Tag Archives: Joyce El-Khoury

Tears before bedtime: El-Khoury transcends Cairns’ chilly Glyndebourne Traviata

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: La traviata **** Glyndebourne, 1st August 2017 Glyndebourne’s production of operatic weepy La traviata left me dry-eyed when I saw it on tour back in 2014. I found the abstract setting cold and austere, the performances bland. Thankfully, I employed a caveat … Continue reading →

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From Auber to Halévy: El-Khoury and Spyres celebrate a pair of French stars in style

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Opera Rara: Joyce El-Khoury & Michael Spyres **** Cadogan Hall, 14th July 2017 Opera Rara celebrated Bastille Day with a tribute to two great French singers, Julie Dorus-Gras and Gilbert Duprez. Dorus-Gras was a leading soprano in Paris in the … Continue reading →

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Old wine, new bottles: vintage season unveiled at the ROH

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Recently, I’ve enviously devoured new season announcements flooding in from various opera companies around the globe. Adding events to Bachtrack keeps me abreast of all the wonderful things in store. In February, the Opéra de Paris unveiled a seriously tempting … Continue reading →

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Les Martyrs: Revelatory Donizetti on disc from Opera Rara

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Donizetti: Les Martyrs  When Donizetti’s rarity Poliuto opened the 2015 Glyndebourne Festival a week ago, the music would already have been familiar to a number of audience members. Only last autumn, those operatic archaeologists Opera Rara had put on a … Continue reading →

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Opera Rara: Donizetti’s Les Martyrs a revelation

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Mark Pullinger

Donizetti: Les Martyrs ***** Opera Rara, Royal Festival Hall, 4th November 2014 There is no shortage of rare Donizetti operas set in exotic locations – Emilia di Liverpool, Zoroaida di Granata, Harrison di Accrington (okay, artistic license exercised on that final one) – so … Continue reading →

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