Italy Tchaikovsky: Evgene Onegin, opera in three acts in concert form, Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome, 9.11.2011 (JB)
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How to Turn Chopin into a Rag Doll: A Piano Lesson from Ivo Pogorelich
Italy Chopin: Ivo Pogorelich (piano), Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome 4.11.2011 (JB)
We’ll Meet Again: Revisiting Vera Lynn
A Tribute to Vera Lynn (JB)
The Symphony That Should Not Speak Its Name: Mahler’s Eighth Opens Santa Cecilia Season
Italy Mahler, Symphony no. 8: Manuela Uhl, Christine Brewer, Ailish Tynan (sopranos), Sara Mingardo and Maria Radner (contraltos), Nickolai Schukoff (tenor), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Georg Zeppenfeld (bass), Orchestra, Chorus and Children’s Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale of Santa Cecilia and the China National Chorus, Ciro Visco and Vijay Upadhyaya (chorus masters), Antonio Pappano (conductor), Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome 23.10.2011 (JB)
Greek Tragedy reflecting European Politics?
Italy Richard Strauss, Elektra. Augmented Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera, Teatro dell’Opera Rome, 2.10.2011 (JB)
Uto Ughi per Roma:Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven and Mozart Performed at Annual Free Music Festival
Italy Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven and Mozart: Orchestra Giovanile Uto Ughi per Roma with Uto Ughi (violinist and conductor) and young soloists, Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, Rome, 27.9.2011
Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) (3) – Adelaide di Borgogna and Il Viaggio a Reims or ‘ROF Funeral Services’
Italy Rossini, Adelaide di Borgogna: Rossini Opera Festival (ROF), Teatro Rossini, Pesaro, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna: Conductor – Dmitri Jurowski; Sets, Costumes, Projections and Stage Director: Pier Alli 17.8.2011 (JB)
Rossini Opera Festival ROF (2) – La Scala di Seta and the Rossini Entertainment Business
Italy Rossini, La Scala di Seta: Rossini Opera Festival (ROF), Pesaro, Orchestra Sinfonica G Rossigni, Conductor – José Miguel Pérez-Sierra; Director, Damiano Michieletto; Sets and Costumes – Paolo Fantin; Lighting – Alessandro Carletti. 15.8.2011 (JB)