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Tag Archives: Royal Opera
“Ecco un artista!”: melodrama aplenty in ROH Tosca revival
Puccini: Tosca Royal Opera, 27th May 2019 “I am big. It’s the pictures that got small.” Like Norma Desmond, Tosca is no shrinking violet. Forget small screen acting. It’s an opera that requires big performances, singers able to depict larger-than-life … Continue reading
Roberto Alagna brings up his century at The Royal Opera in Andrea Chénier revival
Giordano: Andrea Chénier Royal Opera, 20th May 2019 In cricketing terms, Roberto Alagna would be raising his bat triumphantly towards the Covent Garden pavilion. This opening night of Andrea Chénier chalked up the French-Sicilian tenor’s century, his hundredth performance with … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Clarke, Aled Hall, Andrea Chénier, Carlo Bosi, Christine Rice, Daniel Oren, David McVicar, David Stout, Dimitri Platanias, Eddie Wade, Elena Zilio, Germán E Alcántara, Giordano, Jenny Tiramani, Jeremy White, John Cunningham, Robert Jones, Roberto Alagna, Rosalind Plowright, Royal Opera, Sondra Radvanovsky, Stephen Gadd
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Faust finds salvation thanks to jump-in soprano at The Royal Opera
Gounod: Faust Royal Opera, 11th April 2019 Mandy Fredrich’s plane from Hanover landed at London City Airport two hours before curtain up. The German soprano should have been heading to Bonn, preparing for a jump-in as Fifth Maid in Theater … Continue reading
Outrageous fortune: stellar opening night for Forza del destino at Covent Garden
Verdi: La forza del destino Royal Opera House, 21st March 2019 Nights at the opera like this come along once in a blue moon. A Verdi score packed with great music, populated by big names, big voices and big personalities. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alessandro Corbelli, Anna Netrebko, Antonio Pappano, Carlo Bosi, Christian Schmidt, Christof Loy, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Jonas Kaufmann, La forza del destino, Ludovic Tézier, Michael Mofidian, Otto Pichler, Robert Lloyd, Roberta Alexander, Royal Opera, Verdi, Véronica Simeoni
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