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Category Archives: Opera
La traviata: Lightning fails to strike twice in ENO revival of Konwitschny’s production
Verdi: La traviata *** English National Opera, 9th February 2015 “È strano!” – “How curious!” – murmurs Violetta in the last moments of La traviata, on the sudden absence of pain before her final death throes. Two years ago, when this … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Michaels-Moore, Ben Johnson, Elizabeth Zharoff, English National Opera, La traviata, Peter Konwitschny, Roland Böer, Valerie Reid, Verdi
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The root of all evil: Jurowski and the LPO pair Rachmaninov’s Miserly Knight with Wagner’s greedy dwarf
Rachmaninov: The Miserly Knight/ Wagner: Das Rheingold *** LPO/Jurowski, 21st January 2015 Vladimir Jurowski is a wily programmer. The London Philharmonic’s season has been most interesting, their “Rachmaninoff Inside Out” series digging out rarities and putting them into context. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Shagidullin, Annabel Arden, Das Rheingold, Harriet Williams, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Maxim Mikhailov, Natalya Romaniw, Peter Bronder, Rachmaninov, Rowan Hellier, Sergei Leiferkus, The Miserly Knight, Vsevolod Grivnov, Wagner
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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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Opera Rara: Donizetti’s Les Martyrs a revelation
Donizetti: Les Martyrs ***** Opera Rara, Royal Festival Hall, 4th November 2014 There is no shortage of rare Donizetti operas set in exotic locations – Emilia di Liverpool, Zoroaida di Granata, Harrison di Accrington (okay, artistic license exercised on that final one) – so … Continue reading
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Tagged Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, David Kempster, Donizetti, Joyce El-Khoury, Les Martyrs, Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans
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