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Tag Archives: Antonio Pappano
There’s no place like Rome: Pappano and the Santa Cecilians dazzle in Respighi
Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Respighi: Wang; Santa Cecilia/Pappano **** Royal Festival Hall, 11th May 2017 All roads lead to Rome. Last night however, the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia brought the Eternal City vividly to London in the form of two of … Continue reading
Broken wings: Ermonela Jaho a devastating Madama Butterfly at Covent Garden
Puccini: Madama Butterfly **** The Royal Opera, 27th March 2017 Ermonela Jaho sure likes to put herself (and us) through the emotional wringer on Covent Garden’s stage. Her characters usually meet with a sticky end: Violetta and Mimì both succumb … Continue reading
Pappano releases the shackles: an uplifting Fidelio in Rome
Beethoven: Fidelio **** Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, 22nd October 2016 Released from the incarceration of directorial prison walls, Fidelio can still make a most powerful impact on the concert platform. Despite formal evening attire – Rachel Willis-Sørensen “Fidelio” in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Forsythe, Antonio Pappano, Beethoven, Fidelio, Günther Groissböck, Julian Kim, Maximilian Schmitt, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Sebastian Holecek, Simon O'Neill
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From Butterfly to Ice Princess: Netrebko scales spinto heights
Verismo: Anna Netrebko (DG 479 5015) Anna Netrebko’s clearly game for a laugh. Some time in 2015, the Russian soprano wrested control of her social media from the PRs. Her selfies reveal someone who doesn’t take life – or herself … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Netrebko, Antonio Pappano, Boito, Catalani, Cilea, DG, Giordano, Puccini
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Burning like fire: Sonya Yoncheva’s Norma scorches Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma **** Royal Opera, 12th September 2016 “Well, I think my Norma is something in between Maria Callas and Cecilia Bartoli.”Sonya Yoncheva, stepping into the title role at Covent Garden when Anna Netrebko decided Norma wasn’t for her after … Continue reading
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Tagged Àlex Ollé, Alfons Flores, Antonio Pappano, Bellini, Brindley Sherratt, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, David Junghoon Kim, Joseph Calleja, Lluc Castells, Norma, Royal Opera, Sonia Ganassi, Sonya Yoncheva, Vlada Borovko
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