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PROMS 29: Tannhäuser: Far From Perfect but Notably Enjoyable

14/08/201308/08/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Prom 29 Wagner Tannhäuser (semi-staged performance, sung in German). Soloists, Concert Association of the Chorus of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.8.2013 (CC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Do Not Print in Recent Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Colin Clarke, London

PROM 27: The RNSO’s Substantial Prom Includes an Important Première

14/08/201305/08/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Prom 27: Naresh Sohal, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky: Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2013 (RB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Do Not Print in Recent Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags London, Robert Beattie

PROM 21: Anglo-Russian Prom is Not an Unqualified Success

19/02/201401/08/2013 by Stan

 United StatesUnited States Prom 21: C. Matthews, Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Daniel Hope (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.7.2013 (CC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Do Not Print in Recent Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Colin Clarke, London

Cuban Ballet Legend Remains Firmly in the Spotlight

19/02/201401/08/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Liszt, Poulenc, Stravinsky et al – Carlos Acosta, Classical Selection: Carlos Acosta, guest soloists, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Paul Murphy (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 30.7.2013. (JPr)

The Royal Ballet, 2013, Credit : Johan Persson,
Carlos Acosta, The Royal Ballet, 2013, Credit : Johan Persson

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Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Jim Pritchard, London

PROM 20: Barenboim’s Ring Reaches its Climactic Conclusion

30/07/201329/07/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 20, Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 28.7.2013. (JPr)

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Categories Do Not Print in Recent Reviews, International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Jim Pritchard, London

PROM 19: Fine Singing and Orchestral Playing in Wagner’s Tristan

29/07/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 19.Wagner,Tristan and Isolde: Soloists, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.7.13 (RB)

Prom 19:Photo Chris Christodoulou
Prom 19:Photo Chris Christodoulou

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Categories Do Not Print in Recent Reviews, Opera & Ballet, UK Opera Tags London, Robert Beattie

PROM 18: The Third Thrilling Instalment of The Ring at The Proms

11/03/202328/07/2013 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC PROM 18 – Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Berlin Staatskapelle, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.7.2013. (CC)

Prom 18 Photo Credit: BBC/ Chris Christodoulou_1
Prom 18 (c) BBC/ Chris Christodoulou

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Categories Do Not Print in Recent Reviews, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Colin Clarke, London

English National Ballet pays tribute to a ballet legend

06/09/202227/07/2013 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom A Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev: Dancers and Orchestra of English National Ballet / Gavin Sutherland (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 25.7.2013. (JPr)

Rudolf Nureyev as Petrushka (c) Victoria and Albert Museum London

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Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Jim Pritchard, London
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