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Tag Archives: Sarah Castle
Binge-listening: a bumper Beethoven Weekender at the Barbican
Beethoven Weekender Barbican, 1st & 2nd February 2020 Ludwig overload? There are going to be many Beethoven cycles performed during this 250th anniversary year but probably none as concentrated as this: a binge-listen to the nine symphonies in just thirty … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, David Butt Philip, Elizabeth Atherton, Hallé Choir, John Suchet, Kirill Karabits, Lars Vogt, Mark Elder, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Neal Davies, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Sarah Castle, Sir Mark Elder, The Hallé, Vasily Petrenko
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Full immersion, total immolation: Götterdämmerung crowns Opera North’s magnificent Ring
Wagner: Götterdämmerung ***** Opera North, Royal Festival Hall, 3rd July 2016 Wagner would have made a dreadful Neighbours scriptwriter. His “Previously inThe Ring” at the start of Götterdämmerung is hardly snappy, as the three Norns wind the rope of destiny and … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Foster-Williams, Chorus of Opera North, Fiona Kimm, Giselle Allen, Götterdämmerung, Heather Shipp, Jeni Bern, Jo Pohlheim, Kelly Cae Hogan, Lee Bisset, Madeleine Shaw, Mati Turi, Mats Almgren, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Mumford, Richard Farnes, Sarah Castle, Wagner, Yvonne Howard
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Disobedient daughter, outraged wife: Wotan’s woes mount in Opera North’s Die Walküre
Wagner: Die Walküre **** Opera North, Royal Festival Hall, 29th June 2016 In Anna Russell’s wittily deadpan analysis of Wagner’s Ring cycle, she describes Wotan as “the head god” – pausing for dramatic effect before adding “and he’s a crashing … Continue reading
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Tagged Claudia Huckle, Die Walküre, Fiona Kimm, Giselle Allen, Heather Shipp, James Creswell, Kate Valentine, Katherine Broderick, Kelly Cae Hogan, Lee Bisset, Madeleine Shaw, Michael Weinius, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Mumford, Richard Farnes, Robert Hayward, Sarah Castle, Wagner, Yvonne Howard
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Dipping a toe into the Rhine: Wagner therapy from Opera North
Wagner: Das Rheingold **** Opera North, Royal Festival Hall, 28th June 2016 Richard Jones has a lot to answer for. His cartoon-kitsch Ring for The Royal Opera back in 1994-5 scarred me so deeply that I’ve been reluctant to return … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Foster-Williams, Ceri Williams, Das Rheingold, Giselle Allen, James Creswell, Jeni Bern, Jo Pohlheim, Madeleine Shaw, Mark Le Brocq, Mats Almgren, Michael Druiett, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Mumford, Richard Farnes, Richard Roberts, Sarah Castle, Wagner, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Yvonne Howard
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