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Tag Archives: Leah-Marian Jones
Last Rites: Puccini meets Stravinsky in Leeds
The Rite of Spring/ Gianni Schicchi Phoenix Dance Theatre, Opera North, Leeds Grand Theatre, 16th February 2019 Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring famously caused a riot at its 1913 premiere at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Demonstrations disrupted the performance, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Silverman, Aled Hall, Charles Edwards, Chorus of Opera North, Christopher Alden, Claire Pascoe, Dean Robinson, Diego Silva, Doey Lüthi, Garry Walker, Gianni Schicchi, Gordon Shaw, Jeanguy Saintus, Leah-Marian Jones, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Savidge, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Puccini, Richard Burkhard, Richard Mosley-Evans, Ross McInroy, Stephen Richardson, Stravinsky, Tereza Gevorgyan, The Rite of Spring, Tim Claydon, Victoria Sharp
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A silvery Dream lost among the shadows: Britten at the Aldeburgh Festival
Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream **** Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Festival, 12th June 2017 Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an opera swathed in a sensual, yet sinister score, conjured from a tiny ensemble where Oberon’s fairy kingdom is evoked by glistening glockenspiel, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra, Andrew Shore, Britten, Clare Presland, Clive Bayley, Eleanor Dennis, George Humphreys, Iestyn Davies, Jack Lansbury, Lawrence Wiliford, Leah-Marian Jones, Matthew Rose, Netia Jones, Nicholas Sharratt, Nick Pritchard, Ryan Wigglesworth, Simon Butteriss, Sion Goronwy, Sophie Bevan
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