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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Defiant tales: a Scheherazade for our times from John Adams
Adams, Ravel: LSO/Adams **** Barbican Hall, 29th October 2015 The green-eyed monster clambers onto my shoulder when I’m editing, salivating over concerts my reviewers attend. Rebecca Lentjes described the première of John Adams’ Scheherazade.2 so vividly in her New York … Continue reading
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Tagged John Adams, Leila Josefowicz, London Symphony Orchestra, Ravel
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Parisian sparkle in the meadow: Le Pré aux clercs charms Wexford
Hérold: Le Pré aux clercs **** Wexford Festival Opera, 23rd October 2015 Rarity and variety are Wexford watchwords. From the ivory designs and rip-snorting passions of Mascagni’s Guglielmo Ratcliff we moved on to the vivid colours and effervescent joy of Ferdinand … Continue reading
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Tagged Dominique Côté, Eric Huchet, Éric Ruf, Hérold, Jean-Luc Tingaud, Magali Simard-Galdès, Marie Lenormand, Marie-Ève Munger, Nico Darmanin, Opéra Comique, Renato Bianchi, Tomislav Lavoie, Wexford Festival Opera
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Ivory Gothic madness: a visceral Guglielmo Ratcliff in Wexford
Mascagni: Guglielmo Ratcliff ***** Wexford Festival Opera, 22nd October 2015 Craziness is part of the territory with tenors. Opportunities to see Mascagni’s Guglielmo Ratcliff come few and far between, mainly because the title role is an absolute killer for any tenor … Continue reading