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Robert J. Farr

WNO’s Very Well Sung Un ballo in maschera in Llandudno

19/05/201928/04/2019 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Gareth Jones (conductor). Theatre Cymru, Llandudno, 24.4 2019. (RJF)

(l to r) Gwyn Hughes Jones (Riccardo), Roland Wood (Renato),
& Mary Elizabeth Williams (Amelia) (c) Bill Cooper

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Rare Opportunity to See and Experience Vaughan Williams’s Profound Pilgrim’s Progress

15/04/201902/04/2019 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Pilgrim’s Progress: Soloists, Chorus and Opera Orchestra of Royal Northern College of Music / David Parry (conductor). RNCM Opera Theatre. Manchester, 31.3.2019. (RJF)

RNCM’s The Pilgrim’s Progress (c) Robert Workman

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Mid Wales Opera’s Tosca Drew a Full and Appreciative Audience to Theatre Clwyd Mold

06/04/201927/03/2019 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Ensemble Cymru / Jonathan Lyness (conductor). Theatre Clwyd Mold, 24.3.2019. (RJF)

Elin Pritchard (Tosca) & Nicholas Folwell (Scarpia) (c) MWO

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Unusual Pairing of Dance and Rare Puccini Finds Success at The Lowry Box Office

30/07/202011/03/2019 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stravinsky and Puccini: Dancers of Phoenix Dance Theatre, Soloists and Orchestra of Opera North / Gary Walker (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 8.3.2019. (RJF)

Phoenix Dance Theatre – The Rite of Spring (c) Tristram Kenton

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Opera North’s Uneven New Production of Magic Flute Lacks Clarity in Salford

16/08/202009/03/2019 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Robert Howarth (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 5.3.2019. (RJF)

Gavan Ring as Papageno (c) Alastair Muir

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Quentin Hayes Leads RNCM’s Gianni Schicchi From the Front

05/01/201912/12/2018 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Gianni Schicchi: Soloists, Royal Northern College of Music Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Martin André (conductor). RNCM Opera Theatre, Manchester, 7.12.2018. (RJF)

RNCM’s Gianni Schicchi (c) Robert Workman

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RNCM’s Winning Policy Blends Experience with Youth in Suor Angelica

23/12/201811/12/2018 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Suor Angelica: Soloists, Royal Northern College of Music Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Martin André (conductor). RNCM Opera Theatre. Manchester, 7.12.2018. (RJF)

Linda Richardson (Suor Angelica) & ensemble (c) Robert Workman

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Vibrant and Colourful Company Performance of Merry Widow from Opera North

04/12/201819/11/2018 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lehár, The Merry Widow: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Martin André (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 15.11.2018. (RJF)

Quirijn de Lang (Danilo) & members of the Chorus of Opera North (c) Robert Workman

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