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Conductor, Ulf Schirmer (with the Gewandhaus Orchestra), Director and Designer,  Roland Aeschlimann;  Costumes, Susanne Raschi;  Lighting, Lukas Kaltenbäck.   Kundry, Elena Pankratova; Amfortas, Mathias Hausmann; Titurel,  Randall Jakobsh; Gurnemanz, Rene Pape; Parsifal, Andreas Schager; Klingsor, Falk Struckmann I booked this a long time ago, during one lockdown or other, when being able to go to WagnerContinue reading “Wagner, Parsifal – Oper Leipzig, 14/07/22”

Conductor, Edward Gardner; Production, Stefan Herheim; Set Design, Silke Bauer; Costume Design, Esther Bialas; Lighting, Michael Bauer.     Peter Grimes, Stuart Skelton; Ellen Orford, Rachel Willis-Sørensen; Balstrode, Iain Paterson; Auntie, Claudia Mahnke; Swallow, Brindley Sherratt; Mrs. Sedley, Jennifer Johnston; Ned Keene, Andrew Hamilton It’s ages since I last saw Peter Grimes live on stage – IContinue reading “Britten, Peter Grimes – Bayerische Staatsoper, Nationaltheater, Munich 12/07/22”

Conductor, Robert Jindra; Production; Barrie Kosky; Set Design, Michael Levine; Costume Design, Victoria Behr; Lighting, Franck Evin.    Forester, Wolfgang Koch; Forester’s Wife, Lindsay Ammann; The Schoolmaster, Jonas Hacker; The Priest, Martin Snell; Haraschta, Milan Siljanov, Pasek, Caspar Singh; The Vixen, Elena Tsallagova; Fox, Angela Brower. As I think I have mentioned before in this blog,Continue reading “Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen – Bayerische Staatsoper, Nationaltheater, Munich 11/07/22”

Conductor, Daniele Rustioni; Production , Christophe Honoré; Set Design, Katrin Lea Tag; Costume Design , Olivier Bériot; Lighting, Dominique Bruguière. Cassandre, Jennifer Holloway; Hecuba, Emily Sierra; Ascagne, Eve-Maud Hubeaux; Didon, Ekaterina Semenchuk; Anna, Lindsay Ammann; Priam , Martin Snell; Enée, Gregory Kunde; Panthée, Sam Carl The first of my five musical events in Munich, havingContinue reading “Berlioz: Les Troyens – Bayerische Staatsoper, Nationaltheater, Munich 10/07/22”

DIRECTOR – Damiano Michieletto; REVIVAL DIRECTOR, Noa Naamat; SET DESIGNER, Paolo Fantin; COSTUME DESIGNER Carla Teti, LIGHTING DESIGNER, Alessandro Carletti; CONDUCTOR, Antonio Pappano Turridu – SeokJong Baek; Nedda and Santuzza – Aleksandra Kurzak ; Canio – Roberto Alagna; Alfio, Dimitri Platanias; Lola, Aigul Akhmetshina; Mamma Lucia. Elena Zilio; Tonio, Dimitri Platanias; Silvio, Mattia Olivieri; Beppe,Continue reading “Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci – ROHCG, 08/07/22”

Haydn – String Quartet in G minor Op. 20 No. 4; Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34 This was a great concert. The Brahms was magnificently done with energy and passion. The third and first movements had a magnificent sweep, and the second a quiet thoughtfulness. The last – complex, jumpy, moody,Continue reading “Cuarteto Casals: Haydn, and Brahms.  Wigmore Hall  03/07/22 lunchtime “

Haydn – String Quartet in G minor Op. 20 No. 3; Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 1 in C Op. 49’; Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 3 in D Op. 44 No. 1 I had had an excellent afternoon walking for 3 hours on the South Downs near Lewes with an old friend, and thisContinue reading “Cuarteto Casals: Haydn, Mendelssohn and Shostakovich.  Wigmore Hall  02/07/22  “

DIRECTOR, Jan Philipp Gloger; SET DESIGNER, Ben Baur; COSTUME DESIGNER Karin Jud; Conductor Julia Jones; Fiordiligi, Jennifer Davis; Dorabella, Julie Boulianne; Ferrando; Bogdan Volkov; Guglielmo, Gordon Bintner; Despina, Serena Gamberoni; Don Alfonso, Lucio Gallo  It was lovely to hear Cosi Fan Tutte live again in the opera house – it must be more than 10 yearsContinue reading “Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte – ROHCG  01/07/22 “

Richard Farnes, CONDUCTOR; Sam Brown, DIRECTOR; Bengt Gomér, SET & LIGHTING DESIGNER; Stephen Rodwell COSTUME AND WIGS; Toby Spence, PARSIFAL; Katarina Karnéus, KUNDRY; Robert Hayward, AMFORTAS, Derek Welton, KLINGSOR; Brindley Sherratt, GURNEMANZ; Stephen Richardson, TITUREL. Opera North Chorus and Orchestra I was meant to be going to a performance of Die Tote Stadt at LongboroughContinue reading “Opera North: Wagner Parsifal: Royal Festival Hall, 26/06/22”

Baroque In The North was formed in 2003, initially as a chamber ensemble (Northern Baroque). Their Baroque & Beyond Summer concert series has been aimed at improving access to live music for all and is taking place in venues across Derbyshire in 2022. This concert series has been generously supported by a grant from theContinue reading “Baroque In The North, St Edmund’s Church, Castleton, Derbyhire”