Véronique Gens recital & A Leeds Songbook at Leeds Lieder Festival | Live Review
- Friday, July 14, 2023
Two powerful concerts showcasing the versatility of the Leeds Lieder Festival
Two powerful concerts showcasing the versatility of the Leeds Lieder Festival
Masterful control and colour from the voices in Verdi's Nabucco at Teatro La Fencie
A revival of the 1994 Richard Eyre's production grew in power with a tremendously poignant finale
Mixed performances from Verdi's four-act opera in Gothenburg
Engaging singing within a production that required greater depth and substance
High levels of excitement in Nicholas Hytner’s production of Don Carlo
Emotional and beguiling: committed performances illuminated Bushra El-Turk's opera on female suffering
Depth and dimension run in tandem with the magic of David Hockney's iconic scenery
No real pain, just generalised anguish in Kaufmann's interpretation of Massenet's infamous protagonist
An utterly compelling sound world from Sarah Angliss's first opera to open the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival
Barrie Kosky's production of Poulenc's masterpiece is equally harrowing and revolutionary
Something is missing from Deborah Warner's Wozzeck, though the music doesn't fail to pack a punch
A lack of motivation from the direction had a grave impact on Glyndebourne's opening show
A spirit of generosity underpinned the Carnegie collaboration of Renée Fleming and Evgeny Kissin
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