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Tag Archives: David Butt Philip
Binge-listening: a bumper Beethoven Weekender at the Barbican
Beethoven Weekender Barbican, 1st & 2nd February 2020 Ludwig overload? There are going to be many Beethoven cycles performed during this 250th anniversary year but probably none as concentrated as this: a binge-listen to the nine symphonies in just thirty … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, David Butt Philip, Elizabeth Atherton, Hallé Choir, John Suchet, Kirill Karabits, Lars Vogt, Mark Elder, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Neal Davies, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Sarah Castle, Sir Mark Elder, The Hallé, Vasily Petrenko
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“Or not to be”: dislocated Shakespeare as Brett Dean’s Hamlet is revived for Glyndebourne’s tour
Brett Dean: Hamlet *** Glyndebourne, 21st October 2017 Brett Dean’s Hamlet was deemed a palpable hit at Glyndebourne this season – an event I contrived to miss, making me double my resolve to catch it this autumn as it joins the tour. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brett Dean, Brian Bannatyne-Scott, David Butt Philip, Duncan Ward, Gavan Ring, Glyndebourne Chorus, Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, Hamlet (Dean), James Hall, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Jennifer France, Louise Winter, Neil Armfield, Rupert Charlesworth, Rupert Enticknap, William Dazeley
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Flawed casting in Minghella’s widescreen Butterfly at ENO
Puccini: Madama Butterfly *** English National Opera, 16th May 2016 Anthony Minghella’s 2005 staging of Madam Butterfly remains a hit with ENO’s audience. A combination of Japanese lacquer and Hollywood gloss make for a stylish production, opulently costumed by Han … Continue reading
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Tagged Alun Rhys-Jenkins, Anthony Minghella, Chorus of English National Opera, David Butt Philip, English National Opera, George Von Bergen, Madama Butterfly, Matthew Durkan, Orchestra of English National Opera, Puccini, Rena Harms, Richard Armstrong, Samantha Price, Stephanie Windsor-Lewis
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