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Tag Archives: George Gagnidze
Prom 29: Twilight of the Old Believers as Semyon Bychkov leads a majestic Khovanshchina
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina **** Prom 29, Royal Albert Hall, 6th August 2017 At the end of Götterdämmerung, Brünnhilde rides her horse onto a pyre. Although his opera’s not quite as long, Mussorgsky trumps Wagner by sending a whole chorus to their immolation as Act … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain Anger, Ante Jerkunica, Anush Hovhannisyan, BBC Singers, BBCSO, Christopher Ventris, Colin Judson, Elena Maximova, George Gagnidze, Jennifer Rhys-Davies, Khovanshchina, Mussorgsky, Norbert Ernst, Semyon Bychkov, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Vsevolod Grivnov
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‘Shabby shocker’ fails to impress
Puccini: Tosca ** Metropolitan Opera, 9th November 2013 Putting tried and trusted productions out to grass and replacing them is always a gamble. ENO unveiled its new Magic Flute last week, a spritely filly though some will hanker after Hytner’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Eduardo Valdes, George Gagnidze, James Courtney, John Del Carlo, Luc Bondy, Metropolitan Opera, Patricia Racette, Puccini, Richard Bernstein, Roberto Alagna, Roberto Frizza, Tosca
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