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Tag Archives: Natalya Romaniw
Natalya Romaniw an imperious Tatyana as Tchaikovsky is unleashed from the Mayflower pit
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin *** Welsh National Opera, Mayflower Theatre, 18th October 2017 The Orchestra of Welsh National Opera is a splendid beast, from its growling double basses all the way up to its airy flutes, heard to thrilling effect in Eugene Onegin, part … Continue reading
The root of all evil: Jurowski and the LPO pair Rachmaninov’s Miserly Knight with Wagner’s greedy dwarf
Rachmaninov: The Miserly Knight/ Wagner: Das Rheingold *** LPO/Jurowski, 21st January 2015 Vladimir Jurowski is a wily programmer. The London Philharmonic’s season has been most interesting, their “Rachmaninoff Inside Out” series digging out rarities and putting them into context. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Shagidullin, Annabel Arden, Das Rheingold, Harriet Williams, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Maxim Mikhailov, Natalya Romaniw, Peter Bronder, Rachmaninov, Rowan Hellier, Sergei Leiferkus, The Miserly Knight, Vsevolod Grivnov, Wagner
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Terrific double bill at Guildhall
Donizetti: Rita; Tchaikovsky: Iolanta **** Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 9th June 2011 This was an evening which started well and just kept on getting better. A sharp-tongued, tyrannical wife and an innocent, blind princess made for an imaginative … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Sousa, Anna Patalong, Ashley Riches, Ciprian Droma, Clive Timms, Colin Grenfall, Donizetti, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Iolanta, Koji Terada, Martin Lloyd-Evans, Matthew Stiff, Natalya Romaniw, Paul Curievici, Rita, Sioned Gwen Davies, Tchaikovsky, Victor Sicard, Yannis Thavoris
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