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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Age cannot wither her: Cleopatra reigns in sumptuous Florent Schmitt score
Schmitt: Antoine et Cléopâtre ***** BBCSO/Oramo, Barbican, 4th October 2016 The glut of Shakespeare400 celebrations have seen the usual suspects wheeled out in musical celebration of the Bard – Mendelssohn’s Dream, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet and Verdi’s Falstaff leading the pack. … Continue reading
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Tagged Antoine et Cléopâtre, BBCSO, Florent Schmitt, Iqbal Khan, Sakari Oramo
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Musical statues: Impressive singing in Ronconi’s static Semiramide in Florence
Rossini: Semiramide *** Opera di Firenze, Florence, 29th September 2016 The production photos look good. Italian director Luca Ronconi, who died last year, had an eye for a striking image. His 2011 production of Rossini’s Semiramide at Naples’ Teatro San Carlo, staged … Continue reading
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Tagged Antony Walker, Chorus of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Jessica Pratt, Juan Francisco Gatell, Luca Ronconi, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Mirco Palazzi, Oleg Tsybulko, Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Rossini, Semiramide, Silvia Tro Santafé, Tiziano Santi, Tonia Langella
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