United Kingdom Strauss, Elektra: Soloists and Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Opera / Andris Nelsons. (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 23.9.2013. (JPr)
Mercurial Emotional Shifts in Nelsons’ Relentless Elektra
Jim Pritchard
Royal Opera Returns to the Screen with Turandot
United Kingdom Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra / Henrik Nánási (conductor) in Andrei Serban’s 1984 production with designs by Sally Jacobs. Broadcast to The May Fair Hotel, Mayfair, London. 18.9.2013. (JPr)
Classic Figaro production with cosmopolitan cast
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Opera / Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 16.9.2013. (JPr)
Thomas Hampson: Still a Fine Recitalist
United Kingdom Mahler, Webern, Zemlinsky, Strauss, Alma Mahler, Schoenberg: Thomas Hampson (baritone), Wolfram Rieger (piano). Wigmore Hall, London 14.9.2013. (JPr)
Verdi Emerges from Wagnerian Shadows in Memorable Concert
Verdi, Rigoletto (concert performance): Soloists, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 15.9.2013. (JPr)
Autumnal Feel about Proms in the Park
United Kingdom Proms in the Park 2013: Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag, Cast of Let It Be, Sir Terry Wogan, Joseph Calleja (tenor), Nigel Kennedy (violin), Dame Edna Everage, Bryan Ferry, Royal Choral Society, BBC Concert Orchestra / Richard Balcombe (conductor), Hyde Park, London 8.9.2013. (JPr)
PROM (72): Gala Concert from Xian Zhang and Heir to Pavarotti
United Kingdom PROM 72 Verdi, Tchaikovsky: Joseph Calleja (tenor), Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi / Xian Zhang (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.9.2013. (JPr)
PROM 57: Elder’s Majestic Parsifal Spoilt by Cast Weaknesses
United Kingdom Prom 57, Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Trinity Boys Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Orchestra / Sir Mark Elder.(conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 25.7.2013. (JPr)
