Tag Archives: Buxton Festival

Monsters of the mind: Idomeneo at the Buxton Festival

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart: Idomeneo *** Buxton Festival, 8th July 2018 When Martin Kušej staged Idomeneo at the Royal Opera back in 2014, his use of a rubber shark to represent the sea monster in Mozart’s opera seria drew a fair amount of derision. Stephen Medcalf, in his new … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary jungle fever: Verdi’s Alzira staged at the Buxton Festival

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: Alzira **** Buxton Festival, 7th July 2018 It’s not just Paddington Bear and Juan Diego Flórez who hail from darkest Peru. Alzira, Verdi’s eighth opera, is set amongst Incas and Spanish invaders in a plot very loosely based on Voltaire’s Alzire, ou … Continue reading →

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