Tag Archives: Paul Nilon

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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Monsters of the mind: Idomeneo at the Buxton Festival

Mozart: Idomeneo *** Buxton Festival, 8th July 2018 When Martin Kušej staged Idomeneo at the Royal Opera back in 2014, his use of a rubber shark to represent the sea monster in Mozart’s opera seria drew a fair amount of derision. Stephen Medcalf, in his new … Continue reading

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