United Kingdom Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: (Production Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 29.5.2015 (GPu)
Glyn Pursglove
Peter Pan Joins Canon of Opera’s Mythic Narratives with Mixed Results
United Kingdom Ayres, Peter Pan: (Company Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Erik Nielsen (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 23.5.2015 (GPu)
Angularities and Charm in a Fascinating Modern French Chamber Music Concert
United Kingdom Debussy, Ravel, Schmitt: Dragonfly Ensemble [Marcia Crayford (violin), Susie Mészáros (viola), Moray Welsh (cello), Sarah Newbold (flute), Katherine Thomas (harp)], Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 8.5.2015.(GP)
Genesis Sixteen and Badinerie Bring Youthful Freshness to Handel’s Dixit Dominus
United Kingdom Handel: Genesis Sixteen / Badinerie, Jessica Cale (soprano), Tim Morgan (Countertenor), Genesis Sixteen / Badinerie / Harry Christophers and Robin Jacobs (conductors), Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 15.3.2015.
An Enduringly Successful Subversion of Hansel and Gretel
United Kingdom Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel (Revival Premiere): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/ Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 21.2.2015 (GPu)
Surreal Magic Flute Has Its Rewards and Limitations
United Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute:(Revival Premiere): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/ Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 13.2.2015 (GPu)
A Thought-Provoking Extravaganza: WNO’s “Chorus!”
United Kingdom Various composers: Lesley Garrett (soprano), Michael Clifton-Thompson*, Simon Crosby-Buttle*, Howard Kirk* (tenor), Martin Lloyd*, Alastair Moore*, George Newton-Fitzgerald*, Stephen Wells* (bass), Chris Tudor (dancer), Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Alexander Martin (conductor), Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 7.2.2015.
The Allegri Give Powerful Performances of Shostakovich and Mendelssohn
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Mendelssohn: The Allegri Quartet [Ofer Falk, Rafael Todes (violins), Dorothea Vogel (viola), Vanessa Lucas-Smith (cello)], Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 6.2.2015 (GPu)