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Mark Berry

Copley’s Boheme Continues to Satisfy 40 Years On

04/03/201317/02/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus master: Renato Balsadonna), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Alexander Joel (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 16.2.2013 (MB)

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Great Singing in ENO’s Monstrously Camp Médée

18/02/201317/02/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Charpentier, Médée: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera, Christian Curnyn (conductor). The Coliseum, London, 15.3.2013 (MB)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags London, Mark Berry

Haitink and the LSO: Surprisingly Inconsistent but Much to Admire

18/02/201314/02/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Britten, Mozart, and Beethoven: Maria João Pires (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 12.2.2013 (MB)

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Excellent Eugene Onegin Let Down by Lacklustre Conducting

18/02/201412/02/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus master: Renato Balsadonna), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 11.2.2013 (MB)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags London, Mark Berry

New Play Focuses on Britten and Rimbaud

11/02/201310/02/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Iain Burnside, Journeying Boys: Royal College of Music Vocal Faculty. Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London, 8.2.2013 (MB)

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Mark Elder Leads an Admirable Dream of Gerontius

28/01/201327/01/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Elgar: Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Paul Groves (tenor), James Rutherford (bass-baritone), Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 26.1.2013 (MB)

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An Outstanding Concert Graced by Barbara Hannigan’s Artistry

28/01/201325/01/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schoenberg, Alma Mahler, and Berg – ‘Air from another planet’:Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Reinbert de Leeuw (piano), Quatuor Diotima (Yunpeng Zhao, Guillaume Latour (violins), Franck Chevalier (viola), Pierre Morlet (cello)). Queen Elizabeth Hall, Londonm 24.1.2013 (MB)

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Elder and the LPO: Much to Admire

28/01/201324/01/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Webern, Schoenberg, and Mahler: Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano), Paul Groves (tenor), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.1.2013 (MB)

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