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“Libiam!” Raising a glass to 25 years of Covent Garden's Traviata
Violetta Valéry was Armenian soprano Hrachuhí Bassénz, who made a strong impression on the audience, certainly by the end.
Gardiner runs Mozart ragged in The Royal Opera's Figaro
An exquisitely matched pair of sopranos as Susanna and the Countess make up for some quirky casting elsewhere.
Ever-youthful Emanuel Ax celebrates his 70th birthday
Birthday concerts are strange things. If a hall is going to celebrate your birthday, you'd want to be in the audience and have some of your favourite musicians entertain you.
Sir Simon Keenlyside masterful in songs by Sibelius in Cleveland
Sibelius’s rarely performed orchestral songs received memorable performances by Keenlyside and The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Welser-Möst. Grieg’s Peer Gynt and Strauss’s early Aus Italien filled out the program.
Sir John in Love: the fat knight returns to Covent Garden
Sir Bryn Terfel’s Falstaff is still a cherishable rogue as he takes on the title role in Robert Carsen’s joyous staging at the Royal Opera.
Evil under the sun: Hymel triumphs in Cav and Pag
Even stronger than first time round, Michieletto's impressive staging is complemented by an outstanding double role debut from Hymel and a heartbreaking Santuzza from Elīna Garanča.
