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Love in a cold climate: rare Rimsky-Korsakov opera revived by Opera North

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden *** Opera North, Grand Theatre, Leeds, 21st January 2017 Always winter, never spring. No, not Narnia, but The Snow Maiden, Alexander Ostrovsky’s 1873 fairy tale, rooted in Russian folklore, in which Snegurochka, daughter of Father Frost … Continue reading →

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Brush up your Puccini: a 16th-century Bohème at Holland Park

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Puccini: La bohème ***  Opera Holland Park, 11th June 2016 “The course of true love never did run smooth.” That William Shakespeare knew a thing or two about love. Many of his plays have been adapted as operas and companies … Continue reading →

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