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Tag Archives: Hackney Empire
Riotous journey to the Underworld: Royal Academy’s Orphée in Hackney
Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers **** Royal Academy Opera, Hackney Empire, 3rd February 2017 “Folies Bergère does Greek gods” is how director Martin Duncan describes Offenbach’s Orphée aux enfers, his satirical opéra bouffe which pokes fun at mythology and its traditional … Continue reading
Broad slapstick eclipses Haydn’s Life on the Moon
Haydn: Life on the Moon ** English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, 17th October 2014 Few composers deal in genial wit better than Joseph Haydn, so I was baffled that his opera buffa Il mondo della luna left me so grumpy … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Slater, Cal McCrystal, Christopher Bucknall, Christopher Turner, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, Haydn, Il mondo della luna, Jane Harrington, Martha Jones, Ronan Busfield, takis
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