Fauré, Schumann, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Hahn, and Mahler: Christopher Maltman (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 11.4.2011 (MB)
Mark Berry
Angela Hewitt and the Britten Sinfonia
Bach, Stravinsky, Mozart, and Bach-Sitkovetsky: Angela Hewitt (piano), Britten Sinfonia, Thomas Gould (leader/director). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 4.4.2011 (MB)
Günter Krämer’s Siegfried At Opéra Bastille
Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris, Philippe Jordan (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 30.3.2011 (MB)
Bruno Mantovani’s Akhmatova in Paris
Bruno Mantovani, Akhmatova: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra National de Paris (chorus master: Patrick Marie Aubert), Pascal Rophé (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 31.3.2011 (MB)
Katya Kabanova in Paris
Janáček, Katya Kabanova: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris (chorus master: Patrick Marie Aubert), Tomáš Netopil (conductor). Palais Garnier, Paris, 1.4.2011 (MB)