Tag Archives: Barbara Hannigan

Progress thwarted: Stravinsky’s Rake at the Elbphilharmonie

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, 29th May 2019 Barbara Hannigan is a force of nature. The Canadian soprano specialises in contemporary repertoire, creating roles in such operas as Written on Skin, Hamlet, Bérénice and Lessons in Love and Violence. … Continue reading →

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Prom 55: Fate knocks, Ophelia sings, Mirga triumphs

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

CBSO/Gražinyte-Tyla **** Royal Albert Hall, 27th August 2016 A pair of auspicious debuts marked the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s Prom: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla was making her London debut, just a day after her first concert as its new music director; … Continue reading →

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Signed off with an orchestral flourish: Written on Skin at the Barbican

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Benjamin: Written on Skin ***** Mahler CO/Benjamin, Barbican, 19th March 2016 There is no doubt that George Benjamin’s opera Written on Skin is a modern masterpiece. Since its 2012 première at Aix-en-Provence, it has conquered the world. Shorn of Katie Mitchell’s … Continue reading →

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