United Kingdom Scottish Ballet Double Bill, Kings 2 Ends and Song of the Earth: Dancers of Scottish Ballet, Karen Cargill (mezzo), Richard Berkeley-Steele (tenor), Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, conducted by Richard Honner. Sadler’s Wells, London, 4.11.11. (JPr)
Jim Pritchard
Salonen Opens the Doors on a Dramatic Duke Bluebeard’s Castle
United Kingdom Debussy, Bartók: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Michelle DeYoung (mezzo), Sir John Tomlinson (bass), Juliet Stevenson (narrator), Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.11.2011. (JPr)
Dimitri Tiomkin’s Music and His Oscars Rollin’ to The Barbican Hall
United Kingdom The Film Music of Dimitri Tiomkin: Andrew Playfoot, Whitney Claire Kaufman (vocalists), London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Kaufman (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 27.10.2011. (JPr)
Crazy for You Uplifts with its Exuberance and Good-looking Chorus Girls
George and Ira Gershwin’s Crazy for You: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production directed by Timothy Sheader, Novello Theatre,London, 19.10.2011. (JPr)
A Sunny And Pastoral La Fille Revival Showcases Ashton’s Genius
United Kingdom Frederick Ashton’s :La Fille mal gardée: Dancers of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Philip Ellis (conductor), Sadler’s Wells, London, 20.10.11. (JPr)
Fine Acting, but Covent Garden’s Dutchman Fails to Set Sail
United Kingdom Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists and Chorus of Royal Opera, Jeffrey Tate (Conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 18.10.2011. (JPr)
Anna (Netrebko) Triumphs As Anna (Bolena) At The Met
United Kingdom Met Live in HD 2011/12, Donizetti, Anna Bolena: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conducted by Marco Armiliato. Broadcast to the IMAX, Waterloo, London, 15.10.11. (JPr)
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Presents the ‘Best of Broadway’
United Kingdom The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Presents the ‘Best of Broadway’: Mary Carewe, Ria Jones, Graham Bickley, Michael Dore (vocalists), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, David Firman (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.10.2011. (JPr)