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Tag Archives: Paris
Fabulous, flamboyant Liszt from Khatia Buniatishvili in Paris
Khatia Buniatishvili **** Philharmonie, Paris, 7th March 2016 There are few composers for the piano as viscerally exciting as Franz Liszt and there are few pianists today who perform his music with as much visceral excitement as Khatia Buniatishvili. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Haydn, Khatia Buniatishvili, Liszt, Paris, Philharmonie, Stravinsky
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Burning bright: a vocally superb Trovatore ignites the Bastille
Verdi: Il trovatore **** Opéra Bastille, 31st January 2016 According to legendary tenor Enrico Caruso, the recipe for success in Il trovatore is disarmingly simple: “All it takes is the four greatest singers in the world.” An impossible task, perhaps, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Àlex Ollé, Alfons Flores, Anna Netrebko, Daniele Callegari, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Il trovatore, Lluc Castells, Ludovic Tézier, Marcelo Álvarez, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Paris, Roberto Tagliavini, Verdi
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