Tag Archives: Enrique Mazzola

Forced farce: Arden’s Barber opens up shop at Glyndebourne

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia *** Glyndebourne Festival, 22nd May 2016 Comedy’s a funny old thing. Rossini and Wagner certainly had rather different approaches to it. The previous night, Glyndebourne Festival opened with Die Meistersinger, a lengthy comedy on a poignant … Continue reading →

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Paradise regained: Vasco da Gama sets sail in style at Deutsche Oper

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Meyerbeer: Vasco da Gama **** Deutsche Oper Berlin, 4th October 2015 There are some random ways to die in opera – caught in an avalanche, hurled into a cauldron of boiling water, thrown to the lions – but inhaling the … Continue reading →

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