United States Bizet, Carmen: LA Opera, Placido Domingo (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 21.9.2013-6.10.13 (JRo)
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A Carmen at Los Angeles Opera, Short on Sex Appeal
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A Star-Studded Gala Evening Of Dance And Song In Aid Of The Yorkshire Ballet Summer School
SADLER’S WELLS – Sunday September 29th at 7.00pm
A STAR-STUDDED GALA EVENING OF DANCE AND SONG
IN AID OF THE YORKSHIRE BALLET SUMMER SCHOOL
Celebrating its 40th anniversary
Tickets: £12 to £85 www.sadlerswells.com
Hosted by SIR ANTHONY DOWELL and SIR DEREK JACOBI
Concertos Take Centre Stage at This Year’s Malcolm Arnold Festival
United Kingdom Concertos Take Centre Stage at This Year’s Malcolm Arnold Festival
McGregor Curates Fascinating Programme of Eight Dance Works
United Kingdom Leafcutter John, Max Baillie, Random Works: Wayne McGregor and Random Dance Company, Kings Place, London, 21.9.2013 (JO’D)
Holst Connections Abound in Concert of English Music
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Holst, Elgar, Arnold, Bliss: Paulina Voices /Heidi Pegler (conductor); St Paul’s Girls’ School Chamber Orchestra / Leigh O’Hara (conductor); Flowers Band / Paul Holland (conductor); All Saints’ Church, Cheltenham, 21.9.2013 (RJ)
Dolores Claiborne an Earnest Failure
United States Tobias Picker, Dolores Claiborne: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 18.9.2013 (HS)
Season Opener Sports Elegant Playing (At Least)
United States Beethoven, Mahler: Hélène Grimaud (piano), Cleveland Orchestra, Fabio Luisi (conductor) Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 19.9.2013 (MSJ)
An Impressive Recital by The Sitkovetsky Trio
United Kingdom Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schubert: The Sitkovetsky Trio (Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Wu Qian (piano), Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Wigmore Hall, London, 19.9.2013 (RB)