This Week’s Review

The Dartington ensembles perform sombre music by Laura Rossi and Brahms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rossi, Brahms: Vanessa Redgrave (narrator), Catherine Hamilton (soprano), Darren Jeffery (bass-baritone), Dartington Community Choir and Dartington Sinfonietta / Simon Capet (conductor), Great Hall, Dartington. 7.5.2017. (PRB)

Dartington Community Choir with Vanessa Redgrave (inset); photo credit - Philip R Buttall.
Dartington Community Choir with Vanessa Redgrave (inset) (c) Philip R Buttall

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Celebrating the late Peter Reynolds – a Significant Presence in the Musical Life of Wales

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Peter Reynolds (1958-2016): Michael McCartney (guitar), Philip May (piano), Simon Philippo (piano), Melys Wind Quintet (Hannah Scott, flute; Hilary Stavros Ives, oboe; Rowena Mayo, clarinet; Vikki Scanlon, horn; Polly Horton, bassoon). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 31.3.2017. (GPu)

Peter Reynolds
Peter Reynolds

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In an Ingenious Evening, Debussy Triumphs Over Maeterlinck

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United StatesUnited States Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus (Robert Porco [director]), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Severance Hall, Cleveland, 4.5.2017. (MSJ)

Pelléas and Mélisande The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor production directed by Yuval Sharon set design by Mimi Lien lighting and projection design by Jason H. Thompson costume design by Ann Closs-Farley choreography by Danielle Agami Elliot Madore, baritone (Pelléas) Martina Janková, soprano (Mélisande) Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano (Genevieve) Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone (Golaud) Peter Rose, bass (Arkel) Julie Mathevet, soprano (Yniold) David Castillo, baritone (Doctor/Shepherd) Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus PROGRAM DEBUSSY - Pelléas and Mélisande Photo by Roger Mastroianni
Cleveland Orchestra’s Pelléas and Mélisande (c) Roger Mastroianni

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