Tag Archives: David McVicar

Sultry, fiery, coquettish: Stéphanie d’Oustrac’s Carmen has it all

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Bizet: Carmen **** Glyndebourne, 23rd May 2015 “The very incarnation of vice” was how one critic described Célestine Galli-Marié’s Carmen at the opera’s 1875 Opéra Comique première. That description could equally be applied to Stéphanie d’Oustrac in Glyndebourne’s revival of … Continue reading →

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Strongly cast revival of McVicar’s Enlightenment production of Die Zauberflöte at Covent Garden

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte **** Royal Opera, 23rd February 2015 Two key ingredients are required for a successful operatic revival: a production of sufficient interest to withstand repeated viewing and a strong cast to make it come alive. With its latest … Continue reading →

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Queen of the Night thrown to the lions in Rome

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte *** Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, 27th March 2012 Here was Rome at its gladiatorial worst. In Britain – or should that be just London – the only booing you’re likely to hear will be aimed at a … Continue reading →

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Latonia Moore a staggeringly good Aida at Covent Garden

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: Aida **** The Royal Opera, 10th April 2011 When David McVicar’s production of Aida premièred at Covent Garden last spring, Antony Lias concluded, “All the Royal Opera now needs to do is find us an Aida worthy of singing … Continue reading →

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