Tag Archives: Christine Rice

Love, intrigue… and black paint-play: Luisa Miller at ENO

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: Luisa Miller English National Opera, 12th February 2020 Luisa Miller hasn’t had much luck in London. Olivier Tambosi’s 2003 staging for The Royal Opera “vandalised Verdi” (The Observer), while Olivia Fuchs’ for Holland Park the following year was “badly … Continue reading →

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Roberto Alagna brings up his century at The Royal Opera in Andrea Chénier revival

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Giordano: Andrea Chénier Royal Opera, 20th May 2019 In cricketing terms, Roberto Alagna would be raising his bat triumphantly towards the Covent Garden pavilion. This opening night of Andrea Chénier chalked up the French-Sicilian tenor’s century, his hundredth performance with … Continue reading →

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All that glitters: Miskimmon’s hyperactive Semele opens Garsington’s season

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Handel: Semele *** Garsington Opera, 1st June 2017 “Endless pleasure” could almost be the anthem of opera festivals up and down the country, accompanied by images of long interval picnics and rolling lawns basking beneath golden late afternoon sun. Garsington … Continue reading →

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Diamonds and rust: Schlesinger’s Hoffmann bows out at Covent Garden

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann The Royal Opera, 28th November 2016 A return visit to John Schlesinger’s vintage production of The Tales of Hoffmann did little to alter my opinion from the first night of this final revival. For good or … Continue reading →

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A final outing for the Royal Opera’s lavish but fusty Tales of Hoffmann

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann *** Royal Opera, 7th November 2016 When an enormous black gondola creaks and shudders its way across the stage in the “Giulietta” act of the Royal Opera’s The Tales of Hoffmann, it acts as a metaphor … Continue reading →

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