United Kingdom Britten: Peter Grimes (1945): Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North / Jac van Steen (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, Salford, 5.11.2013 (RJF)
Robert J Farr
Mozart’s Pretend Gardener Becomes a Soap Opera
United Kingdom Mozart, La finta giardiniera, Buxton Festival Opera, Northern Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Kraemer (conductor) Opera House, Buxton, 6.7. 2013. (RJF)
Opera Comique Double Bill at Buxton
United Kingdom Saint-Saëns, Gounod, Double Bill: Buxton Festival Opera , Northern Chamber Orchestra / Stephen Barlow (conductor), Opera House, Buxton, 5.7. 2013. (RJF)
Rhythmic Vitality and Artistic Licence in Garsington’s Entführung
United Kingdom Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Garsington Opera/William Lacey (conductor), Wormsley, 9.6.2013 (RJF)
Garsington Gives Rossini’s Maometto II its British Premiere
United Kingdom Rossini, Maometto II: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Garsington Opera / David Parry (conductor). Wormsley. (RJF)
Welsh Follow Sporting Success with Brilliant Puccini Performance
United Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Frédéric Chaslin (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 16.3.2013 (RJF)
Effective Poulenc, Disappointing Purcell from Opera North
United Kingdom Poulenc, Purcell: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North/ Wyn Davies (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 12-16.3.2013. (RJF)
Gimmicks Fail to Liven Up Mozart’s Clemenza
United Kingdom Mozart, La Clemenza di Tito (1791) sung in Italian with English surtitles: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North / Douglas Boyd (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 12-16.3.2013. (RJF)