United Kingdom Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Antony Hermus (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 18.11.2022. (MC)
Alice Coote leads an impressive performance of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice for Opera North
Salford Quays
Máire Flavin’s Violetta made this a most captivating performance of La traviata by Opera North
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Manoj Kamps (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 15.11.2022. (MC)
BBC Phil’s music of Vaughan Williams at Salford Quays: thirty years apart
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams: BBC Philharmonic / John Wilson (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 14.1.2020. (RBa)
All-British BBC Philharmonic Salford concert tracking the ’fifties into the ’sixties
United Kingdom Tippett, Arnold, Gipps: Michael Collins (clarinet), BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 4.12.2019. (RBa)
Rare, abbreviated, yet superbly staged performance of Handel’s Giulio Cesare from Opera North
United Kingdom Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Orchestra members of Opera North / Christian Curnyn (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 12.11.2019. (RJF)
(c) Alastair Muir
Renato Balsadonna conducts Opera North’s La bohème empathetically, but time this production was retired
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North / Renato Balsadonna (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 12.11.2019. (RJF)
BBC Phil Plays British Contemporary and Czech 19th and 20th Century Music
United Kingdom Matthews, Alma Mahler, Janáček, Dvořák, Martinů: Jennifer Johnston (mezzo), BBC Philharmonic / Jac van Steen (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 19.6.2019. (RBa)
No Crowd-Pleasers from the BBC Phil at Salford Quays
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Prokofiev: Aleksey Semenenko (violin), BBC Philharmonic / Jac van Steen (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 5.6.2019. (RBa)