United Kingdom Leoncavallo, Zazà: Soloists; Opera Holland Park Chorus; City of London Sinfonia / Peter Robinson. Opera Holland Park, London, 18.7.2017. (CC)
Comedic Leoncavallo: Another Success at Opera Holland Park
London
All-Round Excellence from the COE and Isabelle Faust Under the Ageless Haitink
United Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 3 – Mozart, Schumann: Isabelle Faust (violin) Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Bernard Haitink (conductor) Royal Albert Hall, London. 16.7.2017. (GD)
A Brilliantly Entertaining Way to Begin the 2017 Proms Chamber Music Series
United Kingdom 2017 BBC PCM 1 – Monteverdi, R. Williams: I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth (organ/director). Cadogan Hall, London, 17.7.2017. (CC)
after Là ci darem la mano at Cadogan Hall
Birtwistle’s Deep Time and Time for Even More Elgar from Barenboim
United Kingdom 2107 BBC PROMS 4 – Birtwistle & Elgar: Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim. Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.7.2017. (CC)
Involvement versus Mimicry
United Kingdom Verdi, Massenet, Mascagni, Richard Strauss, Rossini, Mozart: Artists of The Jette Parker Young Artists Programme, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / David Syrus, James Hendry, Matthew Scott Rogers (conductors). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 16.7.2017. (JB)
Francesca Chiejina (Suzel) & Thomas Atkins (Fritz) © ROH/Clive Barda
Great Singers of One Generation – Joyce El-Khoury and Michael Spyres – Pay Tribute to Those of the Past
United Kingdom Various, Joyce El-Khoury (soprano) and Michael Spyres (tenor): The Hallé / Carlo Rizzi (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 14.7.2017. (JPr)
Opera Holland Park Captivate with Janáček’s Kát’a Kabanová
United Kingdom Janáček, Kát’a Kabanová: (Sung in Czech) Soloists; Opera Holland Park Chorus; City of London Sinfonia / Sian Edwards (conductor). Holland Park, Kensington, London, 15.7.2017. (CC)
Barenboim’s Elgar at the 2017 BBC Proms Ends on a Triumphal Note
United Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 2 – Sibelius and Elgar: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.7.2017. (AS)
