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Tag Archives: Anthony Minghella
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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Pulling the strings: ENO’s widescreen Butterfly
Puccini: Madam Butterfly *** English National Opera, 8th May 2012 Madam Butterfly is one of two operas virtually guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes of this traditionally stony-hearted critic (The Cunning Little Vixen is the other, should you be interested, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Minghella, Blind Summit Theatre, Carolyn Choa, Catherine Young, English National Opera, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Han Feng, John Fanning, Jonathan McGovern, Madama Butterfly, Mark Richardson, Mary Plazas, Michael Colvin, Michael Levine, Oleg Caetani, Pamela Helen Stephen, Puccini, Sarah Tipple
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