Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Andris Nelsons. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 25.7.2011 (JPr)
London
John Wilson and the BBC Symphony Orchestra trip the Light Fantastic
Sullivan, German, Coates, Haydn Wood, Farnon, Warner, Ellis, Armstrong Gibbs, Angela Morley, Ernest Tomlinson : John Wilson, conductor, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.6.2011 (CG)
Saint-Nazaire’s Consonances Festival delights London audience
Brahms, Beethoven, Schoenberg, and Debussy: Philippe Graffin (violin), Truls Mørk (violoncello), Juliette Hurel (flute), Chen Halevi (clarinet), Stephen Kovacevich (piano, crotales), Claire Désert and Marisa Gupta (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 25.6.2011 (MB)
Nico Muhly’s ‘Two Boys’ at English National Opera
Nico Muhly, Two Boys (world premiere): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera, Rumon Gamba (conductor). The Coliseum, London, 24.6.2011 (MB)
Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor gets a musical overhaul
Lend Me a Tenor – The Musical : (based on the Ken Ludwig play with book and lyrics by Peter Sham and music by Brad Carroll) Gielgud Theatre, London 21.6.2011 (JPr)
Violinist Tetzlaff impresses at Philharmonia’s Bartók and Kodaly concert
Kodaly and Bartók: Christian Tetzlaff (solo violin), Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.6.2011 (CG)
Haitink works his magic on Ravel and Mendelssohn
Ravel and Mendelssohn: Sarah-Jane Brandon (soprano), Daniela Lehner (mezzo-soprano), Sir Thomas Allen (narrator), Eltham College Boys’ Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 23.6.2011 (MB)
Britten well served by revival of Decker’s Peter Grimes
United Kingdom Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 21.6.2011. (MB)