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Tag Archives: Samuel Dale Johnson
Elena Zilio leads the verismo thrills as Cav & Pag return
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci **** Royal Opera, 6th January 2018 Twelfth Night: the decorations are down, the tree has been turfed out onto the street and Easter eggs are already in the shops. Festivities are over for another year, … Continue reading
Bright singing, grim staging: the JPYA Summer Performance at Covent Garden
Jette Parker Young Artists’ Gala *** Royal Opera House, 17th July 2016 During the course of a season, the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artists participate in many full productions, mainly in comprimario roles, developing their craft, gaining main stage experience, learning … Continue reading
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Tagged David Junghoon Kim, David Shipley, Emily Edmonds, Gounod, James Platt, Janáček, Jennifer Davis, Johann Strauss II, Jonathan Santagada, Lauren Fagan, Leoncavallo, Paul Wingfield, Paul Wynne Griffiths, Richard Gerard Jones, Royal Opera, Samuel Dale Johnson, Samuel Sakker, Tchaikovsky, Vlada Borovko, Yuriy Yurchuk
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Betrothal and Betrayal in JPYA’s end of term performance at the Royal Opera
Jette Parker Young Artists’ Summer Performance *** Royal Opera House, 18th July 2015 School’s out for summer and with it the opportunity for the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artists to showcase their talents in the end of term main … Continue reading
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Tagged Anush Hovhannisyan, Greg Eldridge, James Platt, Jihoon Kim, Jonathan Santagada, Kiandra Howarth, Lauren Fagan, Luis Gomes, Michele Gamba, Nelly Miricioiu, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Paul Wynne Griffiths, Rachel Kelly, Royal Opera, Samuel Dale Johnson, Samuel Sakker, Yuriy Yurchuk
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Marina Rebeka: a Violetta in robust health in Covent Garden’s Traviata
Verdi: La traviata *** Royal Opera, 18th May 2015 Twenty-one years, twelve revivals and umpteen casts later, Richard Eyre’s Royal Opera production of La traviata still has much to recommend it. Bob Crowley’s designs are handsome – the salon in … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelica Voje, Bob Crowley, Franco Vassallo, Ismael Jordi, James Platt, La traviata, Marc Minkowski, Marina Rebeka, Pamela Helen Stephen, Richard Eyre, Royal Opera, Samuel Dale Johnson, Samuel Sakker, Verdi
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