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Tag Archives: Stuart Jackson
Beethoven keeps the flame burning: Salonen and the Philharmonia recreate the 1808 Akademie
Beethoven: 1808 Reconstructed Salonen/ Philharmonia, Royal Festival Hall, 15th March 2020 The legendary Akademie at the Theater an der Wien on 22nd December 1808 was quite an event: a benefit concert for Ludwig van Beethoven, stuffed with premieres. Some of … Continue reading
Tangled plot, sensuous score: Cavalli’s Erismena illuminates the Jeu de Paume
Cavalli: Erismena *** Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, Aix-en-Provence You know you’re attending Baroque opera when the names of most of the characters (a) begin with a vowel and (b) are near anagrams of each other. With Erimante, Erismena, Orimeno … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Miminoshvili, Andrea Vincenzo Bonsignore, Carlo Vistoli, Cavalli, Erismena, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Francesca Aspromonte, Jakub Józef Orliński, Jean Bellorini, Jonathan Abernethy, Lea Desandre, Leonardo Garcia Alarcón, Macha Makeïeff, Orchestre Cappella Mediterranea, Stuart Jackson, Susanna Hurrell, Tai Oney, Véronique Chazal
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Mixed verdict: Jommelli’s Vologeso thrown to the lions
Jommelli: Il Vologeso *** Classical Opera/Page, Cadogan Hall, 28th April 2016 There is no doubt that Niccolò Jommelli’s opera Il Vologeso, set in 2nd-century Ephesus, has an action-packed plot. The trouble is, all this action is confined to recitative which – … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Simkin, Cadogan Hall, Classical Opera, Gemma Summerfield, Ian Page, Il Vologeso, Jennifer France, Jommelli, Rachel Kelly, Stuart Jackson, Tom Verney
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The value of Nothing: a dark operatic thriller at Glyndebourne
Bruce: Nothing ***** Glyndebourne, 27th February 2016 It’s not uncommon for television adaptations to inspire viewers to pick up the original novel. Across the country, sales of Tolstoy and Dickens are surely up this winter following the BBC serialisation of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bijan Sheibani, David Bruce, Glyndebourne, James Hall, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Robyn Allegra Parton, Sian Edwards, Southbank Sinfonia, Stuart Jackson, Tristan Hambleton
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