This Week’s Review

A Day of Monteverdian Delights in Berlin

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GermanyGermany Musikfest Berlin [6] – Monteverdi, Rossi, Marini, and Plainsong: Dorothee Mields, Hannah Morrison (sopranos), Thomas Hobbs, Andrew Staples, Volker Arndt (tenors), Andrew Redmond, Stefan Dreximeier (basses), RIAS Chamber Choir, Capella de la Torre/Justin Doyle (conductor). St Hedwig’s Cathedral and Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 16.9.2017 (MB)

Justin Doyle Antritt; photo credit - Matthias Heyde
Justin Doyle Antritt (c) Matthias Heyde

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The ‘Spirit of the Dance’ in Butt’s Goldberg Variations at Lammermuir

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lammermuir Festival 2017  – Bach, Howells, Schubert: John Butt (harpsichord), Hebrides Ensemble, Humbie Kirk, Humbie; Hebrides Ensemble, Dirleton Kirk, Dirleton, 16.9.2017. (SRT)

he Hebrides Ensemble in Dirleteon Kirk. Photo credit: Jane Nicolson.
Hebrides Ensemble in Dirleteon Kirk (c) Jane Nicolson

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A Delicious Taste of Lyric’s New Season

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United StatesUnited States Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Bellini, Gluck, Donizetti, Massenet, Bizet, Wagner: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus/Michael Black (director), Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Millennium Park, Chicago, IL. 8.9.2016. (JLZ)
Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park. Photo credit - Andrew Cioffi.
Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park (c) Andrew Cioffi

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