Liepa’s Triple Bill Shows Russian Ballet at its Best

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stravinsky, Chopin, Borodin, Petrushka, Chopiniana and Polovtsian Dances:Dancers, Soloist, Chorus and Orchestra of the Moscow State Music Theatre for Young Audience (named after Natalia Sats) / Alevtina Ioffe. (conductor), Diaghilev Festival, London Coliseum, London, 11.7.2014. (JPr)

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Andris Liepa’s revival of Michel Folkine’s Chopiniana (c) Russian Seasons of the XXI Century

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International collaboration in dramatic Verdi’s Requiem

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Requiem: Anita Watson (soprano), Monica-Evelin Liiv (mezzo-soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor) and Michel De Souza (baritone), Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus, Brighton Festival Chorus, Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne & Orchestra de Picardie / Arie van Beek (conductor), The Backstage Centre, Purfleet, Essex 4.7.2014. (JPr)

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Italianate Ardour in Pappano’s Manon Lescaut

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Manon Lescaut: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex, 24.6.2014. (JPr)

 Manon Lescaut: Kristine Opolais As Manon Lescaut And Jonas Kaufmann As Chevalier Des Grieux (C) Bill Cooper
Kristine Opolais (Manon Lescaut) & Jonas Kaufmann (Des Grieux)
(c) Bill Cooper

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