United Kingdom Mahler: Ailish Tynan (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.3.2016. (JPr)
Jim Pritchard
ROH’s 1869 Boris Godunov Lacks Drama and Epic Grandeur
United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex. 21.3.2016. (JPr)
(c) Catherine Ashmore
Mafia-style Boccanegra Showcases Fulham Opera’s Musical Progress
United Kingdom Verdi, Simon Boccanegra – Fulham Opera’s Young Artist Showcase: Soloists, chorus and reduced orchestra of Fulham Opera / Michael Thrift (conductor). St John’s Church, Fulham, London, 18.3.2016. (JPr)
(c) Matthew Coughlan
The Music of The Wild West Comes to the Royal Albert Hall
United Kingdom Western Music in Concert: Michael Peterson and Kaitlyn Lusk (vocalists), 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and Chorus / Ludwig Wicki (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 11.3.2016. (JPr)
Ave Maya– Ballet Stars Pay Handsome Tribute to Maya Plisetskaya
United Kingdom Various Composers, Ave Maya – Ballet Gala in memory of Maya Plisetskaya: Dancers and English Ballet Philharmonic / Valery Ovsyanikov (conductor). London Coliseum, 6.3.2016. (JPr)
Maya Plisetskaya at her 85th birthday gala
The Met’s World War II Manon Lescaut Loses the Plot
United States Puccini, Manon Lescaut: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Fabio Luisi (conductor). Broadcast live to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex, from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 5.2.16. (JPr)
(c) Ken Howard
Thielemann Memorably Adds Lustre to a Stellar Cast in Dresden’s Die Walküre
Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Chorus and orchestra of Semperoper, Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 23.2.2016. (JPr)
(c) Frank Höhler
Unexpected Opera Shrinks Wagner’s Ring to an Enjoyable Two Hours in a Launderette
United Kingdom Wagner, Unexpected Opera’s The Rinse Cycle: Soloists of Unexpected Opera / Robert Bottriell (piano). Charing Cross Theatre, Charing Cross, London, 20.2.2016. (JPr)
(c) Robert Workman