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Halévy’s La Reine de Chypre claims three tenor victims in Paris

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Halévy: La Reine de Chypre *** Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 7th June 2017 The only opera you’re ever likely to encounter by Fromental Halévy is La Juive, which probably qualifies the composer as a “one hit wonder”. But Halévy wrote around … Continue reading →

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Forced farce: Arden’s Barber opens up shop at Glyndebourne

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia *** Glyndebourne Festival, 22nd May 2016 Comedy’s a funny old thing. Rossini and Wagner certainly had rather different approaches to it. The previous night, Glyndebourne Festival opened with Die Meistersinger, a lengthy comedy on a poignant … Continue reading →

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