United Kingdom David Sawer, The Skating Rink (world premiere): Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra / Garry Walker (conductor), Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 5.7.2018 (CR)
The Skating Rink is Not as Engaging and Stimulating as it Could Be
Curtis Rogers
NCO’s Rare Haydn Opera is an Enchanting Oxford Evening
United Kingdom Haydn: Soloists of New Chamber Opera and The Band of Instruments / Steven Devine (conductor/harpsichord), New College, Oxford, 4.7.2018. (CR)
(c) Michael Burden
Sparkling and Vital Falstaff from Farnes and Philharmonia Orchestra
United Kingdom Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Garsington Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Richard Farnes (conductor), Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 18.6.2018. (CR)
Garsington Gives Stimulating Performance of Strauss’s Capriccio
United Kingdom Richard Strauss, Capriccio: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor) Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 3.6.2018. (CR)
Garsington’s Die Zauberflöte is More Rewarding Vocally than Theatrically
United Kingdom Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Garsington Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Christian Curnyn (conductor), Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 2.6.2018. (CR)
Stephen Hough’s Accomplished Performances of Debussy, Chopin, and Beethoven
United Kingdom International Piano Series – Debussy, Chopin, Beethoven: Stephen Hough (piano), St. John the Evangelist Church, Oxford, 17.3.2018. (CR)
Ashkenazy and the OPO offer a triptych of Russian compositions
United Kingdom Nimrod Borenstein, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov: Natalia Lomeiko (violinist), Oxford Philharmonic /Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 9.12.2017. (CR)
Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers’ Competition (2017). And the Winner Is …
United Kingdom Bampton Classical Opera – Young Singers’ Competition 2017: Holywell Music Room, Oxford 19.11.2017. (CR)
