Bertrand de Billy’s conducting and Lisa Davidsen’s Elizabeth impress in Covent Garden’s Don Carlo revival

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Don Carlo (Modena version, 1886): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Bertrand de Billy (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 30.6.2023. (CC)

John Relyea (Philip II) and Luca Micheletti (Rodrigo) © Bill Cooper

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Inspired by the Bard: Met Orchestra and constellation of stars in potent mix of tragedy, ecstasy, and rapture

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Matthew Aucoin, Berlioz and Verdi: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Angel Blue (soprano) and Russell Thomas (tenor), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 29.6.2023. (CSa)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) and The Met Orchestra © Mark Allan

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