Lehar “The Merry Widow”, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilson, Royal Festival Hall (Review)
Lehar’s Merry Widow has been been spreading enchantment across the globe for well over a century. She’s the vintage champagne of operettas and the prospect of John Wilson popping her cork was more than a little enticing.…
A Conversation With JOHN WILSON: ‘Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Movies’
After the John Wilson Orchestra’s stunning 2010 Prom celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein I commented: “It was as close as we could imagine to being guests on the 20th Century Fox soundstage circa.1955…the sound, the style, the…
Prom 2: Lerner & Loewe “My Fair Lady”, Royal Albert Hall – review
Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady belongs in that select group of perfect musicals where pretty much every choice, every decision, every song placement simply cannot be disputed. The time-lapsing build to “The Rain in Spain” is…
Singin’ in the Rain, Royal Festival Hall
You couldn’t make it up: the water supply fails at the South Bank on the day they’re performing Singin’ in the Rain. I guess you call that a dry-run. At any rate it was the first ever…