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LATEST UK
OPERA REVIEWS
Longborough Festival Opera 2009
- Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Longborough Festival Opera/
Conductor Jonathan Lyness 1.7.2009 (RJ)
Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Soloists, Trinity
Boys
Choir, Royal College of Music Opera Orchestra, Michael Rosewell
(conductor). Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London, 1.7.2009
(MB)
LATEST INTERNATIONAL OPERA REVIEW
Menotti, Amelia al ballo, The Old Maid and the Thief:
Soloists,Orquesta y coro de Juventus Lyrica. Conductor: Leandro Valiente, Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 26.6.2009. (JSJ)
LATEST UK CONCERT REVIEWS
Wolf, Puccini, Verdi, Tchaikovsky:
The Brodsky Quartet, Cadogan Hall, London, 2.7.2009 (GDn) Haydn
and Strauss - A Hero’s Life: Beethoven,
Mozart, Brahms: Maria João Pires
(piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi, Royal Festival
Hall, London, 30.6.2009 (GDn)
LATEST INTERNATIONAL CONCERT REVIEWS Bach,
Schnittke, Schubert, and Prokofiev: Gerard Schwarz, conductor, Midori, violin, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya
Hall, Seattle, 18.6.2009 (BJ)
Baroque Tapas:
Brandenburg Soloists with Paul Dyer, Artistic Director; Old Masters Gallery, Art Gallery of N.S.W. Sydney, 27.6.2009 (ZT)
Kernis,
Beethoven, and Holst: Gerard
Schwarz, conductor, Hyunah Yu, soprano, Paul Karaitis, tenor, Robert
Gardner, baritone, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya
Hall, Seattle, 25 & 27.6.2009 (BJ)REVIEWS, ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS: 28th June 2009 - 28th May 2009
Garsington Opera Festival 2009 - Martinů, Mirandolina: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra, Martin André (conductor). Garsington Manor, Oxfordshire, 28.6.2009 (MB)
The Opening of Italy's 45th Pontino Music Festival 2009 : Jack Buckley reports from Sermoneta and Fossanova, 27 and 28.6.2009 (JB)
Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Maurizio Benini. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 26.6. 2009 (CC)
Garsington Opera Festival 2009 - Rossini, La Cenerentola: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Garsington Opera, David Parry (conductor) Garsington Hall, Garsington, Oxfordshire, UK 25.6.2009 (BK)
Parry Day at the Royal College of Music: A report by John France 25.6.2009 (JF)
Debussy, Ravel, Villa-Lobos: Yuja Wang (piano); London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas. Barbican Hall, 25.6.2009 (CC)
Haydn: Miklós Perényi (violoncello), Philharmonia Orchestra, András Schiff (piano/conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.6.2009 (MB)
Gershwin, Porgy and Bess: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, John DeMain, conductor, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 24.6.2009 (HS)
Beethoven: Till Fellner (piano). Wigmore Hall, 23.6.2009 (CC)
Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists,Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. Coro Intermezzo. Conductor: Roberto Abbado.Teatro Real de Madrid. 22. 6.2009 (JMI)
Gounod,Faust: Soloists,Orchestre Nationale du Capitole. Choeur du Capitole.Conductor: Emmanuel Plasson. Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse. 21.6.2009. (JMI)
The Secret of Sound: Lilit Grigoryan in conversation with Thomas Thornton (TKT)
Mozart and Brahms: Nelson Freire (piano) London Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis (conductor) Barbican Hall London, 21. 6. 2009 (GD)
Massenet, Manon: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: Francesco Corti. Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 20.6.2009 (SRT)
Garsington Opera Festival 2009 - Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Garsington Opera, Douglas Boyd (conductor) Garsington Hall, Garsington, Oxfordshire, UK 19.6.2009 (BK)
Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: Tobias Ringborg. Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 19.6.2009 (SRT)
Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: (Concert Performance) Soloists of the London Lyric Opera, Philharmonia Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Madeleine Lovell. Cadogan Hall, London. 19.6.2009 (MMB)
Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Opera Project at St.George’s, Hall, Bristol. 19.6.2009 (SL)
Tchaikovsky and Britten: Elspeth Dutch (Horn) Toby Spence (Tenor) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (Conductor) Symphony Hall Birmingham, 18.6.2009 (GR)
Chicago Dvořák Festival - Final Program: Patricia Racette, soprano; Philip Cutlip, baritone; Rachel Barton Pine, violin, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus, , violin, Sir Mark Elder, CBE, guest conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Duain Wolf, Chorus Directory, Symphony Center, Chicago 18.6.2009 (JLZ)
Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Conductor: Antonio Pappano. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 18.6.2009. (JPr)
Messiaen, Adès, Campbell, Berg: Mercury Quartet, St Michael and All Angels Church, Croydon 18.6.2009 (CR)
The Valencia Ring – Wagner, Siegfried: Orquesta de la Comunitat Valenciana, Conductor: Zubin Mehta. Palau de les Arts de Valencia. 18.6.2009 (JMI)
Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Greek National Opera, – conductor: Carlo Montanaro, Herod Atticus Theater – Athens, 18.6.2009 (BM)
Schubert, Winterreise: Matthias Goerne (baritone), Christoph Eschenbach (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 17.6.2009 (MB)
Beethoven, Brahms: Paul Lewis (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor) Barbican, London, 17.6.2009 (GDn)
The Valencia Ring - Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Orquesta de la Comunitat Valenciana, Conductor: Zubin Mehta. Palau de les Arts de Valencia. 16.6.2009 (JMI)
The Valencia Ring - Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Orquesta de la Comunitat Valenciana. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.Palau de les Arts de Valencia. 15.6.2009(JMI)
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2009 - Main Prize Final: Russian Soprano Ekaterina Shcherbachenko wins the Main Prize and an Italian Tenor wins the Audience Prize, St. David’s Hall, Cardiff 14.6.2009 (BK) (SL)
Chopin, Liszt, Sibelius, Ravel: Ivo Pogorelich (piano), Laeiszhalle Hamburg, 14.6.2009 (TKT)
Chicago Dvořák Festival 2009 - American Quintet, The Midday Witch, and Symphony no. 3 : Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Emerson String Quartet [and] Paul Neubauer, viola, Sir Mark Elder, CBE, conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Center, Chicago 13.6.2009 (JLZ)
Aldeburgh Summer Festival 2009: The 62nd Festival's Opening Weekend, 13.6.2009 (J-PJ)
Rameau, Dukas, Couperin, and Ravel: Angela Hewitt (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 13.6.2009 (MB)
Haydn, Mendelssohn, Guerrero, Franck, Purcell and Handel: Soloists, Ely Cathedral Choirs and Orchestra, Choirs of Girton and Selwyn Colleges, Cambridge / Various Directors. The Cathedral, Ely, UK 13.6.2009 (RW)
Verdi, La Traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco soloists, conducted by Donald Runnicles, San Francisco Opera. 13.6.2009 (HS)
Kurt Weill, Die Dreigroschenoper: (Concert Performance) Soloists, Chorus sine nomine, Klangforum Wien; HK Gruber (chansonnier/conductor). Barbican Hall, London 13.6.2009 (JPr)
Schnittke, Brahms-Schoenberg, Ravel, Messiaen, Stravinsky: Munich Philharmonic, Andrey Boreyko (conductor) & Fazil Say (piano), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lothar Zagrosek (conductor), Herkulessaal, Munich 5.6.2009 & 12.6.2009 (JFL)
Wagner, Richard Strauss, Beethoven ... and Lerner and Loewe: Deborah Voigt (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch (conductor).Barbican Hall, London 12.6.2009 (JPr)
Musorgsky, Adès, and Stravinsky: David Robertson, conductor, Leila Josefowicz, violin, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 11.6.2009 (BJ)
Berg, Mahler : Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen. RFH, 11.6.2009 (CC)
Ravel: Susan Graham (mezzo) London Symphony Orchestra/Yan Pascal Tortelier, Barbican Hall, London, 11.6.2009 (J-PJ)
Schumann, Bach, Janáček, and Beethoven: Piotr Anderszewski (piano), Royal Festival Hall, London, 9.6.2009 (MB)
Chicago Dvořak Festival 2009 - Opening Concert: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Janine Jansen, violin, Sir Mark Elder, CBE, conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Center, Chicago 7.6.2009 (JLZ)
BBC Cardiff Singer Of the World 2009 - Song Prize Winner: Czech Bass Jan Martiník wins the song competition (MS)
BBC Cardiff Singer Of the World 2009: Italian Tenor wins the 5th Concert rounds, the Main Prize finalists are announced and there is a change to the Song Prize finalist line-up (MS)
BBC Cardiff Singer Of the World 2009 - Master Classes: Master classes for young singers taking part in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2009 - Saturday, June 13th New Theatre and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff (MS)
Verdi, Aida: Bavarian State Opera, Daniele Gatti, Nationaltheater, Munich 8.6.2009 (JFL)
Schumann, Schubert: Julia Fischer, violin; Yefim Bronfman, piano; Luis Baez, clarinet; Yun Jie Liu, viola; Peter Wyrick, cello; Scott Pingel, bass. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 7.6.2009 (HS)
Verdi, Il trovatore: Kitsap Opera, soloists, cond. Leone Cottrell-Adkins, dir. Therese Diekhans, set designer Richard Washek, costumiers Holly and Lavender Oehler-Sandras, stage manager and choreographer Theresa Ballew, technical direction and lighting design Mark Thomason, Admiral Theater, Bremerton, WA, 7.6.2009 (BJ)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra: 'Grand Concert' series named as best concert programme 2008/2009 by Association of German Music Publishers (MB)
KODO - One Earth Tour, Europe 2009 : Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.6.2009 (CC)
Mahler, Conus, and Prokofiev: Gerard Schwarz, conductor, Maria Larionoff, violin, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 6.6.2009 (BJ)
Opera North On Tour: The Lowry Theatre, Salford, UK 2 -6.6. 2009 (RJF)
Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Coro Intermezzo, Conductor: Roberto Abbado. Teatro Real de Madrid. 3, 4 & 5. 6. 2009. (JMI)
Sound Census 4 - Fox, Cashian, Elias, Amissah, Payne, Mojsiejenka, Duddell, Wills: Endymion, Quentin Poole & Simon Wills (conductors), Hall One, Kings Place, London 6.6.2009 (CR)
‘Remembering Evelyn’: A recital celebrating the life and music making of Lady Barbirolli. The Barbirolli Room, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK, 6.6. 2009 (SA)
Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Orchestra. Conductor: Reinaldo Zemba, Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 5.6.2009. (JSJ)
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2009: Ukrainian counter-tenor wins the third concert round (MS)
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2009: Five contestants announced as Song Prize Finalists (MS)
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2009: Japan wins the first concert round and Russia wins the second.(MS)
Erkki-Sven Tüür, Wallenberg: at the Estonian National Opera, Tallinn, 5.6.2009 (GF)
Puccini, La Bohème: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Conductor Andrew Greenwood, Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff 5.6.2009 (LK)
Mozart, Dvořák, and Beethoven: Stephen Bryant and Rachael Pearson, violins, Sayaka Kokubo and Sue Jane Bryant, violas, Rich Eckert, cello, The Island Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA, 5.6.2009 (BJ)
Berg, Schubert: San Francisco Symphony, Julia Fischer, violin; Yefim Bronfman, piano; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 5.6.2009 (HS)
Debussy, Elgar, Beethoven: Torleif Thedéen (cello) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mario Venzago, Royal Festival Hall, London, 5.6.2009 (J-PJ)
Sound Census 3 -Feldman: Endymion, Kings Place, London, 5.6.2009 (GDn)
Berg, Lulu: Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 4.6.2009 (MB)
Martinu, Szymanowski, Dvořák: Alina Ibragimova (violin) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Walter Weller (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff 3.6.2009 (GPu)
Mozart, Mitridate, re di Ponto: (Concert Performance) Soloists, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 2.6.2009 (GPu)
Juan Diego Flórez in Madrid: Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) Vincenzo Scalera (piano Teatro Real de Madrid.2.6.2009 (JMI)
BBC Cardiff Singer Of the World 2009: New Bursary Announced as the contestants are welcomed (MS)
Buxton Festival 2009: a preview from Robert J Farr (RJF)
Haydn: András Schiff (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 31.5.2009 (MB)
Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana. Coro de la Generalitat Valenciana, Conductor: Zubin Mehta, Palau de les Arts de Valencia. 30. 5.2009 (JMI)
Verdi, Requiem: Heidi Melton (soprano) Stephanie Blythe (mezzo) Stefano Secco (tenor) Andrea Silvestrell (bass) Ian Robertson (Chorus director) ; The San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Donald Runnicles, San Francisco Opera House, San Francisco, 30.5.2009 (PD)
Smetana, Stock, and Rachmaninoff: James DePreist, cond., Joshua Roman, cello, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 30.5.2009 (BJ)
Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the English National Opera, Stefan Klingele (conductor). The Coliseum, London, 29.5.2009 (MB)
F. Poulenc, Les Mamelles de Tiresias: Soloists, The World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales. Coral de Bilbao. Conductor: Josep Vicent. Teatro Arriaga de Bilbao. 28.5.2009 (JMI)
Garsington Festival Opera's 20th Anniversary: the 2009 season begins this weekend (CA)
Colorado MahlerFest XXII: A report from Boulder by Mitch Friedfeld (MF)
Philip Langridge CBE : The distinguished British tenor talks to Jim Pritchard about singing three roles in Lulu and about having fun with Humperdinck on stage (JPr)
Schubert, Mozart, Schumann: Lilit Grigoryan (piano), Steinway-Haus Hamburg, 28.5.2009 (TKT)
Berg, Mahler: Christian Tetzlaff (violin); Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen. Royal Festival Hall, London, 28.5.2009 (CC)
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