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Tag Archives: Diana Damrau
Flawed and floored: Katie Mitchell delivers a powerful Lucia at Covent Garden
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor *** The Royal Opera, 7th April 2016 The warning signs were there. Patrons had received the email warning of graphic scenes of sex and violence. Katie Mitchell herself said at a Friends’ Insight evening that “I … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Castronovo, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Daniel Oren, Diana Damrau, Donizetti, Katie Mitchell, Kwangchul Youn, Lucia di Lammermoor, Ludovic Tézier, Peter Hoare, Rachael Lloyd, Royal Opera, Taylor Stayton, Vicki Mortimer
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Nézét-Séguin and Jacobs scamper into Mozart’s harem
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail Mozart’s Singspiel Die Entführung aus dem Serail is suddenly flavour of the month. After a terrific new David McVicar production at Glyndebourne last summer, recent recordings find two conductors scampering into the harem, each with moments … Continue reading
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Tagged Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Anna Prohaska, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Cornelius Obonya, DG, Diana Damrau, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Franz-Joseph Selig, Harmonia mundi, Mari Eriksmoen, Maximilian Schmitt, Mozart, Paul Schweinester, René Jacobs, Robin Johannsen, Rolando Villazón, Thomas Quasthoff, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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