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Tag Archives: Stephen Gadd
Martinů’s The Greek Passion: an opera for our times
Martinů: The Greek Passion Opera North, Leeds, 14th September 2019 It is a sad reflection on our current climate, where posters depicting queues of refugees are deployed to incite anti-immigrant feelings, that Bohuslav Martinů’s opera The Greek Passion stings with … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Edwards, Chorus of Opera North, Christopher Alden, Doey Lüthi, Garry Walker, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, John Savournin, Jonathan Best, Lorna James, Magdalena Molendowska, Martinů, Nicky Spence, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Paul Nilon, Richard Mosley-Evans, Stephen Gadd, Steven Page, The Greek Passion, Tim Claydon
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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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HMS Indomitable docks at Glyndebourne once more
Britten: Billy Budd ***** Glyndebourne, 17th August 2013 After Friday evening’s Prom performance of The Midsummer Marriage, I followed hot on the heels of conductor Andrew Davis to the Sussex Downs, where the former Glyndebourne Music Director is at the … Continue reading
Finely honed performances in Grange Park Opera’s Madama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly **** Grange Park Opera, 31st May 2012 Festival Season is upon us once again. Situated in picturesque Hampshire landscape, Grange Park Opera is perhaps the most idyllic of them all. The Doric portico at the Greek temple … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Duliba, Andrew Rees, Claire Rutter, Derek Welton, English Chamber Orchestra, Gianluca Marcianò, Grange Park Opera, John Doyle, Madama Butterfly, Marco Panuccio, Mark Bailey, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Nikki Woollaston, Puccini, Sara Fulgoni, Stephen Gadd
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