Tag Archives: Evelino Pidò

Don Pasquale falls flat in Michieletto’s cruel comedy at Covent Garden

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Donizetti: Don Pasquale Royal Opera, 14th October 2019 When newlywed “Sofronia” slaps Don Pasquale and it provokes titters of laughter, you’ve got a problem. It’s the point in Act 3 where the lesson that the elderly bachelor is being taught … Continue reading →

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Diamonds and rust: Schlesinger’s Hoffmann bows out at Covent Garden

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann The Royal Opera, 28th November 2016 A return visit to John Schlesinger’s vintage production of The Tales of Hoffmann did little to alter my opinion from the first night of this final revival. For good or … Continue reading →

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A final outing for the Royal Opera’s lavish but fusty Tales of Hoffmann

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann *** Royal Opera, 7th November 2016 When an enormous black gondola creaks and shudders its way across the stage in the “Giulietta” act of the Royal Opera’s The Tales of Hoffmann, it acts as a metaphor … Continue reading →

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