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Tag Archives: Sofia Fomina
Diamonds and rust: Schlesinger’s Hoffmann bows out at Covent Garden
Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann The Royal Opera, 28th November 2016 A return visit to John Schlesinger’s vintage production of The Tales of Hoffmann did little to alter my opinion from the first night of this final revival. For good or … Continue reading
A final outing for the Royal Opera’s lavish but fusty Tales of Hoffmann
Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann *** Royal Opera, 7th November 2016 When an enormous black gondola creaks and shudders its way across the stage in the “Giulietta” act of the Royal Opera’s The Tales of Hoffmann, it acts as a metaphor … Continue reading
Belly laugh: Verdi’s Falstaff ends CBSO season in high spirits
Verdi: Falstaff **** Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 13th July 2016 Laughter is indeed the best medicine. As we try and make sense of the continuing political fallout post EU referendum, the CBSO offered the perfect prescription in the ample form of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambrogio Maestri, CBSO Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Corinne Winters, Edward Gardner, Falstaff, Graham Clark, Jane Henschel, Justina Gringyte, Lukas Jakobski, Nicholas Pallesen, Peter Van Hulle, Sam Furness, Sofia Fomina, Verdi
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