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Tag Archives: Ex Cathedra
Inspired juxtapositions: Rachmaninov’s Vespers imaginatively clothed at Milton Court
Rachmaninov: Ex Cathedra/Skidmore; Osborne **** Milton Court, 27th September 2015 “I write the music which I hear playing inside me,” wrote Rachmaninov. “I am a Russian composer, therefore my temperament, outlook and music are quintessentially Russian.” There are few more … Continue reading
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Wheel of Fortune: Carmina burana a safe bet for Birmingham Royal Ballet
Tchaikovsky: Serenade/ Orff: Carmina burana *** Birmingham Royal Ballet, Coliseum, 20th March 2015 Celebrating 20 years as Director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, David Bintley brings his company to London for three nights (and an afternoon!) of seedy sex and drunken debauchery … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham Royal Ballet, Carmina burana, Céline Gittens, David Bintley, Elisha Willis, Ex Cathedra, George Balanchine, Iain Mackay, Jamie Bond, Jenna Roberts, Jeremy Budd, Madeleine Pierard, Mathias Dingman, Momoko Hirata, Orff, Paul Murphy, Philip Ellis, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Samara Downs, Serenade, Tchaikovsky, William Dazeley
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