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Tag Archives: Nicholas Lester
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
Shorn of excess exoticism: Ailyn Bozok’s Lakmé at Holland Park
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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Tagged Ailyn Bozok, Andrew Dickinson, City of London Sinfonia, David Soar, Fflur Wyn, Fiona Kimm, Fleur de Bray, Katie Bray, Lakmé, Matthew Waldren, Maud Millar, Morgan Large, Nicholas Lester, Opera Holland Park, Robert Murray
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