United Kingdom Verdi, Macbeth (1865) (sung in Italian with titles in English): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Tobias Ringborg (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 6.3.2014. (RJF)
Salford Quays
High Production and Design Standards in La fanciulla del West
Puccini, La fanciulla del West (1910): – sung in Italian with titles in English: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Richard Farnes (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 5.3.2014. (RJF) Sung in Italian with Titles in English. Cast: Minnie: Alwyn Mellor Jack Rance: Robert Hayward Dick Johnson (Ramerrez): Rafael Rojas Nick: Bonaventura … Read more
Maestro Juanjo Mena in Conversation with Michael Cookson.
Maestro Juanjo Mena in Conversation with Michael Cookson. 15.1.2014
Oke Gives Magnificent Performance in Britten’s Final Opera
United Kingdom Benjamin Britten, Death in Venice (1973): Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North / Richard Farnes (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, Salford, 7.11.2013
Opera North Swings into the Sixties with Britten’s Dream
United Kingdom Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1960): Sung in English with subtitles. Soloists, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North/ Stuart Stratford (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, Salford, 6.11.2013.
Sung in English with subtitles.
Opera North’s Peter Grimes Continues to Impress
United Kingdom Britten: Peter Grimes (1945): Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North / Jac van Steen (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, Salford, 5.11.2013 (RJF)
Effective Poulenc, Disappointing Purcell from Opera North
United Kingdom Poulenc, Purcell: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North/ Wyn Davies (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 12-16.3.2013. (RJF)
Gimmicks Fail to Liven Up Mozart’s Clemenza
United Kingdom Mozart, La Clemenza di Tito (1791) sung in Italian with English surtitles: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North / Douglas Boyd (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 12-16.3.2013. (RJF)