United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists of Fulham Opera, Nick Fletcher (piano accompanist), Fiona Williams (stage director), St John’s Church, Fulham, London, 16.2.2014. (JPr)
Fulham’s Götterdämmerung a Triumph of Ambition and Perseverance
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Holten’s Don Giovanni Lacks Magic and Comedy
Mozart, Don Giovanni (in a new production by Kaspar Holten): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Nicola Luisotti. Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex. 12.2.2014. (JPr)
ENO’s Rigoletto Exposes Victorian Morality’s Darker Side
United Kingdom Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera/Graeme Jenkins (conductor, London Coliseum, London, 13.2.2014. (JPr)
English Touring Opera Triumphs with Tippett’s King Priam
United Kingdom Tippett, King Priam: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of English Touring Opera / Michael Rosewell (conductor), Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 13.2.2014 (MB)
The Bach Choir and Chetham’s School of Music Combine to Fine Effect
United KingdomStrauss, Elgar Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), The Bach Choir, Chetham’s Chamber Choir, Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra, David Hill (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.2.2014 (RB)
Retrospection and Humour in Pina Bausch Dance Piece
United Kingdom Various Composers, 1980 – A Piece by Pina Bausch: Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Sadler’s Wells, London, 11.02.2014 (JO’D)
Oper Leipzig announces its 2014-15 season
Oper Leipzig announces its 2014-15 season (MB)
Handel’s Theodora: a Simply Terrific Evening
United Kingdom Handel Theodora, HWV68 (1750) Soloists, Choir of Trinity Wall Street, The English Concert, Harry Bickett (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 8.2.2014. (CC)