Tag Archives: Mozart

A cruel lesson: Christophe Honoré’s Così fan tutte from Aix

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart: Così fan tutte  Is Così fan tutte an opera that’s ever suitable for children? Mozart and Da Ponte serve up the most cynical lesson in love. Perhaps that’s why it appeals to me. Don Alfonso sets out to prove … Continue reading →

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Prom 55: Fate knocks, Ophelia sings, Mirga triumphs

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

CBSO/Gražinyte-Tyla **** Royal Albert Hall, 27th August 2016 A pair of auspicious debuts marked the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s Prom: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla was making her London debut, just a day after her first concert as its new music director; … Continue reading →

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Winds of Change: a new bassoon concerto ushered in by the OAE

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart, Gordon/ OAE *** St John’s Smith Square, 7th May 2016 It’s likely that Mozart never actually heard his Clarinet Concerto performed. His friend Anton Stadler gave the première in Prague in October 1791, less than two months before the … Continue reading →

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Nézét-Séguin and Jacobs scamper into Mozart’s harem

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail Mozart’s Singspiel Die Entführung aus dem Serail is suddenly flavour of the month. After a terrific new David McVicar production at Glyndebourne last summer, recent recordings find two conductors scampering into the harem, each with moments … Continue reading →

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Bruckner is so bracing: a tiring journey with the LSO

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Bruckner, Mozart: LSO/Harding *** Barbican Hall, 6th December 2015 I have no head for heights. Viewing towers and castle ledges – if you can persuade me up there in the first place – are treated with extreme caution. I am, … Continue reading →

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