Tag Archives: Gianni Schicchi

Top ten operas 2022

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Mark Pullinger

This was the year that opera houses got back to something approaching “normality” post-pandemic. It’s easy to forget that at the start of 2022, Covid restrictions were still very much in place: visiting Vienna in January, one needed proof of … Continue reading →

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Last Rites: Puccini meets Stravinsky in Leeds

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

The Rite of Spring/ Gianni Schicchi Phoenix Dance Theatre, Opera North, Leeds Grand Theatre, 16th February 2019 Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring famously caused a riot at its 1913 premiere at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Demonstrations disrupted the performance, … Continue reading →

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Brooding Tabarro and a humdinger of a Gianni Schicchi from ETO

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Puccini: Il tabarro & Gianni Schicchi **** English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, 2nd March 2018 Rip the beating heart from Puccini’s Il trittico and, surprisingly enough, you’re still left with a very satisfying evening. The full triptych is long and cannot squeeze comfortably … Continue reading →

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