United Kingdom Various composers: John Mills (guitar), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 7.3.2018. (GPu)
A Fine Recital Heralds the Departure of John Mills from the RWCMD
This Week’s Review
Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice: Dancing with the Spirits at LA Opera
United States Gluck, Orpheus and Eurydice: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor), Artists of Joffrey Ballet, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 10.3.2018. (JRo)
Janáček’s Last Opera Memorably Staged at the Royal Opera House
United Kingdom Janáček, From the House of the Dead: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus director: William Spaulding), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 10.3.2018. (MB)
Newbury and His Colleagues Deliver a Riveting Faust
United States Gounod, Faust: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Emmanuel Villaume (conductor), Chicago. 3.3.2018. (JLZ)
Young Wagnerians Stun and Astound in Recital
United States Various composers: Heidi Melton (soprano), Kyle van Schoonhoven (tenor), Craig Rutenberg (piano), Morgan Library and Museum, New York, 4.3.2018. (RP)
A Convincing Performance of Weinberg’s Remarkable, Intense Opera, Die Passagierin
Germany Weinberg, Die Passagierin (The Passenger): Frankfurter Opern- und Museumorchester, Oper Frankfurt Chorus / Leo Hussain (conductor), Opernhaus, Frankfurt, 3.3.2018. (JMI)
Cycles of My Being Premieres at Opera Philadelphia
United States Various composers: Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Randall Mitsuo Goosby (violin), Khari Joyner (cello), Alexander Laing (clarinet), Kevin J. Miller (piano) / Tyshawn Sorey (conductor), Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Centre for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, 20.2.2018. (RP)
ENO’s Excellent Company Performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
United Kingdom Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Soloists, Trinity Boys’ Choir (choirmaster: David Swinson), Orchestra of the English National Opera / Alexander Soddy (conductor). London Coliseum, 1.3.2018. (MB)
