United Kingdom Mahler: Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Voices, Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Royal Festival Hall, London, 1.10.2017. (JPr)
Jim Pritchard
Verdi Vies with Cirque du Soleil in a Silky but Improbable ENO Aida
United Kingdom Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera / Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor). London Coliseum, London. 28.9.2017. (JPr)
Strictly Alumni Bring the 50s Alive Again in New High-Octane Rip it Up
United Kingdom Various composers, Rip it Up: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex, 24.9.2017. (JPr)
Vladimir Jurowski, the LPO and a Fine Cast Immerse the Audience in Enescu’s Oedipe
United Kingdom Enescu, Oedipe (concert performance): Soloists, Choir of the George Enescu Philharmonic, Romanian Radio Children’s Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski. Royal Festival Hall, London 22.9.2017. (JPr)
Akram Khan’s Wonderful Giselle for English National Ballet Returns to Haunt Sadler’s Wells
United Kingdom Vincenzo Lamagna (after Adolphe Adam), Giselle: Soloists & Artists of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor). Sadler’s Wells, London, 20.9.2017. (JPr)
Saffron Opera’s Götterdämmerung Sees the End of Everything and Audience on their Feet
United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung (concert performance): Soloists, Saffron Opera Group Chorus and Orchestra / Michael Thorne (conductor). Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex, 17.9.2017. (JPr)
Fireworks Aplenty from Kasper Holten and Es Devlin’s Spectacular Bregenz Carmen
Austria Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Children’s choir of Musikmittelschule Bregenz-Stadt, Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Paolo Carignani (conductor). Recorded at the 2017 Bregenz Festival and shown at Cineworld Basildon, 14.9.2017. (JPr)
There is Much to Admire in Richard Jones’s New La bohème for the Royal Opera
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 10.9.2017. (JPr)
