Outstanding, definitive Hänsel und Gretel at RCM worth seeing twice

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel: Soloists, Chorus of Echoes, Angels, and Gingerbread Children, Royal College of Music Opera Orchestra / Michael Rosewell (conductor), Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London, 4 and 5.7.2016. (MB)

Elspeth Marrow, Timothy Connor, Kamilla Dunstan and Gemma Lois Summerfield 2 (c) Chris Christodoulou
Elspeth Marrow, Timothy Connor, Kamilla Dunstan and Gemma Lois Summerfield ©(c) Chris Christodoulou

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Rattle Premieres Maxwell Davies’ Last Work Alongside Large-Scale Berlioz

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Davies and Berlioz: Soloists, LSO Discovery Choirs (chorus masters: David Lawrence and Lucy Griffiths), London Symphony Chorus (chorus masters: Simon Halsey and Neil Ferris), Guildhall School Singers, London Symphony Orchestra, Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 26.6.2016. (MB)

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ENO’s Jenůfa Presents Human Tragedy that is Out of the Ordinary

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Chorus of the English National Opera (chorus master: Stephen Harris), Orchestra of the English National Opera / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). London Coliseum, London, 23.6.2016. (MB)

ENO Jenufa: Soraya Mafi, Natalie Herman, Laura Wilde and Peter Hoare (c) Donald Cooper.
ENO Jenufa: Soraya Mafi, Natalie Herman, Laura Wilde and Peter Hoare (c) Donald Cooper.

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