United Kingdom Taverner, Vierne, Handel, Miškinis, Preston, Lauridsen, Parry: David Stevens (Organ), Belfast Philharmonic Choir / Stephen Doughty (Conductor), St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, 17.11.2018. (RB)
Robert Beattie
A Fine Met Performance of Nico Muhly’s Rather Uneven Marnie
United States Nico Muhly, Marnie: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera New York / Robert Spano (Conductor). Broadcast live to the Dundonald Omniplex Cinema, Belfast, from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, 10.11.2018. (RB)
Simon Mechliński Makes a Fine Impression in his Wexford Recital
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera [5] – Donizetti, Wagner, Strauss, Moniuszko, Karlowicz, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Bellini, Poniatowski: Simon Mechliński (baritone), Andrea Grant (piano), St Iberius Church, Wexford, 23.10.2018. (RB)
The Wild West comes to Wexford
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera [4] – Puccini, La fanciulla del West: Cast of Wexford Festival Opera / Giorgio D’Alonzo (music director). Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford, 23.10.2018. (RB)
Ekaterina Bakanova Excels in Wexford’s Staging of Mercadante’s Il Bravo
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera 2018 [3] – Saverio Mercadante, Il Bravo: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / Jonathan Brandani (Conductor). National Opera House, Wexford 21.10.2018. (RB)
Wexford’s European Premiere of William Bolcom’s Dinner at Eight
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera 2018 [2] – William Bolcom, Dinner at Eight: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / David Agler (conductor), National Opera House, Wexford, 20.10.2018. (RB)
Wexford Enjoys a Splendid Don Pasquale
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera 2018 [1] – Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists of Wexford Festival Opera / Daniella Pellegrino (music director), Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford, 20.10.2018. (RB)
The Met’s Memorable Revival of Aida
United States Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera, New York / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Broadcast live to the Dundonald Omniplex Cinema, Belfast, from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 6.10.2018. (RB)
(c) Marty Sohl