United Kingdom The Return of the Legends: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 24.9.2025. (JPr)
The Return of the Legends to the Cliffs Pavilion is a sheer delight
Jim Pritchard
Saffron Opera Group redeem themselves with a compelling end to Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer
United Kingdom Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Saffron Opera Group Chorus (inc. Saffron Walden Choral Society, chorus masters: James Davey and Quintin Beer), Saffron Opera Group Orchestra / Michael Thorne (conductor). Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, 14.9.2025. (JPr)
A splendid, fascinating and, at the end, courageous Prom led by Ilan Volkov
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [31] – Gabrieli, Stravinsky, and Brahms: Jess Dandy (contralto), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), National Youth Choir, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 11.9.2025. (MB)
Vienna State Opera’s past, present and future as Garanča, Kaufmann and Bernheim star in the open air
Austria Vienna State Opera’s Opern Air: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Bertrand de Billy (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Dominik Kepczynski) from the Burggarten, Vienna, 7.12.2025 and available from 18 September on ARTE.tv. (JPr)
The impressive Rosamund Pike carries the emotional heart of NT Live’s Inter Alia by Suzie Miller
United Kingdom National Theatre Live’s Inter Alia – a new play by Suzie Miller: Broadcast live (directed for the screen by Matthew Amos) from the National Theatre’s Lyttelton Theatre, London, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 4.9.2025. (JPr)
Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy brings the ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ back to life in Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
United Kingdom Tina – The Tina Turner Musical: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 27.8.2025. (JPr)
Unforgettable Mahler from Elīna Garanča, Riccardo Chailly and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Switzerland Lucerne Summer Festival 2025 – Mahler: Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano), Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ute Feudel) from the Konzertsaal des KKL Luzern, 15.8.2024 and available free on ARTE Concert until 14.8.2025. (JPr)
Rekindling memories of the real Cooper, Morecambe and Monkhouse in The Last Laugh
United Kingdom The Last Laugh: Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 19.8.2025. (JPr)
