Puccini, La Bohème: New production by Andrew Staples with soloists and orchestra conducted by Steven Moore. Village Underground, Shoreditch, London, 26.7.2011. (JPr)
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A quirky gig in a quirky London venue – but some spellbinding violin playing
Berio, Bach, Bartok : Alina Ibragimova (violin), Quay Brothers (video), Wilton’s Music Hall, London, 26.7.2011 (GDn)
Mixed feelings – Reviewer vs. Audience – Bellini at the Munich Opera Festival
Bellini, I Capuleti è I Montecchi: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra and Chorus, Yves Abel (conductor). National Theater Munich. 24. 7.2011 (JMI)
Munich Festival’s Wholly Elegant Rosenkavalier
R. Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra and Chorus, Constantin Trinks (conductor). National Theater Munich. 23. 7.2011. (JMI)
Roger Jones interviews 9/11 composer Richard Blackford
An interview with 9/11 composer Richard Blackford (RJ)
September 11th 2011 will see the premiere of Richard Blackford’s latest choral work Not in Our Time which has links with the attack on the World Trade Centre in New York ten years ago. It explores an extremely topical and relevant subject: the relationship between Christianity and Islam from the time of the Crusades until the present day. Here Richard talks about the work and his career to date.
Glass’ s Fall of the House of Usher in Munich
Philip Glass, The Fall of the House of Usher: Soloists, Orchestra of the Gärtnerplatz State Theater, Lukas Beikircher (conductor). Gärtnerplatz Theater. 19. 7.2011 (JMI)
Telemann in Munich – Der Geduldige Sócrates
Telemann, Der Geduldige Sócrates: Soloists, Orchestra & Chorus of the Gärtnerplatz State Theater, Jörn Hinnerk Andresen (conductor). Gärtnerplatz Theater. 21. 7.2011. (JMI)
A Double Bill of French Frogs and German Dwarfs: Ravel & Zemlinsky at the Munich Opera Festival
Germany Ravel, L’Enfant et les Sortilèges | Zemlinsky, Der Zwerg: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra and Chorus, Kent Nagano (conductor). Munich National Theater. 22.7.2011. (JMI)