Tag Archives: Iain Paterson

Turgid tempi hamper Barenboim’s Rheingold

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Mark Pullinger

Prom 14: Das Rheingold *** Staatskapelle Berlin, Barenboim, Royal Albert Hall, 22nd July 2013 ‘A sultry haze hangs in the air,’ remarks Donner towards the finale of Das Rheingold. He wasn’t wrong. In a Royal Albert Hall sweltering like Nibelheim’s furnaces, … Continue reading →

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Miller’s ‘mafioso’ Rigoletto still powerfully persuasive

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: Rigoletto**** English National Opera, 21st September 2009 Jonathan Miller’s mafioso take on Verdi’s Rigoletto premiered at English National Opera in 1982, since when it’s become a company stalwart. This is its twelfth revival and the powers that be obviously … Continue reading →

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