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Widescreen operatic chiller: Karina Canellakis unlocks the doors to Bluebeard’s Castle

Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle TivoliVredenburg, 3rd July 2020 There can be little doubt that, along with ballet, fully staged opera will be the last of the arts to return to any sort of normality once this pandemic is over (unless it’s … Continue reading

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Barbed wire and gruel: cold comfort in ENO’s Force of Destiny

Verdi: La forza del destino *** English National Opera, 9th November 2015 “A co-production with Metropolitan Opera”: five words which probably explain why Calixto Bieito’s new production of Verdi’s The Force of Destiny for English National Opera is – for … Continue reading

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