Colin Clarke – Page 108 – Seen and Heard International

A Splendid Boris Godunov at the Proms

31/08/201618/07/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Prom 2 – Mussorgsky Boris Godunov (original version, 1869). Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.7.2016 (CC)

Bryn Terfel as Boris; photo credit - Chris Christodoulou. — Bryn Terfel as Boris; photo credit – Chris Christodoulou.

The Van Kuijk Quartet Excel in Mozart but Disappoint in Smetana

21/07/201618/07/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Mozart, Smetana: Van Kuijk Quartet [Nicolas Van Kuijk, Sylvain Favre-Bulle (violin); Grégoire Veccion (viola); François Robin (cello)]. Wigmore Hall, London, 17.5.2016 (CC)

A Stunning Beethoven Recital by Julia Fischer and Igor Levit

09/07/201605/07/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Beethoven: Julia Fischer (violin); Igor Levit (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 4.7.2016. (CC)

Iain Bell’s New Opera Gives Musical Expression to David Jones’ Epic World War I Poem

07/07/201601/07/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Bell, In Parenthesis: (sung in English, Welsh, Latin and medieval Welsh) Soloists; Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 29.6.2016 (CC)

Photo credit: Bill Cooper. Private John Ball; Andrew Bidlack, Bard of Brittannia_HQ Officer; Peter Coleman_Wright, Bard of Germania_Alice the Barmaid_The Queen of the Woods; Alexandra Deshorties, Lieutenant Jenkins; George Humphreys, Lance Corporal Lewis; Marcus Farnsworth, Sergeant Snell; Mark Le Brocq, Dai Greatcoat; Donald Maxwell, The Marne Sergeant ;Graham Clark, Cast & Creative Conductor; Carlo Rizzi, Director; David Pountney, Designer; Robert Innes Hopkins, Lighting Designer; Malcolm Rippeth, — Photo credit: Bill Cooper.

Opera North’s Magnificent Das Rheingold Comes to London

07/07/201630/06/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Wagner Das Rheingold – semi-staged concert performance: Soloists and Orchestra of Opera North / Richard Farnes (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 28.6.2016. (CC)

DAS RHEINGOLD by Wagner;Opera North;Leeds Town Hall; Leads, UK;21 April 2016;YVONNE HOWARD as Fricka (left);GISELLE ALLEN as Freia;MATS ALMGREN as Fafner;Credit: © CLIVE BARDA/ ArenaPAL; — ON’s *Das Rheingold* Yvonne Howard (Fricka), Giselle Allen (Freia) & Mats Almgren (Fafner)
© Clive Barda/ArenaPAL

Virtuosity in Abundance from Marc-André Hamelin

28/06/201621/06/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Liszt, Feinberg, Lyapounov: Marc-André Hamelin (piano). Wigmore Hall, 19.6.2016. (CC)

Haydn’s The Seasons: A Revelatory Evening

06/10/202217/06/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Haydn’s The Seasons: Carolyn Sampson (soprano, Hannah), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor, Lucas), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass-baritone, Simon), Gabrieli with members of the Wrocław Baroque Orchestra / Paul McCreesh (conductor). St John’s, Smith Square, London, 16.6.2016. (CC)

Holland Park Opera Presents Iris a Little Known Verismo Gem by Mascagni

16/06/201609/06/2016 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Mascagni, Iris (sung in Italian): Soloists, Holland Park Opera Chorus, City of London Sinfonia/Stuart Stratford (conductor), Opera Holland Park, London, 7.6.2016. (CC)

Iris 1 — OHP’s *Iris* Anne Sophie Duprels (Iris) & Noah Stewart (Osaka) (c) Robert Workman

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