Colin Clarke – Page 25 – Seen and Heard International

If I had five stars, I would give them to the Royal Opera’s revival of La forza del destino

23/09/202321/09/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Verdi, La forza del destino (1869 Milan version): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 19.9.2023. (CC)

Etienne Dupuis (Don Carlo) and Brian Jagde (Don Alvaro) © Camilla Greenwell

Vilde Frang, Vladimir Jurowski and the BSO bring a sense of profound peace to Berg’s Violin Concerto

20/09/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Poleva, Berg, R. Strauss: Vilde Frang (violin), Bavarian State Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 18.9.2023.(CC)

Vladimir Jurowski conducts violinist Vilde Frang and the Bayerisches Staatsorchester © Mark Allan/Barbican

Genius programming from Barbara Hannigan and the LSO made this a season opener to remember

17/09/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Ligeti, Vivier, Haydn, Nono, R. Strauss: Fleur Barron (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Orchestra / Barbara Hannigan (conductor / soprano). Barbican Centre, London, 14.9.2023. (CC)

Barbara Hannigan conducts the London Symphony Orchestra © Mark Allan

Vibrant performances of Mozart, Bartók and Beethoven in Guildford from the Concerto Budapest SO

16/09/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Mozart, Bartók, Beethoven: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra / András Keller (conductor). G-Live, Guildford, Surrey, 13.9.2023. (CC)

András Keller conducts the Concerto Budapest SO in Mozart 40 © László Mudra/Concerto Budapest

Ensemble Modern excel in Ravel and Varèse at the Wigmore Hall

14/09/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Varèse, Haddad, Ravel, Bach/Benjamin, Schoenberg: Anna Prohaska (soprano), Ensemble Modern / Sir George Benjamin (conductor). Wigmore Hall, London, 12.9.2023. (CC)

Sir George Benjamin conducts Ensemble Modern

All that glitters is ‘Rhinegoo’ in Barrie Kosky’s very, very mixed new Das Rheingold at the Royal Opera House

14/09/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 11.9.2023. (CC)

(from l) In Sung Sim (Fasolt), Soloman Howard (Fafner) with Rose Knox-Peebles (Erda) and Christopher Maltman (Wotan) © Monika Rittershaus

This was Asmik Grigorian’s Wigmore Hall debut, and what a fine one it was

12/09/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov: Asmik Grigorian (soprano) and Lukas Geniušas (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.9.2023. (CC)

Asmik Grigorian (soprano) and Lukas Geniušas (piano) at the Wigmore Hall

Lawrence Brownlee’s fabulous recital launches Opera Rara’s Donizetti Song Project

11/09/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Donizetti & Friends: Lawrence Brownlee (tenor) and Carlo Rizzi (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.9.2023. (CC)

Lawrence Brownlee (tenor) and Carlo Rizzi (piano) © Russell Duncan

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