All Seen and Heard Reviews (including London Proms) : July-December
2005
International Concerts and Recitals UK
Concerts and Recitals London
Promenade Concerts
Opera
R.Wagner,
Die Walküre: Soloists,
Det Kongelige Kapel, Michael Schønwandt, Operaen,
Copenhagen 26.12.2005 (BK)
Puccini, Manon Lescaut: (new
production) at
the Royal Opera Stockholm 10.12.2005 (GF)
Britten, ‘Billy Budd’: English National Opera, conductor Andrew
Litton, 3.12.2005 (ME)
PUCCINI:
La Rondine, Opera in three acts.Royal
Northern College of Music, Manchester, 3.12 2005 (RJF)
Tippett,
The Midsummer
Marriage: Sir Andrew Davis,
conductor, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Civic Opera House,
Chicago, 26.11.2005 (HS)
Beethoven, Leonore: Soloists; Chorus & Orchestra
of Chelsea Opera Group/Howard Williams, QEH, 26.11.2005
(CC)
Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists,
Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, Zubin Mehta, 19.11.2005 (JPr)
George Frederick Handel, Xerxes:
soloists,
English National Opera orchestra
and chorus/Noel Davies, London Coliseum, 19.11.2005
(ED)
Strauss,
Die Fledermaus: Royal College of Music
Opera Orchestra, Soloists, cond.
Michael Rosewell, directed
by Paul Curran, Britten Theatre, Royal College of
Music, 19.11.2005 (ME)
Giuseppe
Verdi, Un ballo
in maschera: soloists, orchestra and chorus of the Royal Opera House
Covent Garden/Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor, Royal
Opera House, 17.11.2005 (ED)
Verdi, Falstaff: English
Touring Opera, Northcott
Theatre, Exeter 15.11 2005 (BK)
Wagner,
Götterdämmerung:
soloists,
orchestra and chorus of the Staatstheater Wiesbaden/Marc
Piollet, conductor. Premiere on 13.11.1005 (SM)
Mozart, La finta semplice: Soloists & Orchestra
of Guildhall School of Music & Drama/Nicholas
Kok, 8.11.2005 (CC)
PUCCINI,
Madam Butterfly:
ENO
at the Coliseum, London, 5.11.2005 (AO)
Tippett, The Midsummer
Marriage:
soloists, orchestra and
chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden / Richard
Hickox, conductor, ROH, 31.10.2005 (ED)
WELSH
NATIONAL OPERA ON TOUR
North Wales Theatre, Llandudno.
October 18 - 22.10.2005 (RJF)
Richard
Strauss, Salome:
Soloists, English National
Opera, Kwamé
Ryan (conductor), Coliseum, 19.10.2005 (TJH)
Verdi,
Falstaff:
Metropolitan Opera, New
York and
Bizet,
Carmen:
Metropolitan Opera, New York, 15.10.2005
(HS)
Mozart, The Magic Flute (1st night of ‘Second’ cast):
English National Opera,
Soloists, cond. Michael
Rosewell, London Coliseum,
8.10.2005 (ME)
BEETHOVEN
Fidelio
(concert performance in
German) soloists; singers from the RSAMD; Scottish
Chamber Chorus and Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras,
Barbican Hall, 8.10.2005 (CC)
Lehàr,
The
Merry Widow:
(new production in English)
soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera,
Michal Klauza, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 8.10.2005
(BK)
VERDI
Nabucco:
(concert performance in
English):
soloists, chorus and
Orchestra of Opera North / David Parry,
Lowry Theatre,
Salford
Quays. 6.10.2005
(RJF)
Poulenc,
The Carmelites:
Soloists,
English National Opera,
Paul Daniel, conductor, Coliseum, 5.10.2005 (ED)
John Adams,
Doctor Atomic
(world premiere) San Francisco Opera, Donald Runnicles,
conductor, 5.10. 2005 (HS)
Richard
Wagner, Siegfried
soloists, orchestra of
the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano,
Covent Garden, 2.10.2005 (JP)
Puccini,
La Fanciulla del West:
soloists,
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio
Pappano, Royal Opera, 1.10.2005 (BK)
Handel:
Rodelinda
San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House,
San Francisco, 29.09.2005 (HS)
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
at
the Norwegian Opera, Oslo,
on 24.9.2005 (GF)
Bizet,
Carmen (concert performance):
