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Tag Archives: Christopher Turner
Sweltering heat, Spanish passions: Verdi’s Ernani in concert
Verdi: Ernani *** Chelsea Opera Group, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3rd July 2015 It’s inconceivable that The Royal Opera can have offered us two productions of Verdi’s I due Foscari in the past two decades, yet has never staged its immediate … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelsea Opera Group, Christopher Turner, Erica Eloff, Ernani, Gerard Quinn, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Helena Dix, Jihoon Kim, Matthew Sprange, Robin Newton, Verdi
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Broad slapstick eclipses Haydn’s Life on the Moon
Haydn: Life on the Moon ** English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, 17th October 2014 Few composers deal in genial wit better than Joseph Haydn, so I was baffled that his opera buffa Il mondo della luna left me so grumpy … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Slater, Cal McCrystal, Christopher Bucknall, Christopher Turner, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, Haydn, Il mondo della luna, Jane Harrington, Martha Jones, Ronan Busfield, takis
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