United Kingdom Easter Festival at St John’s – Bach Johannes-Passion and Vox Luminis: St John’s Smith Square, London, 15 & 17.4.2022. (CC)
OAE’s St John Passion and Vox Luminis at St John’s Smith Square at Easter
Colin Clarke
Consummate Haydn and generic Joel Thompson from ENO’s short and skewed Seven Last Words
United Kingdom English National Opera’s Seven Last Words: Nardus Williams (soprano), Idunnu Münch, (mezzo-soprano), Frederick Ballentine (tenor), Soloman Howard (bass), Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera Chorus / Eamonn Dougan (conductor, Haydn), Kellen Gray (conductor, Thompson). 13.4.2022. (CC)
Simply beautiful programming from wind soloists of the Orchestre Symphonique d’Orléans
France Concours International de Piano d’Orléans: Concert by the Soloists of the Orchestre Symphonique d’Orléans (Pierre Baranger, [flute], Christophe Patrix [oboe], Olivier Petit [clarinet], Philippe Recard [bassoon], David Harnois [horn] with Chae-Um Kim [piano]). Salle de l’Institut, Orléans, France, 9.4.2022. (CC)
Brilliant new production of Poul Ruders’s The Handmaid’s Tale at English National Opera
United Kingdom Ruders, The Handmaid’s Tale: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Joana Carneiro (conductor). London Coliseum, 8.4.2022. (CC)
The Opera Story’s Beauty and the 7 Beasts brings them back with a vengeance
United Kingdom The Opera Story’s Beauty and the 7 Beasts: Soloists / Berrak Dyer (conductor). Brixton Jamm, London, 7.4.2022. (CC)
Seeds of hope for the future and musical magnificence from Joyce DiDonato’s Eden at the Barbican
United Kingdom Joyce DiDonato’s Eden: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Il Pomo d’Oro / Maxim Emelyanychev (director/harpsichord) with the choirs of Bishop Ramsey CE School and Music Centre London. Barbican Hall, London, 5.4.2022. (CC)
Simply magnificent Voříšek symphony and Beethoven Ninth from Hrůša and the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Voříšek, Beethoven: Lyubov Petrova (soprano), Hanna Hipp (mezzo-soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Solomon Howard (bass), Philharmonia Voices, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.4.2022. (CC)
Covent Garden’s latest La traviata revival showcases Pretty Yende’s Violetta which is one for the ages
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 2.4.2022. (CC)
