The BBC Proms brought the Welsh National Opera’s hit Die Meistersinger von N¸rnberg to the Royal Albert Hall and to the world, via international broadcast.
Year: 2010
Paul Groves shines in dizzying take on ‘Tales’
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/LocalNews/Paul-Groves-shines-in-dizzying-take-on–Tales-
Mahler’s 8th at Royal Albert Hall
A performance of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony could only ever be relatively underwhelming; even a car crash of a performance would impress in some sense, indeed most likely in quite a few.
Darkness Visible: Dowland and beyond
This was a recital of concentrated intensity — a remarkable dialogue between texts, timbres and idioms, across ages and among performers.
Tosca at Orange
There was a time when the likes of Luc Bondy and Francesca Zambello staged operas for the ChorÈgies d’Orange in its famed ThÈ‚tre Antique.
Star Power in Z¸rich’s Rosenkavalier
The annual Z¸rcher Festspiel banked on a heavy hitter to generate excitement for its revival of Der Rosenkavalier.
The Duchess of Malfi, Great Eastern Quay, London
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/087b4056-906a-11df-ad26-00144feab49a.html
Conductor Charles Mackerras dies
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jul/15/conductor-charles-mackerras-dies/print
Dialogues des CarmÈlites from Hamburg
Poulenc’s only full-length opera is widely admired and not infrequently performed, but its claustral nature makes it tricky to stage.