Tag Archives: Royal Opera

Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci: murder, lust and fiery singing

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Mark Pullinger

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci Royal Opera House, 30th November 2023 Anna The verismo twins Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are back, fatally entwined since 1893, when Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s one-act operas first shared a double bill. Their deadly … Continue reading →

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Top ten operas 2022

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Mark Pullinger

This was the year that opera houses got back to something approaching “normality” post-pandemic. It’s easy to forget that at the start of 2022, Covid restrictions were still very much in place: visiting Vienna in January, one needed proof of … Continue reading →

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Getting the band back together: Pappano leads The Royal Opera’s return to action

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

The Royal Opera: Live in Concert Royal Opera House, 5th September 2020 It’s déja vu all over again! The last work staged at the Royal Opera House before lockdown was La traviata, so it was somehow fitting that this Live … Continue reading →

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Aleksandra Kurzak impresses in latest Covent Garden Traviata revival

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: La traviata Royal Opera, 14th March 2020 Despite Violetta’s fragile health, Covent Garden Traviatas are made of sturdy stuff. Luchino Visconti’s 1967 production lasted nearly thirty years and Richard Eyre’s successor clocked up its 25th anniversary just before Christmas. … Continue reading →

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Beethoven’s “problem child”: staging Fidelio in 2020

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Interview: Amélie Niermeyer, Tobias Kratzer, Frederic Wake-Walker 31st January 2020 Beethoven referred to Fidelio, his sole opera, as his “Sorgenkind” (problem child). It was a work that cost him much heartache, especially when the first version – Leonore – failed … Continue reading →

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