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Tag Archives: Marta Fontanals-Simmons
Faust finds salvation thanks to jump-in soprano at The Royal Opera
Gounod: Faust Royal Opera, 11th April 2019 Mandy Fredrich’s plane from Hanover landed at London City Airport two hours before curtain up. The German soprano should have been heading to Bonn, preparing for a jump-in as Fifth Maid in Theater … Continue reading
Truth and Wisdom: a searching Zauberflöte at Garsington
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte **** Garsington Opera, 31st May 2018 “Square your actions and circumscribe your desires.” Across the façade of a great house, the square and compass – symbols of Freemasonry – are projected as brothers busily work at architectural … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Thompson, Benjamin Hulett, Christian Curnyn, Die Zauberflöte, Garsington Opera, James Creswell, Jonathan McGovern, Katherine Crompton, Katie Stevenson, Lara Marie Müller, Louise Alder, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Mozart, Netia Jones, Richard Burkhard, Sen Guo
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Downtown Nagasaki comes to Glyndebourne in Annilese Miskimmon’s Madama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly *** Glyndebourne, 14th October 2016 How picturesque do you like your Puccini? Do you take your Turandot sweet or sour? How much lacquer is layered over your ideal Madama Butterfly? If you imagine a backdrop of Nagasaki … Continue reading
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Tagged Alun Rhys-Jenkins, Annilese Miskimmon, Claudia Huckle, Francesco Verna, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, John Wilson, Karah Son, Madama Butterfly, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Matteo Lippi, Michael Druiett, Nicky Shaw, Puccini
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Circle of Life: Janáček’s Cunning Little Vixen returns to Glyndebourne
Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen **** Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 12th June 2016 Seventy years before Elton John’s “The Circle of Life” graced The Lion King, Leoš Janáček celebrated nature’s cycle in The Cunning Little Vixen. His inspiration was drawn from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Vassiliev, Alexandre Duhamel, Alžběta Poláčková, Christopher Purves, Colin Judson, Dinah Collin, Elena Tsallagova, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Chorus, Jakub Hrůša, Janáček, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Melly Still, Sarah Pring, The Cunning Little Vixen, Tom Pye
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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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