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Tag Archives: Puccini
Firing blanks: a disappointing Tosca at Covent Garden
Puccini: Tosca ** The Royal Opera, 11th January 2016 Nothing sweeps away the Christmas excess of multiple Nutcrackers like the biting chords denoting the villainous Baron Scarpia at the start of Tosca. I have a sneaking fondness for Puccini’s ‘shabby … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Echalaz, Andrew Sinclair, Donald Maxwell, Emmanuel Villaume, Hubert Francis, Jonathan Kent, Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Puccini, Roberto Frontali, Royal Opera, Tosca, Yuriy Yurchuk
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Paper lanterns and origami wings: a ghostly Madama Butterfly at Grimeborn
Puccini: Madama Butterfly **** Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre, 26th August 2015 It’s dangerous when a production is touted as “revelatory”. We were promised a “haunting psychological rendering” of Madama Butterfly by director Julia Burbach, “radically reframed” and inspired by Japanese … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcola Theatre, Ayaka Tanimoto, Cecile Tremolieres, Christopher Diffey, Freddie Tong, Freddy Long, Gareth Brynmor John, Grace Carter, Grimeborn, Julia Burbach, Madama Butterfly, Naomi Dawson, Natasha Jouhl, Nicolas Dwyer, Paul Wingfield, Puccini, Tom Atkins
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April’s first kiss: Susana Gaspar’s Mimì shines in a frustrating Bohème
Puccini: La bohème ** Grange Park Opera, 14th June 2015 La bohème: a classic of the operatic repertory. Many will recall with fondness a certain production or treasure a particular Rodolfo/ Mimì pairing. The challenge for any company presenting a new … Continue reading
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Tagged Brett Polegato, Gianluca Terranova, Grange Park Opera, Kelebogile Pearl Besong, La bohème, Nicholas Crawley, Nicholas Folwell, Puccini, Quirijn de Lang, Stephen Medcalf, Susana Gaspar
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Voices of Persephone: the heart-melting soprano of Ilona Domnich
Surrender: Voices of Persephone Ilona Domnich/ Signum Classics (SIGCD419) One of the greatest frustrations in my line of work comes when you hear an artist for the first time who absolutely bowls you over… and you’re not in a position … Continue reading
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Tagged Ilona Domnich, Leo Nucci, Massenet, Mozart, Poulenc, Puccini, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rossini, Signum Classics, Simon Over, Southbank Sinfonia, Verdi
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