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Tag Archives: Ashley Riches
Mild palpitations only in Eichberg’s ‘operatic thriller’ Glare
Eichberg: Glare *** Linbury Studio, 14th November 2014 An operatic thiller? Can such a thing exist? Søren Nils Eichberg’s opera Glare tries hard to convince, at least initially. An edgy score and a succession of quick scene changes swiftly introduce characters … Continue reading
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Tagged Amar Muchhala, Ashley Riches, Clare Presland, Eichberg, Glare, Royal Opera, Sky Ingram, Thaddeus Strassberger
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Terrific double bill at Guildhall
Donizetti: Rita; Tchaikovsky: Iolanta **** Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 9th June 2011 This was an evening which started well and just kept on getting better. A sharp-tongued, tyrannical wife and an innocent, blind princess made for an imaginative … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Sousa, Anna Patalong, Ashley Riches, Ciprian Droma, Clive Timms, Colin Grenfall, Donizetti, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Iolanta, Koji Terada, Martin Lloyd-Evans, Matthew Stiff, Natalya Romaniw, Paul Curievici, Rita, Sioned Gwen Davies, Tchaikovsky, Victor Sicard, Yannis Thavoris
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