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Tag Archives: James Hall
Jolly hockey sticks! Orliński rules as Rinaldo at Glyndebourne
Handel: Rinaldo Glyndebourne, 8th August 2019 Rotten Romans, the first film inspired by Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories books which have brought the past alive for decades of schoolchildren, opened in cinemas a fortnight ago. If they ever decide to tackle … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Cedel, Bruno Ravella, Gideon Davey, Giulia Semenzato, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Chorus, Handel, Jakub Józef Orliński, James Hall, Kristina Mkhitaryan, Maxim Emelyanchev, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Patrick Terry, Peter van Praet, Rinaldo, Robert Carsen, Tim Mead
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“Or not to be”: dislocated Shakespeare as Brett Dean’s Hamlet is revived for Glyndebourne’s tour
Brett Dean: Hamlet *** Glyndebourne, 21st October 2017 Brett Dean’s Hamlet was deemed a palpable hit at Glyndebourne this season – an event I contrived to miss, making me double my resolve to catch it this autumn as it joins the tour. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brett Dean, Brian Bannatyne-Scott, David Butt Philip, Duncan Ward, Gavan Ring, Glyndebourne Chorus, Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, Hamlet (Dean), James Hall, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Jennifer France, Louise Winter, Neil Armfield, Rupert Charlesworth, Rupert Enticknap, William Dazeley
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The value of Nothing: a dark operatic thriller at Glyndebourne
Bruce: Nothing ***** Glyndebourne, 27th February 2016 It’s not uncommon for television adaptations to inspire viewers to pick up the original novel. Across the country, sales of Tolstoy and Dickens are surely up this winter following the BBC serialisation of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bijan Sheibani, David Bruce, Glyndebourne, James Hall, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Robyn Allegra Parton, Sian Edwards, Southbank Sinfonia, Stuart Jackson, Tristan Hambleton
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