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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Gluck’s Don Juan fails to seduce in the AAM’s Grand Tour
Academy of Ancient Music *** Milton Court, 25th November 2014 Gluck’s Don Juan was clearly an inspiration to Mozart when composing his operatic version of the tale, Don Giovanni. The anti-hero’s descent into hell even shares the same dark D minor key as … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy of Ancient Music, Gergely Madaras, Gluck, Masumi Nagasawa, Mozart, Rachel Brown
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Grigolo’s Nemorino intoxicates Covent Garden in L’elisir d’amore
Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore *** Royal Opera House, 19th November 2014 The cheap Bordeaux masquerading as Dulcamara’s ‘elixir’ seemed to have an intoxicating effect on more than Nemorino last night. Conductor Daniele Rustioni’s zippy tempi – whilst welcome – weren’t always … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryn Terfel, Daniele Rustioni, Donizetti, Kiandra Howarth, L'elisir d'amore, Laurent Pelly, Levente Molnár, Lucy Crowe, Royal Opera, Vittorio Grigolo
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Mild palpitations only in Eichberg’s ‘operatic thriller’ Glare
Eichberg: Glare *** Linbury Studio, 14th November 2014 An operatic thiller? Can such a thing exist? Søren Nils Eichberg’s opera Glare tries hard to convince, at least initially. An edgy score and a succession of quick scene changes swiftly introduce characters … Continue reading
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Tagged Amar Muchhala, Ashley Riches, Clare Presland, Eichberg, Glare, Royal Opera, Sky Ingram, Thaddeus Strassberger
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