Skip to content

Seen and Heard International

SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, THEATRE , BROADCASTS AND FILMS

Seen and Heard International

  • Home
  • Concerts
    • UK Concerts
    • International Concerts
  • Opera & Ballet
    • International Opera
    • UK Opera
    • Ballet and Dance Reviews
  • Theatre & Broadcasts
    • Broadcasts and Film
    • Musicals
    • Theatre
  • Articles & Interviews
    • Featured Articles and News
    • Interviews
    • News and Press Releases
    • Season Previews
  • Festivals
    • Festival 2020
    • Festival 2021
      • Aspen Music Festival 2021
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2021
      • Three Choirs Festival 2021
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2021
    • Festival 2022
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2022
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2022
      • Aspen Music Festival 2022
    • Festival 2023
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2023
      • Three Choirs Festival 2023
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2023
    • Festival 2024
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2024
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2024
      • Salzburg Festival 2024
    • Festival 2025
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2025
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2025
    • BBC Promenade Concerts 2026
  • Contact
  • HOW TO DONATE
  • Home
  • Concerts
    • UK Concerts
    • International Concerts
  • Opera & Ballet
    • International Opera
    • UK Opera
    • Ballet and Dance Reviews
  • Theatre & Broadcasts
    • Broadcasts and Film
    • Musicals
    • Theatre
  • Articles & Interviews
    • Featured Articles and News
    • Interviews
    • News and Press Releases
    • Season Previews
  • Festivals
    • Festival 2020
    • Festival 2021
      • Aspen Music Festival 2021
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2021
      • Three Choirs Festival 2021
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2021
    • Festival 2022
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2022
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2022
      • Aspen Music Festival 2022
    • Festival 2023
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2023
      • Three Choirs Festival 2023
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2023
    • Festival 2024
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2024
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2024
      • Salzburg Festival 2024
    • Festival 2025
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2025
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2025
    • BBC Promenade Concerts 2026
  • Contact
  • HOW TO DONATE

London

Un ballo is another stimulating production from Opera Holland Park

27/07/202615/06/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Cast, Opera Holland Park Chorus, City of London Sinfonia / Matthew Kofi Waldren (conductor). Holland Park, London, 12.6.2019. (CC)

Benjamin Bevan (Ribbing), Anne Sophie Duprels (Amelia) & George von Bergen (Anckarstrom) © Ali Wright

Read more

Categories Opera & Ballet, UK Opera Tags Colin Clarke, London Leave a comment

Musical Excellence from The English Concert at Wigmore Hall

29/06/201913/06/2019 by Agnes Kory

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various composers, Orpheus of Princes: The English Concert / Harry Bicket (director/harpsichord). Wigmore Hall, London, 11.6.2019. (AK)

Read more

Categories Concert Reviews, UK Concerts Tags Agnes Kory, London Leave a comment

Refined Romanticism from Petrenko and the RPO

29/06/201913/06/2019 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom An Heroic Journey – Brahms, R. Strauss: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 11.6.2019. (CS)

Denis Kozukhin (c) Marco Borggreve

Read more

Categories Concert Reviews, This Week's Review, UK Concerts Tags Claire Seymour, London Leave a comment

A Terrific Evening of Contemporary Music Shows the Worth of the Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis

29/06/201912/06/2019 by Colin Clarke

GermanyGermany Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis 2019: Juliet Fraser (soprano), Ensemble Musikfabrik / Enno Poppe (conductor). Prinzregententheater, Munich, 7.6.2019. (CC)

l to r: Mithatcan Öcal, Annesley Black, Rebecca Saunders &Ann Cleare (c) Stefanie Loos

Read more

Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, This Week's Review Tags Colin Clarke, London Leave a comment

Salonen and the Philharmonia in Stunning Exploration of Weimar Republic Music

29/06/201911/06/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Weimar Berlin: Bittersweet Metropolis I: The Sounds of Change Angela Denoke (soprano), Emma Davis (lighting designer), Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 9.6.2019. (CC)

Angela Denoke (c) Johan Persson

Read more

Categories Concert Reviews, UK Concerts Tags Colin Clarke, London Leave a comment

A Fruitfully Open-Ended Staging of The Diary of One who Disappeared

29/06/201910/06/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Janáček, The Diary of One who Disappeared: Muziektheater Transparant / Lada Valešová (piano, music director). Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 6.6.2019. (MB)

Wim van der Grijn, Ed Lyon and Marie Hamard (c) Jan Versweyveld

Read more

Categories Concert Reviews, UK Concerts Tags London, Mark Berry Leave a comment

A Recital from Katya Apekisheva that was Outstanding in every Respect

29/06/201910/06/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prokofiev, Schubert, Haydn, Janáček, Rachmaninov: Katya Apekisheva (piano). Wigmore Hall, London 6.6.2019. (CC)

Katya Apekisheva (c) Jack Liebeck

Read more

Categories Concert Reviews, This Week's Review, UK Concerts Tags Colin Clarke, London Leave a comment

A Rewarding Rarity by John Blow Revived in London

29/06/201910/06/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Aminta e Fillide and Blow – Venus and Adonis: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama / Chad Kelly (conductor). Milton Court Theatre, London, 5.6.2019. (MB)

Cupid Collin Shea centre ) and chorus (c) Clive Barda

Read more

Categories Opera & Ballet, This Week's Review, UK Opera Tags London, Mark Berry Leave a comment
  • Page 224 of 614
  • <
  • 1
  • ...
  • 219
  • 220
  • 221
  • 222
  • 223
  • 224
  • 225
  • 226
  • 227
  • 228
  • ...
  • 614
  • >
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 … Page223 Page224 Page225 … Page614 Next →

SEARCH THE SITE

CHOOSE A WEEK TO VIEW

CHOOSE A MONTH TO VIEW

TOP 10 SEEN AND HEARD POSTS

  • Beczała and Grigorian herald the new Vienna State Opera season in grand gala style
  • Arcangelo and team of baroque-specialist soloists impress with refined Mass in B minor at the Proms
  • Bach, Beethoven and Schubert at Wigmore Hall reveals Ólafsson as an outstanding musician
  • Cleveland Chamber Music Society launches season with subtly crafted program of Glière, Fauré and Brahms
  • September is a month of melancholy but a radiant, dignified Proms Four Last Songs proved a tonic
  • Atmospheric and engaging exploration of the language of birds at LSO St Luke’s
  • The Tempest from Vache Baroque and Out of Chaos was a true company effort
  • Odd directorial decisions distract slightly from beautiful singing in Lübeck’s Tosca
  • Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle in a fine all-Schumann Prom
  • Peerless Argerich outshines Shani and the Munich Philharmonic at the Proms

RECENT COMMENTS

  • Carlos on Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle in a fine all-Schumann Prom
  • Nicolay on Rossini’s Le siège de Corinthe opens the ROF 2026 with musical splendour under siege from its own staging
  • Ken Ward on Jamie Barton and Clay Hilley shine in a fine Das Lied von der Erde at the Proms
  • Eliza L on R.I.P. Claire Seymour (1970-2024)
  • Nicolay Hernández on Overwhelming Elgar and Tchaikovsky at the Season Opening by Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic

SEEN AND HEARD'S RECENT REVIEWS

  • Beczała and Grigorian herald the new Vienna State Opera season in grand gala style (11/09/2026)
__________________________________
  • Arcangelo and team of baroque-specialist soloists impress with refined Mass in B minor at the Proms (11/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Bach, Beethoven and Schubert at Wigmore Hall reveals Ólafsson as an outstanding musician (11/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Cleveland Chamber Music Society launches season with subtly crafted program of Glière, Fauré and Brahms (11/09/2026) __________________________________
  • September is a month of melancholy but a radiant, dignified Proms Four Last Songs proved a tonic (10/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Atmospheric and engaging exploration of the language of birds at LSO St Luke’s (09/09/2026) __________________________________
  • The Tempest from Vache Baroque and Out of Chaos was a true company effort (09/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Odd directorial decisions distract slightly from beautiful singing in Lübeck’s Tosca (09/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle in a fine all-Schumann Prom (08/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Peerless Argerich outshines Shani and the Munich Philharmonic at the Proms (07/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Infrasound Ensemble prove they have chemistry in the Gubaidulina festival (07/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Benign Beethoven, scrubbed Scriabin: Hadelich, Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic at the Proms (06/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Anna Netrebko triumphs as Aida in Zeffirelli’s legendary Verona production (06/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Paul Curran’s new Verona production La traviata has intimate moments and crowd exuberance (06/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Stefano Poda’s concept is consistent for the 2026 revival of Nabucco in the Verona Arena (06/09/2026) __________________________________
  • INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES, NEWS, AND SEASON PREVIEWS

    • Patrick Lange is Opera North’s Music Director designate (10/09/2026)
    __________________________________
  • Nelsons and BSO’s Marriage of Figaro: A triumphant platform performance but trouble behind the scenes (26/08/2026) __________________________________
  • Northern Ireland Opera’s stages Carmen for the first time in September 2026 (25/08/2026) __________________________________
  • Oxford Opera Company stage Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro at Oxford Playhouse in October (23/08/2026) __________________________________
  • Tech mogul and conductor Mandle Cheung in conversation with Colin Clarke (19/08/2026) __________________________________
  • Sir Bryn Terfel CBE named as Artistic Director of Oxford International Opera and stars as Scarpia (13/08/2026) __________________________________
  • Sir Mark Elder approaches his 80th birthday next June with landmark 2026-27 performances (10/08/2026) __________________________________
  • Between intimacy and scale: four days at the Verbier Festival 2026 (05/08/2026) __________________________________
  • BBC Proms 2026 on TV and BBC iPlayer (18/07/2026) __________________________________
  • English National Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty to screen at over 150 Cinemas across the UK from 13 October 2026  (18/07/2026) __________________________________
  • A post-card from Aldeburgh: a round-up of some of the excellent concerts at this year’s Festival (03/07/2026) __________________________________
  • Adrian Partington and Jonathan Hope introduce Gloucester Cathedral’s new organ (03/07/2026) __________________________________
  • Royal Ballet and Opera Cinema Season 2026-2027 (27/05/2026) __________________________________
  • John Quinn talks to Three Choirs Festival CEO David Francis (22/05/2026) __________________________________
  • Elim Chan is the San Francisco Symphony’s new Music Director (22/05/2026) __________________________________
  • Follow us

    Copyright © 2026 Seen and Heard International | All rights reserved |Privacy Policy
    We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.