United Kingdom Foulds, Bridge, Walton, Arnold: Alexandra Wood (violin), BBC Philharmonic / Ben Gernon (conductor), MediaCityUK, Salford. 31.01.2017. (RB)
Salford
Opera North Do Cole Porter Proud with a Spectacular Kiss Me, Kate
United Kingdom Cole Porter, Kiss Me, Kate: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / David Charles Abel (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 13.11.2015. (RJF)
A Gruesome Opera by Janáček Superbly Staged and Performed by Opera North in Salford
United Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa (1916 edition): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North, Alexandar Marković (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 11.11.2015. (RJF)
R&H Production Captures Spirit of Vintage Small Town America
United Kingdom Rodgers & Hammerstein, Oklahoma!: A production by ‘Music & Lyrics Limited and Royal & Derngate Northampton’, Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, Salford,. 18.3.2015 (MC)
Fascinating De Falla/Puccini Double Bill from Opera North
United Kingdom De Falla, La vida breve & Puccini, Gianni Schicchi: Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North/Jac van Steen (conductor), Lyric Theatre, Lowry, Salford, U.K. 12.3.2015 (MC)
Opera North’s Beethoven and Janáček in Salford
Beethoven, Janáček: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North, The Lowry, Salford Quays. 17-21.5.2011 (RJF)
Ludwig Van Beethoven : Fidelio. (1814). Sung in German with English titles.
Leos Janáček (1928): From the House of the Dead . Sung in English with English titles