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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Wigmore Hall englouti: exquisite aquatic recital from Philippe Cassard
“Perspectives Debussy”: Philippe Cassard ***** Wigmore Hall, 29th October 2016 “Wigmore Hall is flooded now!” confessed Philippe Cassard. It was Claude Debussy who left the tap running, with every form of precipitation – rain, snow, fog – pouring from the … Continue reading
Beloved Friend: Bychkov’s Tchaikovsky series closes with a provocative Pathétique
Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov: BBCSO/Bychkov *** Barbican, 28th October 2016 In a world where our online arteries are clogged by instant messaging, it’s easy to make connections across the miles. Twitter, Whatsapp, Skype and countless other methods of communication enable friendships to grow … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Symphony Chorus, BBCSO, Pathétique Symphony, Rachmaninov, Semyon Bychkov, Tchaikovsky, The Bells
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Pappano releases the shackles: an uplifting Fidelio in Rome
Beethoven: Fidelio **** Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, 22nd October 2016 Released from the incarceration of directorial prison walls, Fidelio can still make a most powerful impact on the concert platform. Despite formal evening attire – Rachel Willis-Sørensen “Fidelio” in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Forsythe, Antonio Pappano, Beethoven, Fidelio, Günther Groissböck, Julian Kim, Maximilian Schmitt, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Sebastian Holecek, Simon O'Neill
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Slow to ignite: tepid revival of Bizet’s Pearl Fishers at ENO
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles *** English National Opera, 19th October 2016 After Zurga torches his village so he can rescue the lovers Nadir and Leïla from their death sentences during the ensuing panic, billowing “smoke” filled the Coliseum stage so … Continue reading
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Tagged Bizet, Claudia Boyle, Dick Bird, English National Opera, Jacques Imbrailo, James Creswell, Les Pêcheurs de perles, Penny Woolcock, Robert McPherson, Roland Böer
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Downtown Nagasaki comes to Glyndebourne in Annilese Miskimmon’s Madama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly *** Glyndebourne, 14th October 2016 How picturesque do you like your Puccini? Do you take your Turandot sweet or sour? How much lacquer is layered over your ideal Madama Butterfly? If you imagine a backdrop of Nagasaki … Continue reading
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Tagged Alun Rhys-Jenkins, Annilese Miskimmon, Claudia Huckle, Francesco Verna, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, John Wilson, Karah Son, Madama Butterfly, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Matteo Lippi, Michael Druiett, Nicky Shaw, Puccini
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