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Tag Archives: Massenet
Man of La Mancha: Massenet’s Don Quichotte opens Wexford Festival Opera
Massenet: Don Quichotte Wexford Festival Opera, 22nd October 2019 Fireworks and a fiesta of Spanish sunshine injected heat into the opening night of the 68th season of Wexford Festival Opera. Don Quichotte falls into the category of “rarity” these days, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aigul Akhmetshina, Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera, Dominick Felix, Don Quichotte, Elly Hunter Smith, Gabrielle Dundon, Gavan Ring, Goderdzi Janelidze, Henry Grant Kerswell, Massenet, Ólafur Sigurdarson, Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera, Rodula Gaitanou, takis, Timothy Myers, Wexford Festival Opera
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MacMillan’s Manon remains as irresistible as ever
Manon Royal Ballet, 2nd October 2019 Sir Kenneth MacMillan was the master at full length narrative ballets packed with emotional power, from the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to the intense psychodrama of Mayerling. His storytelling is seen at its … Continue reading
Cinders on the couch: Freudian Cendrillon at Glyndebourne
Massenet: Cendrillon Glyndebourne, 8th June 2019 Picnic hamper packed? Champagne cooled? Ready for a spot of psychoanalysis, darling? There are enough references to dreams in Fiona Shaw’s Glyndebourne production of Cendrillon to give Sigmund Freud sleepless nights. Massenet’s charmer premiered … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Marsden, Agnes Zwierko, Anthony Osborne, Cendrillon, Danielle de Niese, Eduarda Melo, Fiona Shaw, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Chorus, John Wilson, Jon Bausor, Julie Pasturaud, Kate Lindsey, Lionel Lhote, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Massenet, Nicky Gillibrand, Nina Minasyan
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Voices of Persephone: the heart-melting soprano of Ilona Domnich
Surrender: Voices of Persephone Ilona Domnich/ Signum Classics (SIGCD419) One of the greatest frustrations in my line of work comes when you hear an artist for the first time who absolutely bowls you over… and you’re not in a position … Continue reading
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Tagged Ilona Domnich, Leo Nucci, Massenet, Mozart, Poulenc, Puccini, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rossini, Signum Classics, Simon Over, Southbank Sinfonia, Verdi
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