United Kingdom Mozart, Mendelssohn, Ravel: The Endellion String Quartet [Andrew Watkinson & Ralph da Souza (violins), Garfield Jackson (viola), David Waterman (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 18.6.2015 (CS)
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Spells and Ceremonies: A Farewell to British Piano Festival 2015
United Kingdom Robert Matthew-Walker, Howard Ferguson, Ian Venables, Vaughan Williams, John Ireland: Mark Bebbington, Rebeca Omordia, Sofia Sarmento and students, Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire. Birmingham, 16.6.2015 (RB)
Longborough Festival Opera Set High Standard with Tristan und Isolde
United Kingdom Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Anthony Negus.(conductor), Longborough, 18.6.2015. (JPr)
Rousing Start to Turnovsky Jubilee Ensemble’s Tour
New Zealand Bach, Britten, Lilburn, Mendelssohn: Turnovsky Jubilee Ensemble (Wilma Smith, violin/director; Justine Cormack, violin/viola; Lara Hall, violin; Natalie Lin, violin; Gillian Ansell, viola; Bryony Gibson-Cornish, viola; Ashley Brown, cello; Victoria Simonsen, cello; Matthias Balzat, cello; Victoria Jones, double-bass); Forum North, Whangarei, New Zealand, 2.06.2015 [Pse]
Well Sung Don Pasquale in Buenos Aires
Argentina Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Buenos Aires Lírica, Conductor: Juan Casasbellas. Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 12.6.2015. (JSJ)
Figaro By The Numbers, Needing Tiny Surprises
Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of San Francisco Opera, Patrick Summers (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 18.6.2015 (HS) Cast: Figaro: Philippe Sly Susanna: Lisette Oropesa Countess Almaviva: Nadine Sierra Cherubino: Kate Lindsey Count Almaviva: Luca Pisaroni Bartolo: John Del Carlo Marcellina: Catherine Cook Basilio: Greg Fedderly Don Curzio: John … Read more
Two Superb Norinas are the Highlight of the Liceu’s Don Pasquale
Spain Donizetti: Don Pasquale, Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Diego Mattheuz (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 16 & 17.6.2015 (JMI)
ENO’s Production Undermines Virtues of The Queen of Spades
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the English National Opera / Edward Gardner (conductor). Coliseum, London, 9.6.2015 (MB)