United Kingdom Kooza: Performers of Cirque du Soleil. Royal Albert Hall, London. 6.1.2015. (JPr)
Cirque du Soleil Kick-Starts London’s New Year Celebrations
Jim Pritchard
Petra Lang’s Magnificent Ortrud Dominates Lohengrin at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (Chorus director: William Spaulding), Donald Runnicles (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, Germany 21.12.2014. (JPr)
High Entertainment from the Royal Ballet’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
United Kingdom Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / David Briskin (conductor). Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and broadcast to Basildon Empire, Basildon, Essex. 16.12.2014. (JPr)
A Moving Meistersinger from the Met
United States Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / James Levine (conductor). Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 13.12.2014. (JPr)
A Long but Celebratory Evening, All in a Great Cause
United Kingdom Tait Winter Prom: directed by Greg Eldridge and presented by Kimberley Busteed; various artists with The Tait Chamber Orchestra, Kelly Lovelady (conductor). St. John’s, Smith Square, London, 9.12.2014. (JPr)
Life-Affirming Symphony from Unknown Hans Rott Overshadows Rest of Concert
United Kingdom Schubert, Mahler and Hans Rott: Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 28.11.2014. (JPr)
Mechanika Combines Circus Arts with Music, Dance and Theatre
United Kingdom Mechanika!: Performers of Cirque Berserk [Matt Page (creative director), Adam Ford (costumes), Area 51(sets), Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, London. 27.11.14. (JPr)
Tribute to Leslie Head, Founder of the Kensington Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom In Memory of Leslie Head – Walton, Vaughan Williams, Montague and Sibelius: Sir John Tomlinson (bass), Kensington Symphony Orchestra / Russell Keable (conductor). St. John’s, Smith Square, London, 25.11.2014. (JPr)