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Tag Archives: Samuel Sakker
Downhill from Venusberg: a bland Tannhäuser revived at Covent Garden
Wagner: Tannhäuser *** The Royal Opera, 26th April 2016 At the heart of Tannhäuser is the hero’s struggle between spirituality and sensuality. Tim Albery’s 2010 production, receiving its first revival at Covent Garden, establishes this conflict within a stylish opening … Continue reading
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Tagged Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Christian Gerhaher, Ed Lyon, Emma Bell, Hartmut Haenchen, Jasmin Vardimon, Jeremy White, Peter Seiffert, Royal Opera, Samuel Sakker, Sophie Koch, Tannhäuser, Tim Albery, Wagner
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A Traviata to blow away the cobwebs at The Royal Opera
Verdi: La traviata **** The Royal Opera, 16th January 2016 Even we Verdi enthusiasts experience something of a heavy tread as we wend our way to yet another Traviata at the Royal Opera House. Richard Eyre’s classic production is revived … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Crowley, Daniel Dooner, La traviata, Luca Salsi, Richard Eyre, Samuel Sakker, Sarah Pring, Venera Gimadieva, Verdi, Yves Abel
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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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