Month: June 2020

This week’s Wednesday Watch Party from English National Ballet features Bournonville’s enchanting ballet La Sylphide. Starring Jurgita Dronina as the Sylph and Isaac Hernández as James – the young man whose heart she steals – this production is a recreation – by Eva Kloborg, Frank Andersen and Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter – of the 1836 ballet…

On Wednesday, 24th June, Semyon Bychkov, Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Czech Philharmonic, leads the Orchestra in a performance of works by Mendelssohn, Haydn and Beethoven, which will be streamed live from Sychrov Castle, near Prague. The concert opens with Mendelssohn’s Overture and Scherzo to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, followed by Haydn’s Trumpet…

English National Ballet once again presents a Kenneth MacMillan ballet in its series of free-to-view online performances, and this week’s production is his gorgeous interpretation of Manon – the passionate and ultimately tragic story of a young girl who was as much in love with romance as with the trappings of wealth. Starring Alina Cojocaru…

Continuing the Opera is ON series of online presentations, San Francisco Opera has three acclaimed works scheduled for streaming, free of charge, over the next few weeks – Richard Strauss’ Salome on June 20, Jules Massenet’s Manon on June 27 and Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah on July 4. All were filmed live in high-definition at the…

English National Ballet’s Wednesday Watch Party this evening features Kenneth MacMillan’s 1965 ballet Song of the Earth. Set to Gustav Mahler’s symphonic song cycle, Das Lied von der Erde, this online performance stars Tamara Rojo – ENB’s Artistic Director and Lead Principal – and Lead Principals Joseph Caley and Jeffrey Cirio, in the roles of…

The SFJAZZ Fridays at Five online transmissions – the JAZZ Center’s lockdown programs – continue to keep jazz alive for its many followers, and help enthusiasts stay connected to the artists they love. Every Friday from 5.00 to 6.00 pm PDT, a concert – recorded during a live performance at the JAZZ Center – is…

Frederick Ashton’s delightful ballet La Fille mal gardée is the next online production from The Royal Ballet – available to view free of charge. Starring Marianela Nuñez as Lise, Carlos Acosta as Colas and William Tuckett as Widow Simone, the ballet is set to music by John Lanchbery, arranged and orchestrated from the original 1828…

The San Francisco Symphony is dedicating the month of June to an online tribute to the truly remarkable Michael Tilson Thomas who retires as Music Director of the Symphony at the end of the month, after a hugely successful 25-year tenure. MTT, as he’s affectionately known, has been an inspiration for countless music lovers, recent…