Tag Archives: Andrew Shore

A silvery Dream lost among the shadows: Britten at the Aldeburgh Festival

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream **** Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Festival, 12th June 2017 Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an opera swathed in a sensual, yet sinister score, conjured from a tiny ensemble where Oberon’s fairy kingdom is evoked by glistening glockenspiel, … Continue reading →

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Inspired by Shakespeare: a London gala to celebrate The Bard

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Shakespeare400 Gala: LPO/Jurowski *** Royal Festival Hall, 23rd April 2016 “If music be the food of love, play on, give me excess of it.” There was certainly plenty of Shakespeare-inspired music on the bill for the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s celebration … Continue reading →

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Barbed wire and gruel: cold comfort in ENO’s Force of Destiny

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: La forza del destino *** English National Opera, 9th November 2015 “A co-production with Metropolitan Opera”: five words which probably explain why Calixto Bieito’s new production of Verdi’s The Force of Destiny for English National Opera is – for … Continue reading →

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Shore’s Bartolo shines in a Barber as frothy as Figaro’s shaving foam at ENO

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Rossini: The Barber of Seville *** English National Opera, 28th September 2015 Rossini may well have penned The Barber of Seville in just under three weeks, but few comic operas stand the test of time so well. The plot surrounding the … Continue reading →

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That sinking feeling: ENO’s Pirates of Penzance scuppered at the Coliseum

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance ** English National Opera, 9th May 2015 In many ways, it seemed a natural choice. Mike Leigh has long been a champion of Gilbert and Sullivan, his love for the Savoy Operas epitomised in his … Continue reading →

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