United Kingdom Roland Petit’s Production of Coppélia: Dancers of the Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet, English National Ballet Orchestra / Anton Grishanin (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 11.7.2013. (JPr)
Jim Pritchard
Mahler’s Birthday Celebrated in London
United Kingdom Pearson, Beethoven and Mahler: Mine Doğantan Dack (piano), I Maestri Orchestra, George Hlawiczka and Sybille Werner (conductors). St John’s Smith Square, London, 7.7.2013. (JPr)
Boston Ballet on Top Form in Rare London Appearance
United Kingdom Boston Ballet 50th Anniversary Season: Dancers of the Boston Ballet and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Jonathan McPhee (conductor), Coliseum, London, 3.7.2013. (JPr)
Jette Parker Young Artists Showcase Their Talents
United Kingdom Mozart, Donizetti, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Performance – From Studio To Stage: Soloists, Helen Nicholas (piano), Orchestra of Royal Opera House / David Syrus, Michele Gamba and Paul Wingfield (conductors), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 30.6.2013 (JPr)
ENB’s Swan Lake Tugs at the Heart Strings
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky/Deane, Swan Lake: Dancers and Orchestra of English National Ballet / Tom Seligman (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.6.2013. (JPr)
Chelsea Opera Group Exhumes a Forgettable Early Verdi Opera
United Kingdom Verdi, Mozart: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of Chelsea Opera Group, Gianluca Marcianò (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 2.6.2013. (JPr)
DiDonato Triumphs as Lady of the Lake
United Kingdom Rossini, La donna del lago: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Michele Mariotti. Live broadcast to the Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, London, 27.5.2013. (JPr)
An Excellent Bicentennial Survey of Lesser-Known Wagner
United Kingdom London Song Festival 2013: The Complete Songs of Richard Wagner, in celebration of his bicentenary, Elisabeth Meister (soprano), Matthew Hargreaves (bass-baritone), Nigel Foster (piano), members of the London Voices, St Paul’s, Covent Garden Piazza, London 23.5.2013. (JPr)