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Tag Archives: Wagner
Dragonslayer: Siegfried battles valiantly in Opera North’s Ring
Wagner: Siegfried *** Opera North, Royal Festival Hall, 1st July 2016 While the Welsh were merrily slaying Belgians in Euro 2016, one dragon was on the receiving end at the Royal Festival Hall. In the third instalment of Opera North’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Béla Perencz, Kelly Cae Hogan, Lars Cleveman, Mats Almgren, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Mumford, Richard Farnes, Richard Roberts, Siegfried, Wagner
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Disobedient daughter, outraged wife: Wotan’s woes mount in Opera North’s Die Walküre
Wagner: Die Walküre **** Opera North, Royal Festival Hall, 29th June 2016 In Anna Russell’s wittily deadpan analysis of Wagner’s Ring cycle, she describes Wotan as “the head god” – pausing for dramatic effect before adding “and he’s a crashing … Continue reading
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Tagged Claudia Huckle, Die Walküre, Fiona Kimm, Giselle Allen, Heather Shipp, James Creswell, Kate Valentine, Katherine Broderick, Kelly Cae Hogan, Lee Bisset, Madeleine Shaw, Michael Weinius, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Mumford, Richard Farnes, Robert Hayward, Sarah Castle, Wagner, Yvonne Howard
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Dipping a toe into the Rhine: Wagner therapy from Opera North
Wagner: Das Rheingold **** Opera North, Royal Festival Hall, 28th June 2016 Richard Jones has a lot to answer for. His cartoon-kitsch Ring for The Royal Opera back in 1994-5 scarred me so deeply that I’ve been reluctant to return … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Foster-Williams, Ceri Williams, Das Rheingold, Giselle Allen, James Creswell, Jeni Bern, Jo Pohlheim, Madeleine Shaw, Mark Le Brocq, Mats Almgren, Michael Druiett, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Mumford, Richard Farnes, Richard Roberts, Sarah Castle, Wagner, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Yvonne Howard
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Humour and humanity: McVicar’s Meistersinger touches the heart at Glyndebourne
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg **** Glyndebourne Festival, 21st May 2016 Eurovision last weekend, Nuremberg’s Got Talent this evening – it’s evidently song contest season. And what finer work to launch Glyndebourne Festival’s season, under the watchful eye of new General … Continue reading
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Tagged Alastair Miles, Amanda Majeski, Darren Jeffery, David McVicar, David Portillo, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Gerald Finley, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Chorus, Hanna Hipp, Jochen Kupfer, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Güttler, Michael Schade, Vicki Mortimer, Wagner
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Downhill from Venusberg: a bland Tannhäuser revived at Covent Garden
Wagner: Tannhäuser *** The Royal Opera, 26th April 2016 At the heart of Tannhäuser is the hero’s struggle between spirituality and sensuality. Tim Albery’s 2010 production, receiving its first revival at Covent Garden, establishes this conflict within a stylish opening … Continue reading
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Tagged Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Christian Gerhaher, Ed Lyon, Emma Bell, Hartmut Haenchen, Jasmin Vardimon, Jeremy White, Peter Seiffert, Royal Opera, Samuel Sakker, Sophie Koch, Tannhäuser, Tim Albery, Wagner
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