United Kingdom Wagner, The Rhinegold: Soloists, Orchestra of English National Opera / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). London Coliseum, 18.2.2023. (CC)
ENO’s The Rhinegold is not to be missed despite questions about Richard Jones’s concept
Colin Clarke
A true melding of the heard (Fauré’s Requiem) and the seen (Mat Collishaw’s film).
France Gounod, Fauré, SKY BURIAL: Child from the Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine (treble), Amital Pati (tenor), Samuel Hasselhoen (baritone), accentus, Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor), Mat Collishaw (video). Patrick Devedjian Auditorium, La Seine Musicale, Paris, France, 15.2.2023. (CC)
Fabulous Half Six Fix of Weill and Beethoven from Eric Lu, Marin Alsop and the LSO
United Kingdom LSO’s Half Six Fix – Weill, Beethoven: Eric Lu (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 8.2.2023. (CC)
Orchestra of the Swan’s Earthcycle brings awareness to the issues of our time
United Kingdom Earthcycle: David Gordon (keyboards), Jackie Oates (vocals), Orchestra of the Swan / David Le Page (violin, director). Stratford Playhouse, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7.2.2023. (CC)
Fabulous Silver Jubilee Year concert: a real celebration of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
United Kingdom Brahms, Mendelssohn: Maxim Vengerov (violin), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 6.2.2023. (CC)
Mezzo Ambroisine Bré impresses with pared-down Les Talens Lyriques in Tragic Handelian figures
United Kingdom Handel, Corelli, Tragic Handelian figures: Ambroisine Bré (mezzo-soprano), Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset (diirection and harpsichord). Wigmore Hall, London, 5.2.2023. (CC)
Strong singing elsewhere in the Royal Opera’s Tannhäuser current revival compensates for the ailing main man
United Kingdom Wagner, Tannhäuser (1875 version): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sebastian Weigle (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1.2.2023. (CC)
A strong cast but a touch more magic to Magic Flute at Covent Garden would not have gone amiss
United Kingdom Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 22.12 2022. (CC)
