Italy Verdi, Dvorak, Strauss. Orchestra and Chorus of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Chorus Master, Ciro Visco. Conductor, Sir Antonio Pappano. Anna Netrebko (soprano). Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome 20.12.2014 (JB)
Rome
The Case for Dvořák
Italy Dvořák. Orchestra of Santa Cecilia. Conductor, Juraj Valčuha. Enrico Dindo (cello). Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome 28.11.2014 (JB)
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Dvořák, Rusalka. Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome. Conductor, Elvind Gullberg Jensen; Stage Director, Sets and Costumes, Denis Krief; Chorus Master Roberto Gabbiani; Choreographer, Denys Ganio..
Bang Bang: Between Typewriters and Arrogance
Italy Mozart and Chopin: Lang Lang (piano) Sala Santa Cecilia Rome 21.11.2014 (JB)
Giovanni Verga’s Musicianship
Italy Florence. Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana. Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Chorus Master, Lorenzo Fratini. Conductor, Giampaolo Bisanti. Stage Director, Mario Pontiggia. Sets and Costumes, Francesco Zito. Lighting, Gianni Paolo Mirenda. Opera di Firenze 23.10.2014 (JB)
Puck at the Piano
Italy Mozart, Schumann, Villa-Lobos, Oswald, Chopin Pablo Rossi (piano). Sala Palestrina, Palazzo Pamphilj, Brazilian Embassy, Rome. 30.10.2014 (JB)
The Power of Alexander Ullman’s Pianism
Italy Alexander Ullman (piano) plays Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Debussy, Stravinsky and Liszt. The UK Keyboard Charitable Trust in collaboration with The Pontino Festival at the Baronial Hall of Palazzo Caetani, Fondi. 24.07.2014 (JB)
The Power of Stories
Italy Britten, The Prodigal Son. Members of the Chorus and Instrumentalists of the Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome. Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani. Conductor, James Conlon. Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome. 04.07.2014 (JB)
Death With Your Eyes Wide Open
Italy Peter Maxwell Davies and Ottorino Respighi Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Chorus Master, Ciro Visco; Conductor, Sir Antonio Pappano. Markus Butter (baritone). Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome. 27.06.2014 (JB)