Tag Archives: Elijah Moshinsky

Political intrigues at the Royal Opera as Simon Boccanegra returns

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra **** Royal Opera, 15th November 2018 The air in London is rife with conspiracy, recrimination and infighting. But away from Westminster, political machinations and a baying mob are also at the heart of Simon Boccanegra, returning to the … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary jungle fever: Verdi’s Alzira staged at the Buxton Festival

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: Alzira **** Buxton Festival, 7th July 2018 It’s not just Paddington Bear and Juan Diego Flórez who hail from darkest Peru. Alzira, Verdi’s eighth opera, is set amongst Incas and Spanish invaders in a plot very loosely based on Voltaire’s Alzire, ou … Continue reading →

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Cav & Pag: a nostalgia trip for Welsh National Opera

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci **** Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 29th May 2016 Welsh National Opera may have reached the ripe old age of seventy but it’s very much alive and kicking. It celebrates this milestone Janus-like, looking … Continue reading →

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