Tag Archives: Aigul Akhmetshina

Getting the band back together: Pappano leads The Royal Opera’s return to action

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

The Royal Opera: Live in Concert Royal Opera House, 5th September 2020 It’s déja vu all over again! The last work staged at the Royal Opera House before lockdown was La traviata, so it was somehow fitting that this Live … Continue reading →

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Man of La Mancha: Massenet’s Don Quichotte opens Wexford Festival Opera

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Massenet: Don Quichotte Wexford Festival Opera, 22nd October 2019 Fireworks and a fiesta of Spanish sunshine injected heat into the opening night of the 68th season of Wexford Festival Opera. Don Quichotte falls into the category of “rarity” these days, … Continue reading →

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Tragedy undermined: Peter Brook’s La Tragédie de Carmen

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Bizet: La Tragédie de Carmen ** Royal Opera, Wilton’s Music Hall, 4th November 2017 The distressed walls of Wilton’s Music Hall, in London’s East End, are not dissimilar to the interior of Les Bouffes du Nord, the Parisian theatre where, … Continue reading →

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