United States Stravinsky, Mendelssohn, and Mozart: HJ Lim (piano), Seattle Symphony, Jun Märkl (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 10.1.2013 (BJ)
Bernard Jacobson
Beethoven Loses to Piazzolla in Seasonal Match
United States Piazzolla and Beethoven: Elisa Barston (violin), Eva Lucero and Patricio Touceda (tango dancers), Nicole Cabell (soprano), Susan Platts (mezzo-soprano), Clifton Forbis (tenor), Eric Owens (bass), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 28.12.2012 (BJ)
Summoned to Heaven by Refreshing “Messiah”
United States Handel, Messiah: Shannon Mercer (soprano), Laura Pudwell (mezzo-soprano), Ross Hauck (tenor), Kevin Deas (bass), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Stephen Stubbs (conductor and harpsichord), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 16.12.2012 (BJ)
Satire and Pathos—Opera Company Extends its Stylistic Range
Canada Gilbert and Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance: Vancouver Opera, soloists, Jonathan Darlington (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia. 9.12.2012 (BJ)
Seasonal Bach, No Luxury Cars in Sight
United States Bach, Tunder, Kuhnau, Praetorius, Böddecker: Yulia Van Doren and Catherine Webster (sopranos), Laura Pudwell (alto), Colin Balzer (tenor), Jesse Blumberg (baritone), Pacific MusicWorks, Stephen Stubbs (conductor and lute), St James Cathedral, Seattle, 1.12.2012 (BJ)
In Mahler, Morlot Triumphs with Quietude
United States Berg and Mahler: Veronika Eberle (violin), Donatienne Michel-Dansac (soprano), Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 29.11.2012 (BJ)
Adès’ “Tempest” in HD Buffeted by Close-Ups – and Intermission
United States Adès, The Tempest: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, Thomas Adès (conductor), Robert Lepage (production), Gary Halvorson (director). Met Live in HD encore broadcast to the Galaxy Theatre, Gig Harbor, Washington, 28.11.2012. (BJ)
A Barrel of Verdian Laughs
United States Verdi, Un giorno di regno: Soloists, Keith Chambers (piano), Peter Kazaras (director), Seattle Opera Young Artists Program, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 17.11.2012 (BJ)