Germany Puccini, Tosca: Orchestra, Chorus and Kinderchor of the Deutsche Oper / Ivan Repušić (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 15.11.2016. (JMI)
A Convincing, if not Extraordinary, Tosca at the Deutsche Oper
This Week’s Review
Kentridge’s Production of Lulu Another Triumph for English National Opera
United Kingdom Berg, Lulu: Soloists, Orchestra of the English National Opera / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). London Coliseum, London, 9.11.2016. (MB)
Ginastera’s Contrasting Piano Concertos Accompany a Basque’s Tribute to Cervantes’ Doleful Knight
United Kingdom Ginastera, Guridi: Xiayin Wang (piano); BBC Philharmonic / Juanjo Mena (conductor), BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays. 15.11.2016. (RB)
A Thoroughly Refreshing Evening with Ensemble 360
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann: Ensemble 360 [Benjamin Nabarro and Claudia Ajmone-Marsan (violins), Ruth Gibson (viola), Gemma Rosefield (cello), Sam Coles (flute), Adrian Wilson (oboe) and Tim Horton (piano)] Wigmore Hall, London, 11.11.2016. (LB)
A Beautifully Played New Production of Les Huguenots in Berlin
Germany Meyerbeer, Les Huguenots: Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper / Michele Mariotti (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 13.11.2016. (JMI)
Joyful Playing by Devon Baroque Despite Last Minute Substitutions
United Kingdom Handel, Corelli, Purcell, Vivaldi: Devon Baroque, Miriam Allan (soprano), Devon Baroque / Persephone Gibbs (Artistic Director), Andrew Wilson-Dickson (Director). Great Hall, Dartington, 13.11.2016. (PRB)
Ten Tors Orchestra Rebrands Itself with an Exhilarating Concert Inspired by Finzi
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Boyce, Finzi, Haydn: Elaine Cocks (clarinet), Peninsula Arts Sinfonietta / Simon Ible (conductor), Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouth, 12.11.2016 (PRB)
A Musically Pleasing Rigoletto – But a Very Strange Production
Germany Verdi: Rigoletto, Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper / Diego Matheuz (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 12.11.2016. (JMI)
