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Tag Archives: English National Opera
Slow to ignite: tepid revival of Bizet’s Pearl Fishers at ENO
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles *** English National Opera, 19th October 2016 After Zurga torches his village so he can rescue the lovers Nadir and Leïla from their death sentences during the ensuing panic, billowing “smoke” filled the Coliseum stage so … Continue reading
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Tagged Bizet, Claudia Boyle, Dick Bird, English National Opera, Jacques Imbrailo, James Creswell, Les Pêcheurs de perles, Penny Woolcock, Robert McPherson, Roland Böer
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Flawed casting in Minghella’s widescreen Butterfly at ENO
Puccini: Madama Butterfly *** English National Opera, 16th May 2016 Anthony Minghella’s 2005 staging of Madam Butterfly remains a hit with ENO’s audience. A combination of Japanese lacquer and Hollywood gloss make for a stylish production, opulently costumed by Han … Continue reading
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Tagged Alun Rhys-Jenkins, Anthony Minghella, Chorus of English National Opera, David Butt Philip, English National Opera, George Von Bergen, Madama Butterfly, Matthew Durkan, Orchestra of English National Opera, Puccini, Rena Harms, Richard Armstrong, Samantha Price, Stephanie Windsor-Lewis
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Jonathan Miller’s stylish, spirited Mikado revived once again at ENO
Sullivan: The Mikado *** ENO, 21st November 2015 “I am an acquired taste – only the educated palate can appreciate me,” Katisha explains to Ko-Ko towards the end of The Mikado, just after the Lord High Executioner has declared his … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Gregory, English National Opera, Fergus Macleod, Fiona Canfield, George Humphreys, Graeme Danby, Jonathan Miller, Mary Bevan, Rachael Lloyd, Richard Suart, Robert Lloyd, Stefanos Lazaridis, Sue Blane, Sullivan, The Mikado, Yvonne Howard
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Barbed wire and gruel: cold comfort in ENO’s Force of Destiny
Verdi: La forza del destino *** English National Opera, 9th November 2015 “A co-production with Metropolitan Opera”: five words which probably explain why Calixto Bieito’s new production of Verdi’s The Force of Destiny for English National Opera is – for … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Shore, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Calixto Bieito, English National Opera, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Ingo Krügler, James Cresswell, La forza del destino, Mark Wigglesworth, Rebecca Ringst, Rinat Shaham, Tamara Wilson, Verdi
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A heroine on heroin: ENO’s cold Bohème lacks heart
Puccini: La bohème ** English National Opera, 16th October 2015 Did anyone hear sobbing? La bohème is one of the great operatic tear-jerkers, yet Benedict Andrews’ new production for English National Opera, previously seen in Amsterdam, left me dry-eyed. Judging by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashley Riches, Benedict Andrews, Corinne Winters, Duncan Rock, English National Opera, Johannes Schütz, La bohème, Rhian Lois, Simon Butteriss, Xian Zhang, Zach Borichevsky
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