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Tag Archives: Heather Shipp
Full immersion, total immolation: Götterdämmerung crowns Opera North’s magnificent Ring
Wagner: Götterdämmerung ***** Opera North, Royal Festival Hall, 3rd July 2016 Wagner would have made a dreadful Neighbours scriptwriter. His “Previously inThe Ring” at the start of Götterdämmerung is hardly snappy, as the three Norns wind the rope of destiny and … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Foster-Williams, Chorus of Opera North, Fiona Kimm, Giselle Allen, Götterdämmerung, Heather Shipp, Jeni Bern, Jo Pohlheim, Kelly Cae Hogan, Lee Bisset, Madeleine Shaw, Mati Turi, Mats Almgren, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Mumford, Richard Farnes, Sarah Castle, Wagner, Yvonne Howard
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Disobedient daughter, outraged wife: Wotan’s woes mount in Opera North’s Die Walküre
Wagner: Die Walküre **** Opera North, Royal Festival Hall, 29th June 2016 In Anna Russell’s wittily deadpan analysis of Wagner’s Ring cycle, she describes Wotan as “the head god” – pausing for dramatic effect before adding “and he’s a crashing … Continue reading
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Tagged Claudia Huckle, Die Walküre, Fiona Kimm, Giselle Allen, Heather Shipp, James Creswell, Kate Valentine, Katherine Broderick, Kelly Cae Hogan, Lee Bisset, Madeleine Shaw, Michael Weinius, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Mumford, Richard Farnes, Robert Hayward, Sarah Castle, Wagner, Yvonne Howard
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Fright at the Museum: Slater’s Aida flops at Holland Park
Verdi: Aida ** Opera Holland Park, 24th June 2015 Third time unlucky? After a scorching start to the summer, with superb productions of Il trittico and Flight, Opera Holland Park’s season came unstuck with a horror of a show in … Continue reading
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Tagged Aida, City of London Sinfonia, Daniel Slater, Graeme Broadbent, Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Heather Shipp, Jonathan Veira, Keel Watson, Manlio Benzi, Opera Holland Park, Peter Audy, Verdi
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