Tag Archives: Angela Simkin

Roderick Williams’ charming birdcatcher leads a spirited revival of The Magic Flute at Covent Garden

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte **** The Royal Opera, 14th September 2017 What do you seek from The Magic Flute? Truth? Enlightenment? Birdcatcher Papageno confesses he’s not really looking for wisdom. Sleep, food, drink – and possibly a wife – is all he’s … Continue reading →

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Ekaterina Bakanova a touchingly fragile Violetta in Covent Garden Traviata

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: La traviata *** The Royal Opera, 14th June 2017 Kasper Holten was right. The affable former Director of Opera always defended yet another run of Verdi’s La traviata at Covent Garden by arguing that for every regular operagoer jaded by seeing … Continue reading →

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Mixed verdict: Jommelli’s Vologeso thrown to the lions

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Jommelli: Il Vologeso *** Classical Opera/Page, Cadogan Hall, 28th April 2016 There is no doubt that Niccolò Jommelli’s opera Il Vologeso, set in 2nd-century Ephesus, has an action-packed plot. The trouble is, all this action is confined to recitative which – … Continue reading →

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