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Category Archives: Opera
Kasper Holten’s fresh perspective on Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin **** Royal Opera, 4th February 2013 The Royal Opera House is devoted solely to Tchaikovsky at present, with thirteen consecutive performances of Onegin playing on the Covent Garden stage. In a neat flourish of double programming, Tchaikovsky’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Christophe Mortagne, Diana Montague, Elena Maximova, Eugene Onegin, Jihoon Kim, Kasper Holten, Kathleen Wilkinson, Krassimira Stoyanova, Pavol Breslik, Peter Rose, Robin Ticciati, Royal Opera, Simon Keenlyside, Tchaikovsky
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It’s curtains for Violetta: Corinne Winters triumphs in Konwitschny’s stripped-down Traviata
Verdi: La traviata ***** English National Opera, 2nd February 2013 Red curtains peel apart tentatively to reveal a chair… and another set of red curtains. And that, in essence (save for a stack of books) is it for the set … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Michaels-Moore, Ben Johnson, Clare Presland, Corinne Winters, English National Opera, La traviata, Martin Lamb, Michael Hofstetter, Paul Hopwood, Peter Konwitschny, Valerie Reid, Verdi
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Finely honed performances in Grange Park Opera’s Madama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly **** Grange Park Opera, 31st May 2012 Festival Season is upon us once again. Situated in picturesque Hampshire landscape, Grange Park Opera is perhaps the most idyllic of them all. The Doric portico at the Greek temple … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Duliba, Andrew Rees, Claire Rutter, Derek Welton, English Chamber Orchestra, Gianluca Marcianò, Grange Park Opera, John Doyle, Madama Butterfly, Marco Panuccio, Mark Bailey, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Nikki Woollaston, Puccini, Sara Fulgoni, Stephen Gadd
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Pulling the strings: ENO’s widescreen Butterfly
Puccini: Madam Butterfly *** English National Opera, 8th May 2012 Madam Butterfly is one of two operas virtually guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes of this traditionally stony-hearted critic (The Cunning Little Vixen is the other, should you be interested, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Minghella, Blind Summit Theatre, Carolyn Choa, Catherine Young, English National Opera, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Han Feng, John Fanning, Jonathan McGovern, Madama Butterfly, Mark Richardson, Mary Plazas, Michael Colvin, Michael Levine, Oleg Caetani, Pamela Helen Stephen, Puccini, Sarah Tipple
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Queen of the Night thrown to the lions in Rome
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte *** Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, 27th March 2012 Here was Rome at its gladiatorial worst. In Britain – or should that be just London – the only booing you’re likely to hear will be aimed at a … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Dooner, David McVicar, Detlef Roth, Die Zauberflöte, Erik Nielsen, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Hulkar Sabirova, John Macfarlane, Juan Francisco Gatell, Kurt Azesberger, Leah Housman, Markus Werba, Nadezda Karyazina, Opera di Roma, Paule Constable, Peter Lobert, Romina Tomasoni, Sarah-Jane Brandon, Sibylla Duffe
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