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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Interview: Marina Poplavskaya
Royal Opera premières are relatively rare events. Anna Nicole may have caused a stir at Covent Garden recently, but a lesser-trumpeted event was the first performance – admittedly over a century after its composition – of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride. … Continue reading
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Tagged Antonio Pappano, Jette Parker Young Artists, Marina Poplavskaya, Royal Opera, The Tsar's Bride
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Shockingly good Rite from Litton in Bergen
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Petrushka Andrew Litton/Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (BIS) ‘I confessed to Sergey Diaghilev that I didn’t understand a single note of The Rite of Spring. With a smile he turned to me: “Monteux, it’s a masterpiece which is … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Litton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, BIS, IRR, Stravinsky
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The Tsar’s Bride: Royal Wedding fevers hits the Royal Opera
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar’s Bride ***** The Royal Opera, 14th April 2011 Kate and Wills’ won’t be the only royal wedding concerning London this month, courtesy of the Royal Opera’s much belated first production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s 1899 historical epic The Tsar’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Vinogradov, David Martin Jacques, Dmytro Popov, Ekaterina Gubanova, Elizabeth Woollett, Johan Reuter, Jurgita Adamonyte, Kevin Knight, Marina Poplavskaya, Mark Elder, Paata Burchuladze, Paul Curran, Rimsky-Korsakov, The Tsar's Bride, Vasily Gorshkov
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Latonia Moore a staggeringly good Aida at Covent Garden
Verdi: Aida **** The Royal Opera, 10th April 2011 When David McVicar’s production of Aida premièred at Covent Garden last spring, Antony Lias concluded, “All the Royal Opera now needs to do is find us an Aida worthy of singing … Continue reading
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Tagged Aida, Anna Smirnova, Brindley Sherratt, Daniele Rustioni, David McVicar, Dongwon Shin, Latonia Moore, Lukas Jakobski, Michael Volle, Royal Opera, Verdi
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