Pappano, Chorus and Orchestra Excel in Holten’s Farewell Die Meistersinger at Covent Garden

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 11.3.2017. (JPr)

170306_1664_meistersinger BRYN TERFEL AS HANS SACHS (C) ROH. PHOTO BY CLIVE BARDA
Bryn Terfel (centre) as Hans Sachs at the conclusion of Act II (c) Clive Barda

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The Royal Ballet’s Memorable Sleeping Beauty at the Cinema

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty: Soloists and artists of the Royal Ballet, Students of The Royal Ballet School and the Royal Opera House Orchestra / Koen Kessels (conductor). Live cinema relay (introduced by Darcey Bussell and Ore Oduba) broadcast to Cineworld Basildon, Essex. 28.2.2017. (JPr)

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Marianela Nuñez as Princess Aurora (c) Johan Persson (2011)

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Jonas Kaufmann is Not Yet Back to his Best Form in Wagner, But Pappano is

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, The Jonas Kaufmann Residency: Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Karita Mattila (soprano), Eric Halfvarson (bass), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London. 8.2.2017. (JPr)

Jonas Kaufmann sings Wagner, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, as part of 'The Kaufmann Residency' in the Barbican Hall on Wednesday, 8 February 2017. Photo by Mark Allan
Jonas Kaufmann, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor) (c) Mark Allan

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