United Kingdom Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance: Soloists and Chorus of the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company 7.8.2011 (RJW)
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Buxton Gilbert & Sullivan Youth Festival 2011 – Young Singers Excel in HMS Pinafore
United Kingdom Sullivan, HMS Pinafore: Soloists and Chorus of Buxton Festival Youth Production, Buxton, Derbyshire 6.8.2011 (RJW)
Buxton Gilbert & Sullivan Festival 2011 – Good characterization and a fresh look for Ruddigore
United Kingdom Sullivan, Ruddigore: Soloists and Chorus of the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company 6.8.2011. (RJW)
Prom 32 – Brahms and some rare early Mahler
United Kingdom Brahms and Mahler: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Melanie Diener (soprano), Anna Larsson (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor),Christopher Purves (baritone), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner. Royal Albert Hall, London, 7.8.2011. (JPr)
Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival Offers Mozart, Donizetti and Rossini
United States Lyric Opera of Chicago ‘s Ryan Center Artists at the Grant Park Music Festival: Grant Park Orchestra, Artists of the Ryan Opera Center, Chicago, Carlos Kalmar (Artistic Director and Principal Conductor), Harris Theater, Chicago, 6.8.2011 (JLZ)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (4) – A memorable Mahler performance from the Philharmonia and Susanna Mälkki
United Kingdom Mahler; Symphony No 3 in D minor Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Ladies of the Festival Chorus, Choristers of the Three Cathedral Choirs, Philharmonia Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki. Worcester Cathedral. 8.8.2011 (JQ)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (3) – English Composers-in-exile turn up for the Festival
United Kingdom English Exiles – Peter Philips, Richard Dering, John Bull: Royal Holloway College Chapel Choir, English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Rupert Gough (conductor & organ), Tewkesbury Abbey, 8.8.2011. (RJ)
Heritage Opera woos Jane Austen fans with Jonathan Dove’s ‘Mansfield Park’
United Kingdom Jonathan Dove, Mansfield Park: Chamber opera in two acts, adapted from the novel by Jane Austen with libretto by Alasdair Middleton.Heritage Opera, Ashton Hall, Lancaster Town Hall, Lancashire. 5. 8.2011 (MC)