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Swans, severed heads and a deerstalker: 2018 in review

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

“Wow! That’s some year you’ve had!” was a message written in one of this year’s Christmas cards. “Aiming to top it in 2019?” I’m not sure I have the energy! My outstanding operatic experience of the year was easily Salome at … Continue reading →

Posted in Ballet, CD, Comment, Concert, Opera | Tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Alzira, Anna Netrebko, Antoine Tamestit, Asmik Grigorian, Avi Avital, Barrie Kosky, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Carmen, Christophe Honoré, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cyrille Dubois, Debussy, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Don Carlos, Ernani, Gaëlle Arquez, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Glyndebourne, Hamlet (Thomas), Il corsaro, Iván Fischer, La battaglia di Legnano, La Fille mal gardée, Les Huguenots, Les Pêcheurs de perles, Liam Mower, Liam Scarlett, Lisette Oropesa, Marianela Núñez, Matthew Ball, Matthew Bourne, Michael Collins, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, MusicAEterna, Nemanja Radulović, Opéra Comique, Opéra de Lyon, Pathétique Symphony, Romeo Castellucci, Royal Opera, Sabine Devieilhe, Salome, Salzburg Festival, Stéphane Degout, Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teodor Currentzis, The Turn of the Screw, Tosca, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, Yusif Eyvazov | Leave a comment

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake triumphantly takes flight once again

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake ***** Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Sadler’s Wells, 12th December 2018 For all their surface serenity, swans are dangerous beasts. Being confronted by their fierce wingbeats can be an intimidating experience. So why not apply these characteristics to Swan … Continue reading →

Posted in Ballet | Tagged Liam Mower, Matthew Ball, Matthew Bourne, New Adventures, Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky | Leave a comment

Plums and turkeys: a musical voyage around 2016

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Most people I know cannot wait to see the back of 2016. But in the year in which Brexit, Trump and the Grim Reaper were the big winners, I admit to having had a terrific twelve months. A whirl of … Continue reading →

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