United Kingdom Prom 45, Tippett, The Midsummer Marriage: Soloists, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 16.8.2013. (JPr)
PROM 45: Tippett’s Midsummer Marriage at the Proms
Jim Pritchard
A Worthy UK Debut by Shanghai Ballet
United Kingdom Shanghai Ballet’s Jane Eyre: Soloists and dancers of the Shanghai Ballet. London Coliseum, London, 14.8.2013. (JPr)
Some Tremendous Singing and Playing in Bayreuth’s Tannhäuser
GermanyBayreuth Festival 2013 [4] Wagner, Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg: soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Conductor: Axel Kober. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 7.8.2013. (JPr)
Last Year’s Troubled Bayreuth Dutchman Streams In To Thunderous Applause In 2013
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2013 [3] Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Conductor: Christian Thielemann. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 6.8.2013. (JPr)
Photo (c) Enrico Nawrath
Bayreuth 2: Catch ‘em Young! Bayreuth Introduces Wagner to Children
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2013 [2] Richard Wagner für Kinder – Tristan und Isolde: Soloists and musicians of the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder). Conductor: Boris Schäfer. Probebühne IV, Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 6.8.2013. (JPr)
(c) Jörge Schulze
Bayreuth 1: Lohengrin Two Towering Portrayals
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2013 [1] Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 5.8.2013. (JPr)
Photo (c)Enrico Nawrath.
Cuban Ballet Legend Remains Firmly in the Spotlight
United Kingdom Liszt, Poulenc, Stravinsky et al – Carlos Acosta, Classical Selection: Carlos Acosta, guest soloists, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Paul Murphy (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 30.7.2013. (JPr)
PROM 20: Barenboim’s Ring Reaches its Climactic Conclusion
United Kingdom Prom 20, Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 28.7.2013. (JPr)