Switzerland Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, Fabio Luisi (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich, 7.7.15 (RP)
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Ruth Ellis and Stephen Ward Live Again in the World of Opera
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The Sorrows of War Recalled by Kokoro and Canticum
United Kingdom Wiegold, Davies, Rarity, Poulenc: Canticum Chamber Choir, Kokoro [Luke Russell (flute), Elisabeth Drew (clarient) Kate Turnbull (violin), Lionel Handy (cello), Nicki Dixon (double bass), Sacha Johnson (percussion)] / Mark Forkgen (conductor), Cheltenham Music Festival, Cheltenham College Chapel, Cheltenham, 5.7.2015.
A Quartet of Singers who are Passionate about Opera
United Kingdom A Passion for Opera Gala Tour – Heritage Opera, St. Leonard’s Church, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, 4.7.2015. (MC)
Aspen I: Cello Sonatas, Crystalline Beethoven, and Lavish Russian Romantics
United States Aspen Music Festival (1): Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Skryabin, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky. Aspen, Colorado. 1-3-5.7.2015 (HS)
Eleonora Buratto Makes Unexpected Debut as Adina
Switzerland Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich, 05.07.15 (RP)
Yundi Li After 15 Years
Canada Chopin, Beethoven, Schumann and Liszt: Yundi Li (piano), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 2.7.2015 (GN)
Honeck’s Impressive Debut with the Tonhalle
Switzerland Salonen, Szymanowski, R. Strauss Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Manfred Honeck (conductor), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Tonhalle, Zurich 3.7.15 (JR)