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Monthly Archives: April 2016
Mixed verdict: Jommelli’s Vologeso thrown to the lions
Jommelli: Il Vologeso *** Classical Opera/Page, Cadogan Hall, 28th April 2016 There is no doubt that Niccolò Jommelli’s opera Il Vologeso, set in 2nd-century Ephesus, has an action-packed plot. The trouble is, all this action is confined to recitative which – … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Simkin, Cadogan Hall, Classical Opera, Gemma Summerfield, Ian Page, Il Vologeso, Jennifer France, Jommelli, Rachel Kelly, Stuart Jackson, Tom Verney
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Downhill from Venusberg: a bland Tannhäuser revived at Covent Garden
Wagner: Tannhäuser *** The Royal Opera, 26th April 2016 At the heart of Tannhäuser is the hero’s struggle between spirituality and sensuality. Tim Albery’s 2010 production, receiving its first revival at Covent Garden, establishes this conflict within a stylish opening … Continue reading
Posted in Opera
Tagged Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Christian Gerhaher, Ed Lyon, Emma Bell, Hartmut Haenchen, Jasmin Vardimon, Jeremy White, Peter Seiffert, Royal Opera, Samuel Sakker, Sophie Koch, Tannhäuser, Tim Albery, Wagner
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Inspired by Shakespeare: a London gala to celebrate The Bard
Shakespeare400 Gala: LPO/Jurowski *** Royal Festival Hall, 23rd April 2016 “If music be the food of love, play on, give me excess of it.” There was certainly plenty of Shakespeare-inspired music on the bill for the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s celebration … Continue reading
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Tagged Adès, Alasdair Elliott, Allison Bell, Andrew Shore, Berlioz, Britten, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Gabriela Iştoc, Glyndebourne Chorus, Iestyn Davies, Kate Royal, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lukas Jakobski, Prokofiev, Rachael Lloyd, Ronald Samm, Simon Callow, Simon Keenlyside, Tchaikovsky, Toby Spence, Trinity Boys Choir, Vaughan Williams, Verdi, Vladimir Jurowski, Walton
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Polished Glass: a persuasive Ninth from the Bruckner Orchester Linz
Bruckner Orchester Linz/Russell Davies *** Cadogan Hall, 22nd April 2016 It’s easy to knock Philip Glass’ symphonies. Chugging rhythms, rippling arpeggios, a sense of bombast, numbing repetition – his compositional fingerprints are easy to decipher. Yet I find them pleasing, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, Bruckner Orchester Linz, Cadogan Hall, Dennis Russell Davies, Glass, Melvyn Tan
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Mattila delivers powerful Kostelnička in Czech Phil’s Jenůfa
Janáček: Jenůfa **** Czech Philharmonic/Bělohlávek, Royal Festival Hall, 18th April 2016 Let’s not pretend. Despite the photograph of Adriana Kohútková on the programme cover, the main draw of this concert performance of Janáček’s operaJenůfa was the appearance of Karita Mattila in the role … Continue reading
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Tagged Adriana Kohútková, Aleš Briscein, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jana Hrochová, Janáček, Jaroslav Březina, Jenůfa, Jiří Bělohlávek, Karita Mattila, Kateřina Jalovcová, Lucie Silkenová, Luděk Vele, Marta Reichelová, Svatopluk Sem, Yvona Škvárová
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