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Tag Archives: Alun Rhys-Jenkins
Wheel of Fortune: Preziosilla spins Pountney’s Force of Destiny
Verdi: La forza del destino **** Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 2nd February 2018 When the entire plot is triggered by a freak accident, you can’t blame director David Pountney for making Fate itself the opera’s key character. The first scene of Verdi’s La … Continue reading
Downtown Nagasaki comes to Glyndebourne in Annilese Miskimmon’s Madama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly *** Glyndebourne, 14th October 2016 How picturesque do you like your Puccini? Do you take your Turandot sweet or sour? How much lacquer is layered over your ideal Madama Butterfly? If you imagine a backdrop of Nagasaki … Continue reading
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Tagged Alun Rhys-Jenkins, Annilese Miskimmon, Claudia Huckle, Francesco Verna, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, John Wilson, Karah Son, Madama Butterfly, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Matteo Lippi, Michael Druiett, Nicky Shaw, Puccini
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Flawed casting in Minghella’s widescreen Butterfly at ENO
Puccini: Madama Butterfly *** English National Opera, 16th May 2016 Anthony Minghella’s 2005 staging of Madam Butterfly remains a hit with ENO’s audience. A combination of Japanese lacquer and Hollywood gloss make for a stylish production, opulently costumed by Han … Continue reading
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Tagged Alun Rhys-Jenkins, Anthony Minghella, Chorus of English National Opera, David Butt Philip, English National Opera, George Von Bergen, Madama Butterfly, Matthew Durkan, Orchestra of English National Opera, Puccini, Rena Harms, Richard Armstrong, Samantha Price, Stephanie Windsor-Lewis
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