Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Ukrainian Opera and Ballet Theatre, Kyiv / Vasyl Vasylenko (conductor). Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 5.5.2024. (JPr) Creatives: Director – Ellen Kent Company manager and Stage director – Victor Donos Lighting designer/Operator – Valeriu Cucarschi Chorus mistress – Kateryna Kondratenko-Savienkova Cast: Cio-Cio San – Alyona Kistenyova Pinkerton – ... Read more ..read more

JS Bach: Leonidas Kavakos (violin). Barbican Hall, London, 2 and 3.5.2024. (CSa) Part 1 (2.5.2024) JS Bach – Violin Sonata No.2 in A minor; Violin Partita No.3 in E major; Violin Sonata No.3 in C major Part 2 (3.5.2024) JS Bach – Violin Sonata No.1 in G minor; Violin Partita No.1 in B minor; Violin ... Read more ..read more

Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Tiziano Mancini) from the Vienna State Opera, 5.5.2024. (JPr) Creatives: Production – Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito Set and Costume design – Anna Viebrock Lighting design – Sebastian Alphons Co-Set designer – Torsten Köpf Chorus master – ... Read more ..read more

Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Opera Philadelphia Chorus and Orchestra / Corrado Rovaris (conductor). Opera Philadelphia, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 3.5.2024. (RP) Production: Director – Ethan Heard Sets – Yuki Izumihara Costumes – Anita Yavich Lighting – Connie Yun Puppetry – Blind Summit Theatre Puppets – Hua Hua Zhang Chorus master – Elizabeth Braden Cast: Cio-Cio-San ... Read more ..read more

[1] Hindemith, Zemlinsky, Mahler: Lester Lynch (baritone), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 2.5.2024. (ES-S) Hindemith – Ragtime (Well-Tempered) Zemlinsky – Symphonische Gesänge, Op.20 Mahler – Symphony No.6 in A minor [2] Wagner, Adès, Beethoven: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, ... Read more ..read more

Various, Rothko Chapel: SANSARA, Manchester Collective. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 5.5.2024 (CC) Arvo Pärt – Solfeggio for chorus Scelsi – Latin Prayers: Ave Maria Isobel Waller-Bridge – Rothko No.9 for chorus, string quartet & percussion (world premiere) Katherine Balch – songs and interludes for chamber choir & percussion (world premiere) Saariaho – Papillons No.2 (Leggiero, ... Read more ..read more

Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s chorus, Extra chorus and Extras of Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Philharmonic Orchestra Bremerhaven / Marc Niemann (conductor). Stadttheater Bremerhaven, 4.5.2024. (DMD) Striving to understand the world we live in has been a human characteristic across history and cultures. An important role of the arts has been to support this endeavour. ... Read more ..read more

R. Strauss, Intermezzo: Soloists, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper / Sir Donald Runnicles (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 1.5.2024. (MB) Production: Director – Tobias Kratzer Designs – Rainer Sellmaier Lighting – Stefan Woinke Video – Jonas Dahl, Janic Bebi Dramaturgy – Jörg Königsdorf Cast: Robert Storch – Philipp Jekal Christine – Maria Bengtsson Franzl – Elliott ... Read more ..read more

Barber, Ives: Benjamin Baker (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 4.5.2024. (PCG) Barber – Adagio (1936, arr. 1938); Violin Concerto (1939, rev. 1948) Ives – Symphony No.2 (1902) It is always good to be reminded how important live performances are to music in an age when ... Read more ..read more

Wagner, Die Walküre (concert performance): Dresdener Festspielorchester, Concerto Köln / Kent Nagano (conductor). Internationales Musikfest Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie, 1.5.2024. (DMD) Cast: Sieglinde – Sarah Wegener Siegmund – Maximilian Schmitt Hunding – Patrick Zielke Wotan – Derek Welton Brünnhilde – Åsa Jäger Fricka – Claude Eichenberger Gerhilde – Chelsea Zurflüh Ortlinde – Karola Schmid Waltraute – Ulrike Malotta ... Read more ..read more