Irurzun

Three More Diverse Dance Pieces at The Place

13/05/201418/02/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Simpson, Reinhardt, The Cinematic Orchestra, Resolution! 2014: The Sob in the Spine; You wave your dusty hands hello; Pace, Naomi Reynolds Dance, Mansoor Ali and Ellen Johansson, B-Hybrid Dance, The Place, London, 14.2.2014 (JO’D)

B-Hybrid Dance Pane Brian Gillespie
B-Hybrid Dance Pane Brian Gillespie

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Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags John O'Dwyer, London

Singer-Comedians Enliven Chabrier’s L’étoile

18/02/201417/02/2014 by Stan

Chabrier, L’étoile: Soloists, Kevin Murphy (conductor) Robin Guarino (director), University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Studio Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio. 15.2.2014 (RDA)   

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Cincinnati, Rafael de Acha

Albrecht In an Evening of Substitutions

18/02/201417/02/2014 by Stan

Mahler, Brahms: Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Cleveland Orchestra, Marc Albrecht (conductor), Severance Hall, Cleveland, 13.2.2014 (MSJ)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Cleveland, Mark S. Jordan

A Dramatic and Impressive Symphonie fantastique from Morlot

18/02/201417/02/2014 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Chabrier, Schumann, and Berlioz: Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Xavier Phillips, cello), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 13.2.2014 (BJ)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Bernard Jacobson, Seattle

Fulham’s Götterdämmerung a Triumph of Ambition and Perseverance

18/02/201417/02/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists of Fulham Opera, Nick Fletcher (piano accompanist), Fiona Williams (stage director), St John’s Church, Fulham, London, 16.2.2014. (JPr)

 

The London Gay Men's Chorus witness Siegfried's death rehearsal photo c Richard Carter
The London Gay Men’s Chorus witness Siegfried’s death rehearsal photo c Richard Carter

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Jim Pritchard, London

Musical Rarities Get an Airing in Swansea

18/02/201417/02/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom D’Erlanger, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, German: Aleksandre Tigishvili (violin), Mumbles Symphony Orchestra / David John (conductor), All Saints’, Oystermouth, Swansea, 1.2.2014. (NR)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Neil Reeve, Swansea

Holten’s Don Giovanni Lacks Magic and Comedy

30/12/202016/02/2014 by Stan

Mozart, Don Giovanni (in a new production by Kaspar Holten): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Nicola Luisotti. Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex. 12.2.2014. (JPr)

DON GIOVANNI, ROH Photo (c) Bill Cooper
DON GIOVANNI, ROH Photo (c) Bill Cooper

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Categories Broadcasts and Film, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, Theatre, Musicals, Broadcasts & Films, UK Opera Tags Jim Pritchard, London
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