Tag Archives: Tim Mead

Great Britten: Death in Venice returns to Covent Garden in superb new staging

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Britten: Death in Venice Royal Opera, 21st November 2019 “Britten doesn’t sell.” Until Deborah Warner’s impressive production of Billy Budd last April, The Royal Opera hadn’t put any Britten on the main stage since Richard Jones’ (admittedly naff) Gloriana in … Continue reading →

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Jolly hockey sticks! Orliński rules as Rinaldo at Glyndebourne

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Handel: Rinaldo Glyndebourne, 8th August 2019 Rotten Romans, the first film inspired by Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories books which have brought the past alive for decades of schoolchildren, opened in cinemas a fortnight ago. If they ever decide to tackle … Continue reading →

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Enchanted Wood: dream of a Dream at Glyndebourne

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream ***** Glyndebourne, 11th August 2016 “Out of this wood do not desire to go!” Tytania orders Bottom. Glyndebourne’s revival of Peter Hall’s classic production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is eerily enchanting, weaving its spell right … Continue reading →

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Signed off with an orchestral flourish: Written on Skin at the Barbican

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Benjamin: Written on Skin ***** Mahler CO/Benjamin, Barbican, 19th March 2016 There is no doubt that George Benjamin’s opera Written on Skin is a modern masterpiece. Since its 2012 première at Aix-en-Provence, it has conquered the world. Shorn of Katie Mitchell’s … Continue reading →

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