Tag Archives: Jacques Imbrailo

Billy Budd finally drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Britten: Billy Budd Royal Opera, 23rd April 2019 It was time Billy came home. The Flying Dutchman puts in to shore every seven years, but the HMS Indomitable hasn’t dropped anchor at Covent Garden in nearly two decades. The Royal … Continue reading →

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Slow to ignite: tepid revival of Bizet’s Pearl Fishers at ENO

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles *** English National Opera, 19th October 2016 After Zurga torches his village so he can rescue the lovers Nadir and Leïla from their death sentences during the ensuing panic, billowing “smoke” filled the Coliseum stage so … Continue reading →

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HMS Indomitable docks at Glyndebourne once more

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Mark Pullinger

Britten: Billy Budd ***** Glyndebourne, 17th August 2013 After Friday evening’s Prom performance of The Midsummer Marriage, I followed hot on the heels of conductor Andrew Davis to the Sussex Downs, where the former Glyndebourne Music Director is at the … Continue reading →

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