United States Rameau, Monteclair, Dauvergne, Grandval, Gluck, Campra: “Le Jardin de Monsieur Rameau,” Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (Director/Conductor), Harvey Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, 19.4.2013 (SSM)
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Daniele Gatti Leads a Tremendous Verdi Requiem
United Kingdom Verdi Requiem: Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano); Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto); Francesco Meli (tenor); Carlo Colombara (bass-baritone); Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra; Daniele Gatti (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.4.2013 (CC)
Berlin’s Siegfried Delights the Ear but Not the Eye
Germany Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Dancers, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Berliner Staatsoper, Schiller Theater, Berlin, 18.4.2013 (MB)
Fervent Applause for Edward Watson in Mayerling
United Kingdom Liszt (arranged and orchestrated by Lanchbery), Mayerling: Dancers and Orchestra of the Royal Ballet / Martin Yates (conductor), Sergey Levitin (co-concert master), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 19.4.2013. (JO’D)
A Journey from Hymn to Song with Uchida
United States Bach, Schoenberg, Schumann: Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Carnegie Hall, New York City, 18.4.2013 (DA)
Rossini Helps A Company Bounce Back with Style and Grace
United States Rossini, Moses in Egypt: Soloists, Michael Counts (director); Jayce Ogren (conductor); New York City Opera at City Center. 14-4-13 (RDA)
Carmen – Well Produced But Cast Mixed
Argentina Bizet, Carmen: Soloists,Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor:Marc Piollet, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 16.4.2013. (JSJ)
Beautiful But Bloodless
India Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Pathé Live ballet-screening, Godrej Dance Academy Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, 14.4.2013 (JSM)