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Tag Archives: Orchestra of Opera North
Martinů’s The Greek Passion: an opera for our times
Martinů: The Greek Passion Opera North, Leeds, 14th September 2019 It is a sad reflection on our current climate, where posters depicting queues of refugees are deployed to incite anti-immigrant feelings, that Bohuslav Martinů’s opera The Greek Passion stings with … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Edwards, Chorus of Opera North, Christopher Alden, Doey Lüthi, Garry Walker, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, John Savournin, Jonathan Best, Lorna James, Magdalena Molendowska, Martinů, Nicky Spence, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Paul Nilon, Richard Mosley-Evans, Stephen Gadd, Steven Page, The Greek Passion, Tim Claydon
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Last Rites: Puccini meets Stravinsky in Leeds
The Rite of Spring/ Gianni Schicchi Phoenix Dance Theatre, Opera North, Leeds Grand Theatre, 16th February 2019 Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring famously caused a riot at its 1913 premiere at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Demonstrations disrupted the performance, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Silverman, Aled Hall, Charles Edwards, Chorus of Opera North, Christopher Alden, Claire Pascoe, Dean Robinson, Diego Silva, Doey Lüthi, Garry Walker, Gianni Schicchi, Gordon Shaw, Jeanguy Saintus, Leah-Marian Jones, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Savidge, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Puccini, Richard Burkhard, Richard Mosley-Evans, Ross McInroy, Stephen Richardson, Stravinsky, Tereza Gevorgyan, The Rite of Spring, Tim Claydon, Victoria Sharp
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Full immersion, total immolation: Götterdämmerung crowns Opera North’s magnificent Ring
Wagner: Götterdämmerung ***** Opera North, Royal Festival Hall, 3rd July 2016 Wagner would have made a dreadful Neighbours scriptwriter. His “Previously inThe Ring” at the start of Götterdämmerung is hardly snappy, as the three Norns wind the rope of destiny and … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Foster-Williams, Chorus of Opera North, Fiona Kimm, Giselle Allen, Götterdämmerung, Heather Shipp, Jeni Bern, Jo Pohlheim, Kelly Cae Hogan, Lee Bisset, Madeleine Shaw, Mati Turi, Mats Almgren, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Mumford, Richard Farnes, Sarah Castle, Wagner, Yvonne Howard
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Dragonslayer: Siegfried battles valiantly in Opera North’s Ring
Wagner: Siegfried *** Opera North, Royal Festival Hall, 1st July 2016 While the Welsh were merrily slaying Belgians in Euro 2016, one dragon was on the receiving end at the Royal Festival Hall. In the third instalment of Opera North’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Béla Perencz, Kelly Cae Hogan, Lars Cleveman, Mats Almgren, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Mumford, Richard Farnes, Richard Roberts, Siegfried, Wagner
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Disobedient daughter, outraged wife: Wotan’s woes mount in Opera North’s Die Walküre
Wagner: Die Walküre **** Opera North, Royal Festival Hall, 29th June 2016 In Anna Russell’s wittily deadpan analysis of Wagner’s Ring cycle, she describes Wotan as “the head god” – pausing for dramatic effect before adding “and he’s a crashing … Continue reading
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Tagged Claudia Huckle, Die Walküre, Fiona Kimm, Giselle Allen, Heather Shipp, James Creswell, Kate Valentine, Katherine Broderick, Kelly Cae Hogan, Lee Bisset, Madeleine Shaw, Michael Weinius, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Mumford, Richard Farnes, Robert Hayward, Sarah Castle, Wagner, Yvonne Howard
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