Tag Archives: English Touring Opera

Brooding Tabarro and a humdinger of a Gianni Schicchi from ETO

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Puccini: Il tabarro & Gianni Schicchi **** English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, 2nd March 2018 Rip the beating heart from Puccini’s Il trittico and, surprisingly enough, you’re still left with a very satisfying evening. The full triptych is long and cannot squeeze comfortably … Continue reading →

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The Wild Man stumbles into Hackney in ETO’s rare Donizetti revival

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Donizetti: Il furioso all’isola di San Domingo *** English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, 12th March 2015 It’s a rare bel canto opera indeed where the central character in the grip of madness isn’t a soprano, but a baritone! Donizetti’s Il … Continue reading →

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Broad slapstick eclipses Haydn’s Life on the Moon

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Mark Pullinger

Haydn: Life on the Moon ** English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, 17th October 2014 Few composers deal in genial wit better than Joseph Haydn, so I was baffled that his opera buffa Il mondo della luna left me so grumpy … Continue reading →

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