Spain Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Renato Palumbo (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 23 & 24.10.2017. (JMI)
Piotr Beczala and Carlos Álvarez Shine in the Liceu’s Un ballo in maschera
This Week’s Review
International Concert Series in Cardiff: the Opening Night
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky: John Lill (piano), St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Dmitriev (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 17.10.2017. (PCG)
Rafał Blechacz in High Form at his Hong Kong Recital
China Bach, Beethoven, Chopin: Rafał Blechacz (piano), City Hall, Hong Kong, 12.10.2017. (LPL)
LA Opera at Its Finest: Verdi’s Nabucco
United States Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera/James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 14.10.2017. (JRo)
Vocalists and 21st-Century Microtones — in a Crypt
United States Ben Johnston, James Weeks, Kayleigh Butcher/Bethany Younge, Courtney Bryan, Liza Lim, Cassandra Miller: Ekmeles/Jeffrey Gavett (conductor), The Crypt at the Church of the Intercession, New York, NY. 7.10.2017. (BH)
Petrenko in an Unofficial Audition with French and Russian Works
Canada Ravel, Scriabin, Prokofiev and Debussy: Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano), Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal / Vasily Petrenko (conductor), La Maison Symphonique, Montréal, 11.10.2017. (ZC)
Gergiev Crosses National Boundaries with the Oxford Philharmonic
United Kingdom Rossini, Stravinsky, Mendelssohn: Roman Simovic (violin), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Valery Gergiev (conductor), Town Hall, Oxford, 13.10.2017. (CR)
John Copley’s production of Die Fledermaus retains its champagne sparkle
United Kingdom Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / James Southall (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 14.10.2017. (GPu)
