United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado: National Gilbert & Sullivan Company / David Steadman (conductor), Royal Hall, Harrogate, 16.8. 2015 (RJW)
A Mikado to Remember at Harrogate
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Aspen 14: Singing Prevails in Madcap Così
United States Aspen Music Festival (14): Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Jane Glover (conductor), James Robinson (director). Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado. 19.8.2015 (HS)
Today’s Young People Enjoy Performing Sullivan’s Music
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance: Soloists and Chorus of the Gilbert & Sullivan Festival Youth Production / Andrew Nicklin (Musical Director), Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate, 15.8.2015 (RJW)
A Lyrical Aimard and a Rolls Royce Petrushka from Salonen and Philharmonia
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2015 (14) – Ravel, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Usher Hall, 19.8.2015 (SRT)
Ensemble Guadagni Contribute Warm, Flexible Sound to Davies Recital
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2015 (13) –Blow and Purcell: Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Ensemble Guadagni, Queen’s Hall, 19.08.2015 (SRT)
Dialogueless Fidelio Lacks Clarity Despite Good Individual Performances
Austria Salzburg Festival (5) – Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Ernst Raffelsberger), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, 13.8.2015 (MB)
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Quincena Musical Hosts a Splendid Performance of Alexander Nevsky
Spain Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts), Alexander Nevsky: St. Petersburg Philarmonic Orchestra, Orfeón Donostiarra, Yuri Temirkanov (conductor), Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastian, Spain, 18.8.2015 (JMI)
Singers Chosen by the Gods
Rossini Opera Festival (2): Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini, Chorus of Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Chorus Master, Andrea Faidutti; Conductor, Donato Renzetti. Jessica Pratt (soprano), Viktoria Yarovaya (mezzosoprano), Juan Diego Florez (tenor), Dempsey Rivera (tenor), Mirco Palazzi (bass). Adriatic Arena, Pesaro. 15.8.2015 (JB) Rossini: Messa di Gloria Il Piano d’Armonia sulla morte d’Orfeo La morte di Didone It … Read more