Tag Archives: Opéra Comique

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 →

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“A very palpable hit”: Degout and Devieilhe star in Hamlet revival at the Opéra Comique

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Thomas: Hamlet **** Opéra Comique, Paris, 17th December 2018 «Être ou ne pas être…» What’s this? Hamlet in French? With an ending where the Prince lives and is crowned king? Sacré bleu ! Ambroise Thomas’ operatic take on Shakespeare has always taken a bit … Continue reading →

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Full of eastern promise: Mârouf, savetier du Caire at the Opéra Comique

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Rabaud: Mârouf, savetier du Caire **** Opéra Comique, Paris, 23rd April 2018 Open Sesame! Ali Baba, Aladdin and the adventures of Sinbad have transfixed generations, but very few tales from The Arabian Nights have successfully crossed the footlights onto the operatic stage. In … Continue reading →

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For whom the bell tolls: Saint-Saëns’ Le Timbre d’argent chimes again at the Opéra Comique

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Saint-Saëns: Le Timbre d’argent *** Opéra Comique, Paris, 9th June 2017 Asked to name an opera by Camille Saint-Saëns, the chances are that Samson et Dalila is the first answer to trip from your tongue. Now name a second! In recent years Palazzetto … Continue reading →

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Parisian sparkle in the meadow: Le Pré aux clercs charms Wexford

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Hérold: Le Pré aux clercs **** Wexford Festival Opera, 23rd October 2015 Rarity and variety are Wexford watchwords. From the ivory designs and rip-snorting passions of Mascagni’s Guglielmo Ratcliff we moved on to the vivid colours and effervescent joy of Ferdinand … Continue reading →

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