2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-06-26UTC11:34:29+00:002016-06-26Italian swagger and French farce combining to raise some much needed laughs despite the restrictions of a concert performance at Cadogan Hall.Nuns on the run: laughs aplenty in Chelsea Opera's Le Comte Oryen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-comte-ory-milhofer-chelsea-opera-group-june-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/41593-mark-milhofer-athole-still.jpg300450Mark MilhoferAthole Still2016-Jun-25, Cadogan Hall: Le Comte Oryhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/cadogan-hall/le-comte-ory/25-june-2016/19-002016-06-252016-06-25Cadogan HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSW1X 9DQ5 Sloane Terrace51.4937889-0.1573493
Rarely performed, Verdi's fifth opera Ernani is full of fiery passions, with a relentless flow of melodic invention, as heard in this concert performance by Chelsea Opera Group.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-07-04UTC18:34:39+00:002015-07-04Rarely performed, Verdi's fifth opera Ernani is full of fiery passions, with a relentless flow of melodic invention, as heard in this concert performance by Chelsea Opera Group. Sweltering heat, Spanish passions: Ernani in concerten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-ernani-chelsea-opera-group-london-july-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/25448-giuseppe_verdi2.jpg300430Giuseppe Verdi2015-Jul-03, Queen Elizabeth Hall: Ernanihttps://bachtrack.com/listing-ernani-chelsea-opera-group-london-july-20152015-07-032015-07-03Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSE1 8XXBelvedere Road51.505687-0.116837000000032283
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-03-02UTC20:26:15+00:002015-03-02Chelsea Opera Group presents the strongest case imaginable for Massenet’s Le Roi de Lahore, with Michael Spyres, no less, as the King. To Paradise and back: a thrilling Le Roi de Lahore from Chelsea Opera Groupen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-massenet-roi-de-lahore-spyres-chelsea-opera-march-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/8396-anush_hovhannisyan_vigen_mnoyan.jpg510340Anush HovhannisyanVigen Mnoyan2015-Mar-01, Queen Elizabeth Hall: Le Roi de Lahorehttps://bachtrack.com/listing-massenet-roi-de-lahore-spyres-chelsea-opera-march-20152015-03-012015-03-01Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSE1 8XXBelvedere Road51.505687-0.116837000000032284
Alzira, Verdi’s eighth opera, is something of a discarded child within his canon, not least because of Verdi’s own dismissal of it as “proprio brutta” (really ugly) after it was poorly received both in Naples and Rome.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:45:31+00:002013-06-03David Karlin reviews Chelsea Opera Group's performance of Verdi's Alzira at Queen Elizabeth HallUnjust neglect? Chelsea Opera Group makes a good case for Verdi's Alziraen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-chelsea-opera-group-verdi-alziraBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.https://bachtrack.com/files/2707-gianluca_marciano.jpg400400Mauricio KagelKatrin Schander2013-Jun-02, Queen Elizabeth Hall: Chelsea Opera Grouphttps://bachtrack.com/listing-chelsea-opera-group-verdi-alzira2013-06-022013-06-02Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSE1 8XXBelvedere Road51.505687-0.116837000000032283
