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Tag Archives: Falstaff
Sir John in Love: the fat knight returns to Covent Garden
Verdi: Falstaff **** Royal Opera, 10th July 2018 There was an end of term feel about this revival of Falstaff at the Royal Opera, with many singers returning to a favourite role and imparting a spirited sense of fun. Robert Carsen’s production, shunting … Continue reading
Belly laugh: Verdi’s Falstaff ends CBSO season in high spirits
Verdi: Falstaff **** Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 13th July 2016 Laughter is indeed the best medicine. As we try and make sense of the continuing political fallout post EU referendum, the CBSO offered the perfect prescription in the ample form of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambrogio Maestri, CBSO Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Corinne Winters, Edward Gardner, Falstaff, Graham Clark, Jane Henschel, Justina Gringyte, Lukas Jakobski, Nicholas Pallesen, Peter Van Hulle, Sam Furness, Sofia Fomina, Verdi
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A second helping for Carsen’s delicious Falstaff at the Royal Opera
Verdi: Falstaff ***** Royal Opera, 6th July 2015 If “all the world’s a jest”, as Sir John Falstaff claims at the end of Verdi’s final operatic masterpiece, then we need players – and directors – with a sense of frivolity. … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnes Zwierko, Ainhoa Arteta, Alasdair Elliott, Ambrogio Maestri, Anna Devin, Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Falstaff, Kai Rüütel, Luis Gomes, Lukas Jakobski, Michael Schønwandt, Paul Steinberg, Peter Hoare, Robert Carsen, Roland Wood, Royal Opera, Verdi
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