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Conductor, Simone Young; Director, Robert Carsen; Set Designer, Paul Steinberg; Costume Designer, Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Lighting Designers, Robert Carsen & Peter Van Praet; Revival Stage Director, Paula Suozzi. Cast – Marschallin, Lise Davidsen; Sophie, Erin Morley; Octavian, Samantha Hankey ; Annina, Katharine Goeldner; Italian Singer, René Barbera ; Valzacchi, Thomas Ebenstein; Faninal, Brian Mulligan; Baron Ochs,Continue reading “Der Rosenkavalier, R Strauss: Metropolitan Opera live screening, Curzon Sheffield cinema, 15/4/23”

Director, Simon Stone; Set Designer, Chloe Lamford; Costume Designer, Mel Page; Lighting Designer, James Farncombe; Choreographer, Arco Renz. Conductor, Susanna Malkki. Cast – The Waitress (Tereza), Jenny Carlstedt; The Mother-In-Law (Patricia), Sandrine Piau; The Father-In-Law (Henrik), Christopher Purves; The Bride (Stela), Lilian Farahani; The Bridegroom (Tuomas), Markus Nykanen; The Priest, Timo Riihonen; The Teacher (Cecilia),Continue reading “Innocence, Kaija Saariaho; ROHCG, 14/4/23 (dress rehearsal)”

Conducted by Antonio Pappano; Turandot, Catherine Foster;  Calaf, Russell Thomas; Liù, Ermonela Jaho; Timur, Vitalij Kowaljow; Ping, Hansung Yoo; Pang, Aled Hall; Pong, Michael Gibson; Emperor Altoum, Alexander Kravets; Mandarin, Blaise Malaba. Director, Andrei Serban; Set Designer, Sally Jacobs; Lighting, F. Mitchell Dana; Revival Director, Jack Furness Despite my concerns about this work, voiced hereContinue reading “Turandot, Puccini – ROHCG, 6/4/23”

Michael Volle, Falstaff; Ailyn Pérez, Alice Ford; Jennifer Johnson Cano, Meg Page; Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Mistress Quickly; Hera Hyesang Park. Bogdan Volkov. Nannetta and Fenton; Christopher Maltmann, Ford. Daniele Rustioni, conductor; Robert Carsen, director; Paul Steinberg, designer; Brigitte Reiffenstuel, costumes; Robert Carsen and Peter Van Praet, lighting I’ve seen a number of productions of Falstaff overContinue reading “Verdi, Falstaff – Metropolitan Opera, New York, live screened to Curzon Cinema Sheffield”

Kirill Karabits, Conductor; Annilese Miskimmon, Director; Miriam Buether, Set Designer; Jess Farncombe, Lighting Designer; Rolf Romei, Paul; Allison Oakes, Marietta and Voice of Marie; Lauren Bridle, Marie; Audun Iversen, Frank/Fritz; Hubert Francis, Graf Albert; Sarah Connolly. Brigitta; Rhian Lois, Juliette; Clare-Presland, Lucienne; William Morgan, Victorin; Innocent Masuku, Gastone Die Tote Stadt is a work IContinue reading “The Dead City. Korngold; ENO 28/3/23”

Mozart String Quartet no 16 K428; Janacek String Quartet no 2 (Intimate Letters); Beethoven String Quarter Op 59 no 2 (Razoumovsky): Marmen Quartet The quartet was founded in 2013 by Johannes Marmen and Ricky Gore, violinists at the Royal College of Music in London. In 2019 they won the Grand Prize at the Bordeaux InternationalContinue reading “Mozart, Janacek, Beethoven: Marmen String Quartet; Upper Chapel, Sheffield – 24/3/23”

Sadly I missed the Opera North production of Ariadne auf Nacos last Friday in Salford due to a combination of heavy snow and cancelled trains. ‘But the trains unexpectedly seemed to be running today between two rail strike days. So in addition to doing various things in Sheffield I managed to get to this excellentContinue reading “Beethoven Cello sonatas: Ensemble 360 Upper Chapel, Sheffield 17/3/23”

Rusalka, Asmik Grigorian; Prince, David Butt Philip; Vodník, Rafal Siwek; Duchess, Emma Bell; Ježibaba; Sarah Connolly; Hajny, Ross Ramgobin; Kuchtík, Hongni Wu. Directors, Ann Yee And Natalie Abrahami; Set Designer, Chloe Lamford; Costume Designer; Annemarie Woods; Lighting Designer, Paule Constable. Conductor, Semyon Bychkov. I have heard this work once before live, at Glyndebourne, certainly, andContinue reading “Dvorak, Rusalka: ROHCG, 2/3/23”

Martyn Brabbins, conductor; Richard Jones, director; Stewart Laing, designer, Adam Silverman, lighting designer; Akhila Krishnan, video designer. John Reylea, Wotan; Leigh Melrose, Alberich. Frederick Ballentine, Loge; Madeleine Shaw, Fricka; John Findon, Mime; Christine Rice, Erda; Katie Lowe, Freia; Julian Hubbard, Froh; Blake Denson, Donner; Simon Bailey, Fasolt; James Cresswell, Fafner; Eleanor Dennis, Woglinde; Idunnu Münch,Continue reading “Wagner, The Rhinegold. ENO, London Coliseum, 21/2/23”

Haydn Piano Trio In A Hob:XV No.18; Tchaikovsky The Seasons (Selection) Arr. For Piano Trio; Tchaikovsky Piano Trio Op.50 . Leonore Piano Trio How nice to go to a concert where all the works are new to me, and pleasurably so. I suppose that the Haydn piece, being one piano trio among so many othersContinue reading “Haydn, Tchaikovsky: Leonore Piano Trio: Sheffield Crucible, 18/2/23”