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Rouen takes Carmen back to her opéra comique roots

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Mark Pullinger

Bizet: Carmen Opéra de Rouen, 30th September 2023 Opera fans allergic to dust mites may have approached Opéra de Rouen’s “new” Carmen with caution. In collaboration with the indefatigable Palazzetto Bru Zane, the house staged a production based on the … Continue reading →

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Iceland Symphony demonstrates its mettle in UK debut tour

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Tortelier/ Iceland Symphony Orchestra Cadogan Hall, 10th February 2020 It wasn’t just Storm Ciara that blew in from the west at the weekend. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra blasted in from Reykjavík to undertake its first UK tour, a welcome visitor … Continue reading →

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Carmen minus charisma: a limp revival of Kosky’s production at Covent Garden

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Bizet: Carmen Royal Opera, 24th June 2019 Barrie Kosky’s Carmen is back, so grab the pedometer. “Who needs cardio classes?” tweeted the Royal Opera Chorus wryly after Saturday’s matinee. Kosky strips almost all sense of Spain from the setting and … Continue reading →

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La Divina resurrected: Callas on stage at the Coli

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Callas in Concert – The Hologram Tour London Coliseum, 25th November 2018 Maria Callas performed 33 times on the stage of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Norma, Aida, Leonora (Trovatore), Violetta, Medea and, most famously, her legendary Tosca with … Continue reading →

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Tragedy undermined: Peter Brook’s La Tragédie de Carmen

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Bizet: La Tragédie de Carmen ** Royal Opera, Wilton’s Music Hall, 4th November 2017 The distressed walls of Wilton’s Music Hall, in London’s East End, are not dissimilar to the interior of Les Bouffes du Nord, the Parisian theatre where, … Continue reading →

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