C Major

A pleasing concert that will almost certainly cheer you up [MMB]

Vocal riches in a depressingly hyperactive production that is devoid of amusement [MP]

Rossini standards held high in a new production of The Lady of the Lake [PCG]

A conflation of opera and ballet, well-staged and performed, more than a seasonal song-and-dance show [RWe]

A very fine orchestra and pianist in a concert of some distinction [RWe]

A musically outstanding but unusual production of Rossini’s splendid opera [RWe]

A superb performance of a work Karajan often conducted, with fine soloists [RWe]

A delightfully entertaining modern take on Rossini brings overtones of Fellini to the action [PCG]

A dazzling Turandot that spectacularly misses the point [LD]

A splendid memento of a magnificent production, despite too many cuts having been inflicted on the score [MP]

A classic staging and superlative cast return to the catalogue, newly minted on Blu-ray [MP]

Bregenz gives Giordano’s tragic tale a contemporary twist [RMay]