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Benvenuto CelliniThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 7 | |
A dazzling carnival erupts onto the stage and we don't want it to stop |
 9 Sep 19 / Planet Hugill |
Michael Spyres proved a class act as he revealed an exceptionally expansive tenor voice |
| 5 Sep 19 / Music OMH |
Sir John Eliot Gardiner brings Benvenuto Cellini to the Proms |
| 5 Sep 19 / Opera Today |
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The characterful interpretation by Gardiner and the ORR was complemented by a charismatic cast of singers |
| 4 Sep 19 / Classical Source |
It was impossible not to be swept away |
| 4 Sep 19 / The Guardian |
Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads a Berlioz performance of awe-inspiring scope at the Proms |
| 4 Sep 19 / Seen and Heard |
Berlioz with a bronze glow as Benvenuto Cellini crowns 150th anniversary |
| 4 Sep 19 / Bachtrack |
JephthaThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Uneven soloists in Handel's Jephtha |
| 3 Sep 19 / Bachtrack |
For many it is the masterpiece among his oratorios |
| 2 Sep 19 / Opera Today |
Some powerful individual performances in Handel's final oratorio |
| 2 Sep 19 / Planet Hugill |
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Of the soloists, the men fared best |
| 1 Sep 19 / Music OMH |
Tenor Allan Clayton in the title role and bass-baritone Cody Quattlebaum’s Zebul are the pick of the cast vocally |
| 1 Sep 19 / Independent |
Handel's searing response to Old Testament horror strikes afresh |
| 1 Sep 19 / The Arts Desk |
Die ZauberflöteThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 2 | |
The highest accolades go to Caroline Wettergreen’s Queen of the Night |
| 30 Aug 19 / Music OMH |
The music emerged as much the more rewarding element |
| 29 Aug 19 / Classical Source |
TheodoraThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 6 | |
The oratorio’s dramatic energies and emotional relevance were sadly absent |
| 11 Sep 18 / Opera Today |
Handel's intimate penultimate oratorio in an, at times, profoundly beautiful performance |
| 10 Sep 18 / Planet Hugill |
A superb performance of Theodora as the Proms season nears its close |
| 10 Sep 18 / Seen and Heard |
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A notably textured, nuanced and insightful performance |
| 10 Sep 18 / Music OMH |
A serious and sobering offering ahead of the revelries of the Last Night of the Proms |
| 9 Sep 18 / Classical Source |
Though immaculately performed, Handel’s sanctimonious opera was faintly tedious |
| 9 Sep 18 / Telegraph |
L'Enfant et les SortilègesThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Ravel’s L’enfant becomes dangerously glib in the hands of Magdalena Kozena at the Proms |
| 23 Aug 18 / The Spectator |
Colourful music full of fantasy, but never sentimental |
| 21 Aug 18 / Independent |
Sir Simon Rattle’s masterful Ravel at the Proms |
| 21 Aug 18 / Seen and Heard |
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French speakers may disagree but there were no real weak links in the conspicuously cosmopolitan cast |
| 20 Aug 18 / Classical Source |
Rattle and the LSO play Ravel |
| 20 Aug 18 / Bachtrack |
Fables and the fabulous from Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO at the Proms |
| 20 Aug 18 / Opera Today |
West Side StoryThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Superlative playing from the John Wilson Orchestra in West Side Story |
| 14 Aug 18 / Bachtrack |
The capacity crowd was rightly euphoric at the close |
| 14 Aug 18 / Classical Source |
A superb concert performance of West Side Story at the BBC Proms |
| 14 Aug 18 / Seen and Heard |
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Musical magic but a lack of spirit in this precise production |
| 14 Aug 18 / Independent |
John Wilson brings Broadway to South Kensington |
| 13 Aug 18 / Opera Today |
Under Wilson’s brilliant direction, his orchestra turned in a corker of a performance |
| 13 Aug 18 / Music OMH |
Die Walküre (Act I)The BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 2 | |
A performance both magnificent and fruitful |
| 13 Aug 18 / Opera Today |
Plenty of interesting music but little drama at the Proms from Salonen and the Philharmonia |
| 13 Aug 18 / BBC News |
Pelléas et MélisandeThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Glyndebourne's baffling Pélleas et Mélisande arrives at the Proms |
| 20 Jul 18 / Bachtrack |
The undisputed highlight of the evening was the playing of the London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 19 Jul 18 / Opera Today |
Glyndebourne’s Proms Pelléas baffles watching audience, enchants listeners at home |
| 19 Jul 18 / Seen and Heard |
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This was a thrilling and unsettling presentation |
| 18 Jul 18 / Classical Source |
La clemenza di TitoThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 5 | |
La clemenza di Tito transfers from Glyndebourne to the Proms |
| 31 Aug 17 / Bachtrack |
Glyndebourne’s excellent La clemenza di Tito comes to the Proms |
| 31 Aug 17 / Seen and Heard |
Bringing Glyndebourne once again to the Proms is a wonderful public service by the BBC — long may it continue |
| 30 Aug 17 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
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The performance conveyed intense emotions with great style |
| 30 Aug 17 / Opera Today |
Musically, the performance was top notch |
| 29 Aug 17 / Classical Source |
La Damnation de FaustThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 5 | |
A thoroughly compelling performance of Berlioz’s ‘dramatic legend’ |
| 16 Aug 17 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Brimming with detail and colour |
| 11 Aug 17 / Independent |
Overall this performance felt as polished as it was entertaining from start to finish |
| 11 Aug 17 / Music OMH |
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An intoxicating La Damnation de Faust from Gardiner and the ORR |
| 10 Aug 17 / Bachtrack |
A triumphant Prom performance of La Damnation de Faust |
| 10 Aug 17 / Seen and Heard |
OklahomaThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Energy, joy, and overwhelming affection |
| 15 Aug 17 / Independent |
A sharp, crisp Oklahoma! at the Proms |
| 14 Aug 17 / Bachtrack |
Oh what a beautiful musical! |
| 14 Aug 17 / Classical Source |
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It would be easy to write numerous superlatives and stop there |
| 14 Aug 17 / Classical Source |
‘Oh, what a beautiful Prom!’ John Wilson takes the Promenaders to Oklahoma! |
| 14 Aug 17 / Seen and Heard |
The out-and-out star of the show, though, was the John Wilson Orchestra itself |
| 13 Aug 17 / Music OMH |
KhovanshchinaThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Superb singing from principals and soloists |
| 9 Aug 17 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
A memorable Prom as Semyon Bychkov conducts a wonderfully sung Khovanshchina |
| 9 Aug 17 / Seen and Heard |
A glowing panorama of history |
| 9 Aug 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
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On this occasion Semyon Bychkov was on blazing form |
| 8 Aug 17 / Opera Today |
Whoever said Mussorgsky’s characters lacked humanity? |
| 8 Aug 17 / Independent |
Bychkov was unfailingly persuasive in characterising the cast through orchestral colour and timbre |
| 8 Aug 17 / Classical Source |
Bychkov's Mussorgsky is magisterial, measured and relentless |
| 8 Aug 17 / The Guardian |
Twilight of the Old Believers as Semyon Bychkov leads a majestic Khovanshchina |
| 7 Aug 17 / Bachtrack |
FidelioThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 6 | |
The BBC Philharmonic lacks energy |
| 30 Jul 17 / Express |
Refined beauty in Beethoven's Fidelio |
| 24 Jul 17 / Bachtrack |
Fidelio lives by its Florestan |
| 24 Jul 17 / Opera Today |
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Stuart Skelton’s outstanding Florestan is the highlight of Fidelio at the BBC Proms |
| 24 Jul 17 / Seen and Heard |
Stuart Skelton lived up to expectations |
| 23 Jul 17 / Classical Source |
Skelton’s Florestan is not for those who must have a can belto tenor in this role |
| 23 Jul 17 / Music OMH |
SemiramideThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Semiramide post Sutherland |
| 16 Sep 16 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
A wonderful Semiramide |
| 9 Sep 16 / Opera Today |
Opera Rara’s revelatory Semiramide at the Proms |
| 8 Sep 16 / Seen and Heard |
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Albina Shagimuratova gives extraordinary vocal depth and brilliance to the title role |
| 7 Sep 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Every second was thrilling |
| 6 Sep 16 / The Guardian |
A barnstorming evening of bel canto |
| 6 Sep 16 / The Arts Desk |
Albina Shagimuratova demonstrated that for sheer technique she has few rivals in this repertoire |
| 6 Sep 16 / Classical Source |
A feast of Rossini as Albina Shagimuratova dazzles in Semiramide |
| 5 Sep 16 / Bachtrack |
Vec MakropulosThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Janacek's The Makropulos Affair offers a virtuoso part in its mysterious heroine Emilia Marty |
| 28 Aug 16 / Express |
Karita Mattila's affinity with the role shone in every bar |
| 26 Aug 16 / Music OMH |
Karita Mattila triumphed again |
| 23 Aug 16 / Independent |
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Karita Mattila's diva glows with breathtaking opulence |
| 22 Aug 16 / The Guardian |
Karita Mattila’s compelling presence in The Makropulos Affair |
| 22 Aug 16 / Seen and Heard |
Karita Mattila was born to sing Emilia Marty |
| 22 Aug 16 / Opera Today |
Mattila's Elina Makropulos a star turn in a drab surrounding |
| 22 Aug 16 / Bachtrack |
Karita Mattila, in incandescent company, is Janáček's long-lived diva to the life |
| 22 Aug 16 / The Arts Desk |
Mattila was, by turns, imperious, mysterious and sinister |
| 21 Aug 16 / Classical Source |
Duke Bluebeard's CastleThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 4 | |
RPO under Dutoit play Dvořák and Bartók superbly |
| 6 Aug 16 / Seen and Heard |
A performance which was by turns dark, creepy, radiant and magnificent |
| 5 Aug 16 / Classical Source |
The dark, soulful realms of Bluebeard and Dvořák |
| 5 Aug 16 / Opera Today |
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Behind closed doors: Poetic drama from Dutoit in Bluebeard's Castle |
| 5 Aug 16 / Bachtrack |
Roméo et JulietteThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 2 | |
A wonderfully clear account of this remarkable symphony |
| 3 Aug 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
A Shakespearean tale à la française |
| 1 Aug 16 / Opera Today |
Il barbiere di SivigliaThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Rossini would have loved the anarchic vigour of Glyndebourne’s The Barber Of Seville at its one night Proms appearance |
| 1 Aug 16 / Express |
Glyndebourne’s magnificent, entertaining Rossini at the Proms |
| 28 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard |
A Barber with bite as Glyndebourne goes to The Proms |
| 28 Jul 16 / Bachtrack |
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Glyndebourne Festival Opera’s annual visit to the BBC Proms is always an object lesson in semi-staging |
| 27 Jul 16 / Music OMH |
Barber with bite as Glyndebourne goes to The Proms |
| 27 Jul 16 / Bachtrack |
All concerned brought off the conception superbly |
| 26 Jul 16 / Opera Today |
Surprisingly, this was the first complete Proms performance of Rossini’s indestructible version of Beaumarchais’s comedy |
| 26 Jul 16 / Classical Source |
Boris GodunovThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 6 | |
A memorable evening, with inspired performances by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House under Antonio Pappano |
| 24 Jul 16 / Express |
Bryn Terfel made Boris’ drama a very human one of vaulting ambition brought crashing down around him |
| 19 Jul 16 / Music OMH |
A splendid Boris Godunov at the Proms |
| 19 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard |
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Bryn Terfel is making a habit of performing Russian patriarchs at the Proms |
| 19 Jul 16 / Opera Today |
Royal Opera's spine-tingling Boris Godunov transfers to the Proms |
| 19 Jul 16 / Bachtrack |
Even in concert performance it was gripping throughout |
| 17 Jul 16 / Classical Source |
OrangoThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 6 | |
The Royal Albert Hall was decked out as if for a Soviet rally during the performance of Orango |
| 30 Aug 15 / Express |
Waving the flag for Shostakovich's apeman |
| 26 Aug 15 / The Guardian |
The composer’s unfinished opera was a head-splitting experience |
| 26 Aug 15 / Financial Times (via Google) |
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Shostakovich’s Orango scores a huge hit at the Proms |
| 26 Aug 15 / Seen and Heard |
A satire to end all satires |
| 26 Aug 15 / Classical Source |
Shostakovich’s Orango keeps the Red Flag flying over South Kensington |
| 26 Aug 15 / Bachtrack |
Die Entführung aus dem SerailThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 7 | |
As Konstanze, soprano Sally Matthews was in glorious voice |
| 23 Aug 15 / Express |
Glyndebourne very cleverly recreated their super production on the Albert Hall stage |
| 19 Aug 15 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Musically, the evening worked very well in the larger setting |
| 18 Aug 15 / Music OMH |
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Too beautiful for our ears … and too many notes? |
| 17 Aug 15 / Seen and Heard |
Sally Matthews sang Konstanze with considerable technical address and some unexpectedly needle-sharp coloratura |
| 17 Aug 15 / Opera Britannia |
Turkish delight: Glyndebourne's Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| 17 Aug 15 / Bachtrack |
Glyndebourne at the Proms |
| 16 Aug 15 / Classical Source |
L'OrfeoThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 11 | |
A rewarding evening - wonderful |
| 12 Aug 15 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Mantua translated to South Kensington: A memorable Orfeo at the Proms |
| 7 Aug 15 / Seen and Heard |
All of the soloists were perfectly cast |
| 7 Aug 15 / Music OMH |
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A collaborative, ensemble piece on all levels |
| 7 Aug 15 / Opera Britannia |
Monteverdi's Orfeo forever fresh in Gardiner's hands |
| 7 Aug 15 / Bachtrack |
Opulence and animation in abundance |
| 6 Aug 15 / Classical Source |
The power of music: a young cast in a semi-stage account of Monteverdi’s first opera |
| 6 Aug 15 / Opera Today |
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