United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus, Ensemble Cymru / Jonathan Lyness (conductor). Riverfront Arts Centre, Newport. 27.4.2019. (GPu)
Dramatic Intensity and Intimacy in Mid Wales Opera’s Tosca at Newport
Glyn Pursglove
Assurance and Freshness in a Rewarding RWCMD Programme from London Winds
United Kingdom Damase, Hindemith, Poulenc: London Winds (Philippa Davies [flute], Gareth Hulse [oboe] Michael Collins [clarinet] Richard Watkins [horn] Sarah Burnett [bassoon]), Catherine Milledge (piano). Dora Stouzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 15.3.2019 (GPu)
Madeleine Mitchell Leads a Cardiff Celebration of International Women’s Day
United Kingdom A Century of Music by Women Composers – Music by Lili Boulanger, Judith Weir, Rebecca Clarke, Grace Williams: Madeleine Mitchell and Cerys Jones (violin), Konstantin Lapshin (piano). Dora Stouzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 8.3.2019. (GPu)
Though not for Arachnophobes, WNO’s Roberto Devereux is Graced by Some Top-Class Singing
United Kingdom Donizetti, Roberto Devereux: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 28.2.2019. (GPu)
Both Musically and Personally, Katy Woolley Charms her Cardiff Audience
United Kingdom Bissill, Cherubini, Bernstein, Poulenc, Mozart: Katy Woolley (horn), Peter Adcock (piano), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff, 22.2.2019. (GPu)
WNO’s Limited The Magic Flute Production Gets Redeemed by Some Excellent Singing
United Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Damian Iorio (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 15.2.2019. (GPu)
Much to Admire, Musically and Visually, in David Pountney’s WNO Un ballo in maschera Premiere
United Kingdom Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 9.2.2019. (GPu)
& Mary Elizabeth Williams (Amelia) (c) Bill Cooper
Gilad Hekselman Trio’s Rewarding Concert Fused Structure and Freedom as Finest Jazz Does
United Kingdom Gilad Hekselman Trio: Gilad Hekselman (guitar), Aaron Parks (piano), Fender Rhodes, (synthesizer), Kendrick Scott (drums). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 26.11. 2018. (GPu)
