United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung Act III: The Mastersingers Chorale, Rehearsal Orchestra / Tony Legge (conductor), Henry Wood Hall, London, 23.10.2017. (JPr)
Jim Pritchard
Radvanovsky and DiDonato Triumph in McVicar’s Gloomy Met Norma
United States Bellini, Norma: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Carlo Rizzi (conductor). Broadcast live to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 7.10.2017. (JPr)
Janine Jansen’s Intense Britten and Semyon Bychkov’s Visceral Mahler with the LSO
United Kingdom Britten and Mahler: Janine Jansen (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Barbican Hall, London, 5.10.2017. (JPr)
Salonen, the Philharmonia and Michelle DeYoung Bring Emotional Power to Mahler 3
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)
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)
