Jim Pritchard interviews soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek of Anna Nicole fame
Jim Pritchard
Proms 63 & 64: Fun at the Proms? It can happen .
Prom 63 & 64: Liszt, Mahler, and ‘Audience Choice’: Dejan Lazić (piano), Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer. Royal Albert Hall,London, 2.9.11. (JPr)
Prom 56 – Though compelling, Mahler’s Sixth lacks the last degree of impact at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 56 – Richard Strauss, Mahler: Kirill Gerstein (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov. Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.8.2011. (JPr)
Samantha Womack “a revelation” in slick ‘South Pacific’ revival
United Kingdom Rodgers and Hammerstein, South Pacific: (Lincoln Center Theater Production) Barbican Theatre, London, 25.8.2011 (JPr)
Bayreuth Festival 2011 [3] – Memories of the Third Reich haunt Herheim’s Parsifal
Germany Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Daniele Gatti (conductor). Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 21.8.2011. (JPr)
Bayreuth Festival 2011 (2) – Rats play pivotal role in Neuenfels’ Lohengrin
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Conductor: Andris Nelsons. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 20.8.2011. (JPr)
Bayreuth Festival 2011 (1) – A Tannhäuser better than many people think
Germany Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 19.8.2011. (JPr)
Prom 32 – Brahms and some rare early Mahler
United Kingdom Brahms and Mahler: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Melanie Diener (soprano), Anna Larsson (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor),Christopher Purves (baritone), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner. Royal Albert Hall, London, 7.8.2011. (JPr)