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Monthly Archives: February 2014
A brace of ghost ships
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer/ Dietsch: Le vaisseau fantôme (Naïve) *** One of the more enterprising celebrations to mark Wagner’s bicentenary last year now arrives on disc courtesy of Naïve. Conductor Marc Minkowski had been considering recording Die Feen, but opted … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Richard, Dietsch, Eric Cutler, Evgeny Nikitin, Helende Schneiderman, Ingela Brimberg, Marc Minkowski, Mika Kares, Naive, Russell Braun, Sally Matthews, Ugo Rabec, Wagner
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Interview: Ailyn Pérez
Ailyn Pérez made a welcome return visit to The Royal Opera a few weeks ago to sing two performances of Massenet’s Manon, marking the first of a trio of roles at the House in the coming months. After wowing London … Continue reading
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Tagged Ailyn Pérez, Houston Grand Opera, Nicola Luisotti, Rosenblatt Recital, Royal Opera, San Francisco Opera, Simon O'Neill, Stephen Costello
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No brimstone as Kasper Holten turns Don Giovanni on its head
Mozart: Don Giovanni **** The Royal Opera, 12th February 2014 Jean-Paul Sartre closes No Exit with the line, “Hell is other people” (“L’enfer, c’est les autres”), yet in Kasper Holten’s new production of Don Giovanni, Hell is quite the opposite … Continue reading
Posted in Opera
Tagged Alex Esposito, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Anja Vang Kragh, Antonio Poli, Dawid Kimberg, Don Giovanni, Elizabeth Watts, Es Devlin, Kasper Holten, Luke Hall, Malin Byström, Mariusz Kwiecien, Mozart, Nicola Luisotti, Paul Wingfield, Véronqiue Gens
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Turbo-charged arias: Nino Surguladze in recital
Nino Surguladze: Rosenblatt Recital *** Wigmore Hall, 10th February 2014 I wonder if Georgian mezzo-soprano Nino Surguladze is a secret fan of Top Gear? She certainly took Jeremy Clarkson’s maxim of “Power!” to heart in the operatic opening half to … Continue reading
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Tagged Gianluca Marcianò, Nino Surguladze, Rosenblatt Recital
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