United Kingdom Prom 22: Mozart, Knussen and Mahler: Gillian Keith (soprano), BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.7.2012. (JPr)
Jim Pritchard
Final Tchaikovsky Ballet from Schaufuss an Improvement on Forerunners
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky Trilogy (Part 3), The Nutcracker: Irek Mukhamedov with dancers of the Peter Schaufuss Ballet, London Coliseum, London, 27.7.2012. (JPr)
Schaufuss’s Modern Reworking of Tchaikovsky Ballets
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky Trilogy Parts I & II – Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty: Alban Lendorf and Irek Mukhamedov with dancers of the Peter Schaufuss Ballet. London Coliseum, London, 23 & 24.7.2012. (JPr)
Prom 11:Troy Vividly Re-Created at The Proms
United Kingdom Prom 11: Berlioz, The Trojans (Les Troyens): soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.7.2012. (JPr)
Longborough’s Götterdämmerung: a Monumental Achievement
United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Anthony Negus (conductor), Alan Privett (director), Kjell Torriset (designer),16-19.7.2012 (JPr)
Prom 5: Juanjo Mena Leads a Variable Prom
United Kingdom Prom 5: Strauss, Saariaho and Sibelius: Anne Schwanewilms (soprano),BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 17.7.2012. (JPr)
Prom 3: Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande (Concert Performance)
United Kingdom Prom 3: Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande (concert performance):soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.7.2012. (JPr)
Southbank Centre’s Bryn Fest with Bryn Terfel
United Kingdom The Golden Age of Broadway – Bryn Terfel, Julian Ovenden, Clive Rowe, Hannah Waddingham and Emma Williams with Siân Phillips (speaker), Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Voicelab. Conductor: Gareth Valentine.
An Evening of Opera Classics: Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Oksana Dyka (soprano), Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera. Conductor: Gareth Jones. Royal Festival Hall, London, 4 and 5.7.2012. (JPr)