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Aurora takes a trip with Berlioz

Prom 72: Collon/ Aurora Orchestra Royal Albert Hall, 12th September 2019 “You take a trip, you wind up screaming at your own funeral.” Leonard Bernstein’s legendary description of the opium-fuelled drama of the Symphonie fantastique at one of his Young … Continue reading

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Pulling the strings: ENO’s widescreen Butterfly

Puccini: Madam Butterfly *** English National Opera, 8th May 2012 Madam Butterfly is one of two operas virtually guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes of this traditionally stony-hearted critic (The Cunning Little Vixen is the other, should you be interested, so … Continue reading

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