Tag Archives: Matthew Waldren

Brush up your Puccini: a 16th-century Bohème at Holland Park

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Puccini: La bohème ***  Opera Holland Park, 11th June 2016 “The course of true love never did run smooth.” That William Shakespeare knew a thing or two about love. Many of his plays have been adapted as operas and companies … Continue reading →

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Shorn of excess exoticism: Ailyn Bozok’s Lakmé at Holland Park

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Delibes: Lakmé *** Opera Holland Park, 9th July 2015 Ailyn Bozok is used to working on limited means. Her Grimeborn Werther last summer – done with a piano, a handful of singers and a few drapes – was a model of minimalism yet … Continue reading →

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