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Tag Archives: Dominic Sedgwick
Great Britten: Death in Venice returns to Covent Garden in superb new staging
Britten: Death in Venice Royal Opera, 21st November 2019 “Britten doesn’t sell.” Until Deborah Warner’s impressive production of Billy Budd last April, The Royal Opera hadn’t put any Britten on the main stage since Richard Jones’ (admittedly naff) Gloriana in … Continue reading →
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Tagged Amanda Baldwin, Britten, Byeong-Min Gil, Colin Judson, David McVicar, Death in Venice, Dominic Barrand, Dominic Sedgwick, Elizabeth McGorian, Gerald Finley, Hanna Hipp, Leo Dixon, Mark Padmore, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Paule Constable, Rebecca Evans, Richard Farnes, Rosie Aldridge, Royal Opera, Sam Furness, Tim Mead, Vicki Mortimer
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Carmen minus charisma: a limp revival of Kosky’s production at Covent Garden
Bizet: Carmen Royal Opera, 24th June 2019 Barrie Kosky’s Carmen is back, so grab the pedometer. “Who needs cardio classes?” tweeted the Royal Opera Chorus wryly after Saturday’s matinee. Kosky strips almost all sense of Spain from the setting and … Continue reading →
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Billy Budd finally drops anchor again at The Royal Opera
Britten: Billy Budd Royal Opera, 23rd April 2019 It was time Billy came home. The Flying Dutchman puts in to shore every seven years, but the HMS Indomitable hasn’t dropped anchor at Covent Garden in nearly two decades. The Royal … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alan Ewing, Alasdair Elliott, Billy Budd, Brindley Sherratt, Britten, Chloe Obolensky, Christopher Gillett, Clive Bayley, David Soar, Deborah Warner, Dominic Sedgwick, Duncan Rock, Ivor Bolton, Jacques Imbrailo, Jean Kalman, Konu Kim, Michael Levine, Peter Kellner, Ross Ramgobin, Royal Opera, Sam Furness, Simon Wilding, Thomas Barnard, Thomas Oliemans, Toby Spence
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