Tag Archives: Alex Esposito

Giant haystacks: Pelly’s sunny L’elisir d’amore romps back to Covent Garden

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore **** The Royal Opera, 27th May 2017 This was meant to be Pretty Yende’s night. The South African soprano, praised for her bel canto feats at houses like The Met and Paris, was making her much-anticipated Royal … Continue reading →

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Rossini’s Thieving Magpie doesn’t quite take flight at La Scala

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Rossini: La gazza ladra *** Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 12th April 2017 Everyone knows the overture to La gazza ladra. It’s the one that begins with a pair of snare drums snarling across opposite sides of the orchestra which then … Continue reading →

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No brimstone as Kasper Holten turns Don Giovanni on its head

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart: Don Giovanni **** The Royal Opera, 12th February 2014 Jean-Paul Sartre closes No Exit with the line, “Hell is other people” (“L’enfer, c’est les autres”), yet in Kasper Holten’s new production of Don Giovanni, Hell is quite the opposite … Continue reading →

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