United Kingdom Britten, Clyne, R. Strauss: National Youth Orchestra / Alexandre Bloch (conductor). Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, 7.1.2023. (CP)
The National Youth Orchestra lift the national gloom with a refreshingly brilliant Odyssey
Clive Peacock
Longborough Festival Opera’s investment in Emerging Artists pays dividends
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2022 [4] – Emerging Artist Double Bill, Waley-Cohen, Spell Book; Francesca Caccini, La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’Isola d’Alcina: Soloists, CHROMA Ensemble / Yshani Perinpanayagam (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 31.7.2022. (CP)
Elin Pritchard grabs her opportunity to shine as Rusalka in Garsington’s big success
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2022 [3] – Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Philharmonia Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 1.7.2022. (CP)
Rachel Nicholls’s remarkable versatility in Die tote Stadt delivers another Longborough success
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2022 [2] – Korngold, Die tote Stadt: Soloists, Longborough Youth Chorus (pre-recorded), Longborough Festival Orchestra / Justin Brown (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 25.6.2022. (CP)
Nevill Holt Opera’s innovative team stages an outrageously good Barber of Seville
United Kingdom Nevill Holt Opera 2022 [2] – Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, Royal Northern Sinfonia / Dinis Sousa (conductor). Market Harborough, Leicestershire, 23.6.2022. (CP)
Conductor Nicholas Chalmers brings an intensity and drive to a super cast in Nevill Holt’s La bohème
United Kingdom Nevill Holt Opera 2022 [1] – Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Manchester Camerata / Nicholas Chalmers (conductor). Market Harborough, Leicestershire. 8.6.2022. (CP)
Ex Cathedra’s premiere of a new Requiem for reconciliation and peace in Coventry Cathedral
United Kingdom Liz Dilnot Johnson: Gabriella Liandu (mezzo-soprano), Rupert Jeffcoat (organ), James Keefe (piano), Kadialy Kouyate (West African kora), various performing groups, Ex Cathedra Choir & Academy of Vocal Music / Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor). Coventry Cathedral, 26.2.2022. (CP)
Orchestra of the Swan’s blockbuster pairing triumphs in Warwick
United Kingdom Wagner, Mozart, Schubert: Orchestra of the Swan / Michael Collins (conductor, clarinet). Warwick Hall, Warwick School, 20.1.2022. (CP)
