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Tag Archives: Valerie Reid
Carte blanche: A muddled Queen of Spades from David Alden at ENO
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades *** English National Opera, 6th June 2015 “What if there is no secret? And all this is but the vain delirium of my sick spirit?” Hermann’s lines as he steals into the Countess’ bedroom give … Continue reading
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Tagged Catherine Young, Colin Judson, David Alden, Edward Gardner, English National Opera, Felicity Palmer, Giselle Allen, Gregory Dahl, Katie Bird, Nicholas Pallesen, Peter Hoare, Peter Van Hulle, Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades, Valerie Reid
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La traviata: Lightning fails to strike twice in ENO revival of Konwitschny’s production
Verdi: La traviata *** English National Opera, 9th February 2015 “È strano!” – “How curious!” – murmurs Violetta in the last moments of La traviata, on the sudden absence of pain before her final death throes. Two years ago, when this … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Michaels-Moore, Ben Johnson, Elizabeth Zharoff, English National Opera, La traviata, Peter Konwitschny, Roland Böer, Valerie Reid, Verdi
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It’s curtains for Violetta: Corinne Winters triumphs in Konwitschny’s stripped-down Traviata
Verdi: La traviata ***** English National Opera, 2nd February 2013 Red curtains peel apart tentatively to reveal a chair… and another set of red curtains. And that, in essence (save for a stack of books) is it for the set … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Michaels-Moore, Ben Johnson, Clare Presland, Corinne Winters, English National Opera, La traviata, Martin Lamb, Michael Hofstetter, Paul Hopwood, Peter Konwitschny, Valerie Reid, Verdi
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