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
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)