United Kingdom Various composers – Hibla Gerzmava (soprano) and Ekaterina Ganelina (piano): Cadogan Hall, London, 13.2.2020. (JPr)
Unforgettable Hibla Gerzmava recital at the Cadogan Hall
Jim Pritchard
Lise Davidsen impresses in her Barbican Hall recital
United Kingdom Brahms, Schumann, Sibelius, Grieg and Richard Strauss – Lise Davidsen (soprano) and James Baillieu (piano): Barbican Hall, London, 10.2.2020. (JPr)
Gerald Barry’s kaleidoscopic Alice’s Adventures pushes musical boundaries at Covent Garden
United Kingdom Gerald Barry, Alice’s Adventures Under Ground: Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Thomas Adès (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4.2.2020. (JPr)
(c) Clive Barda
An undoubtedly disturbing yet ultimately triumphant Met Porgy and Bess
United States The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / David Robertson (conductor). Transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 1.2.2020. (JPr)
Unexpected highlights grace the 2020 Ballet Icons Gala at the London Coliseum
United Kingdom Ballet Icons Gala: Soloists, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Valery Ovsyanikov (conductor). London Coliseum, 26.1.2020. (JPr)
English National Ballet celebrates its seventy years in grand style
United Kingdom English National Ballet’s 70th Anniversary Gala Celebration: Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet School and ENBYouthCo, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor). London Coliseum, 17.1.2020 (JPr)
The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty sees the whole company dancing with impressive dynamism
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty: Dancers of the Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House Orchestra / Simon Hewett (conductor). Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and broadcast live (introduced by Dame Darcey Bussell and Anita Rani) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex. 16.1.2020. (JPr)
William Kentridge’s Met Wozzeck pits Berg’s timeless characters against a backdrop of the First World War
United States Berg, Wozzeck: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 11.1.2020. (JPr)
(c) Ken Howard/Met Opera