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Tag Archives: Benjamin Hulett
Truth and Wisdom: a searching Zauberflöte at Garsington
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte **** Garsington Opera, 31st May 2018 “Square your actions and circumscribe your desires.” Across the façade of a great house, the square and compass – symbols of Freemasonry – are projected as brothers busily work at architectural … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Thompson, Benjamin Hulett, Christian Curnyn, Die Zauberflöte, Garsington Opera, James Creswell, Jonathan McGovern, Katherine Crompton, Katie Stevenson, Lara Marie Müller, Louise Alder, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Mozart, Netia Jones, Richard Burkhard, Sen Guo
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Enchanted Wood: dream of a Dream at Glyndebourne
Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream ***** Glyndebourne, 11th August 2016 “Out of this wood do not desire to go!” Tytania orders Bottom. Glyndebourne’s revival of Peter Hall’s classic production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is eerily enchanting, weaving its spell right … Continue reading
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Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Anthony Gregory, Benjamin Hulett, Britten, Claudia Huckle, Colin Judson, David Evans, David Soar, Duncan Rock, Elizabeth DeShong, Glyndebourne, Jakub Hrůša, John Bury, Kate Royal, Kathleen Kim, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lynne Hockney, Matthew Rose, Michael Sumuel, Peter Hall, Sion Goronwy, Tim Mead, Trinity Boys Choir, William Dazeley
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Passion Plays: Michieletto’s interwoven Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana/ Leoncavallo: Pagliacci **** The Royal Opera, 3rd December 2015 Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci have been locked together in a fatal embrace since 1893 when they were first paired as a double bill. Dalliances with other partners followed … Continue reading
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Tagged Aleksandrs Antonenko, Antonio Pappano, Benjamin Hulett, Carmen Giannattasio, Cavalleria rusticana, Damiano Michieletto, Dimitri Platanias, Dionysios Sourbis, Elena Zilio, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Leoncavallo, Martina Belli, Mascagni, Pagliacci, Royal Opera
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