United Kingdom Wagner, Parsifal: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Richard Farnes (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 26.6.2022. (JPr)
Much to admire in Parsifal from Opera North despite staging and casting missteps
Jim Pritchard
ASMF’s A London Dream is a must-see evocative mix of Mendelssohn, Shakespeare, dance and sight-seeing
A London Dream: a film from the Academy of St Martin in the Fields premiered on Sky Arts, 21.6.2022. (JPr) Standing on the Southbank of the River Thames Zakia Sewell introduced A London Dream – a film featuring the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, as well as the city that is its home … Read more
Tom Morris’s life-affirming Vienna L’Orfeo is as immersive an experience as is possible in an opera house
Austria Monteverdi, L’Orfeo: Soloists, Dancers, Concentus Musicus Wien / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Ella Gallieni) from the Vienna State Opera, 18.6.2022. (JPr)
Pretty Yende is compelling both as actor and singer in Vienna’s I puritani
Austria Bellini, I puritani: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Francesco Lanzillotta (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Dominik Kepczynski) from Vienna State Opera, 2.6.2022. (JPr)
Her I Am Here show proves Oti Mabuse is definitely here to stay
United Kingdom Oti Mabuse – I Am Here: Southend Cliffs Pavilion, Essex, 5.6.2022. (JPr)
Longborough’s Siegfried benefits from generally clear storytelling and solid musical values
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2022 [1] – Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Longborough Festival Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 1.6.2022. (JPr)
Lise Davidsen and Freddie De Tommaso’s memorable Barbican recital with an eclectic programme
United Kingdom Lise Davidsen (soprano), Freddie De Tommaso (tenor) and James Baillieu (piano): Barbican Hall, London, 30.5.2022. (JPr)
At the end of Stefan Herheim’s new Berlin Ring, Götterdämmerung wipes the slate clean
Germany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, actors, Chorus and Orchestra of Deutsche Oper Berlin / Sir Donald Runnicles (conductor). Filmed (directed by Götz Filenius) at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in November 2021 and now available on Marquee TV. (JPr)
