Tag Archives: Edgaras Montvidas

For whom the bell tolls: Saint-Saëns’ Le Timbre d’argent chimes again at the Opéra Comique

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Saint-Saëns: Le Timbre d’argent *** Opéra Comique, Paris, 9th June 2017 Asked to name an opera by Camille Saint-Saëns, the chances are that Samson et Dalila is the first answer to trip from your tongue. Now name a second! In recent years Palazzetto … Continue reading →

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A tale of three Hoffmanns: Kosky’s Komische Oper production a triumph

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Offenbach: Les contes d’Hoffmann **** Komische Oper, Berlin, 7th October 2015 Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann must be a gift to stage. Based on three of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s disturbing tales, the opera allows plenty of scope for inventive directors – or possibly … Continue reading →

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McVicar’s stylish Entführung emerges as a strong moral tale at Glyndebourne

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail **** Glyndebourne, 13th June 2015 “Too many notes, Herr Mozart,” was Emperor Joseph II’s response to the composer’s new Singspiel Die Entführung aus dem Serail. I feared “Too many words, Sir David,” would be my response … Continue reading →

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