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Tag Archives: William Dazeley
“Or not to be”: dislocated Shakespeare as Brett Dean’s Hamlet is revived for Glyndebourne’s tour
Brett Dean: Hamlet *** Glyndebourne, 21st October 2017 Brett Dean’s Hamlet was deemed a palpable hit at Glyndebourne this season – an event I contrived to miss, making me double my resolve to catch it this autumn as it joins the tour. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brett Dean, Brian Bannatyne-Scott, David Butt Philip, Duncan Ward, Gavan Ring, Glyndebourne Chorus, Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, Hamlet (Dean), James Hall, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Jennifer France, Louise Winter, Neil Armfield, Rupert Charlesworth, Rupert Enticknap, William Dazeley
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Tears before bedtime: El-Khoury transcends Cairns’ chilly Glyndebourne Traviata
Verdi: La traviata **** Glyndebourne, 1st August 2017 Glyndebourne’s production of operatic weepy La traviata left me dry-eyed when I saw it on tour back in 2014. I found the abstract setting cold and austere, the performances bland. Thankfully, I employed a caveat … Continue reading
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Tagged Atalla Ayan, Daniel Shelvey, Dimitri Platanias, Eliza Safjan, Gabriele Mangione, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Chorus, Henry Waddington, Hildegard Bechtler, Joyce El-Khoury, La traviata, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rihab Chaieb, Stefan Soltesz, Tom Cairns, Verdi, William Dazeley
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Enchanted Wood: dream of a Dream at Glyndebourne
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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Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Anthony Gregory, Benjamin Hulett, Britten, Claudia Huckle, Colin Judson, David Evans, David Soar, Duncan Rock, Elizabeth DeShong, Glyndebourne, Jakub Hrůša, John Bury, Kate Royal, Kathleen Kim, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lynne Hockney, Matthew Rose, Michael Sumuel, Peter Hall, Sion Goronwy, Tim Mead, Trinity Boys Choir, William Dazeley
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Wheel of Fortune: Carmina burana a safe bet for Birmingham Royal Ballet
Tchaikovsky: Serenade/ Orff: Carmina burana *** Birmingham Royal Ballet, Coliseum, 20th March 2015 Celebrating 20 years as Director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, David Bintley brings his company to London for three nights (and an afternoon!) of seedy sex and drunken debauchery … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham Royal Ballet, Carmina burana, Céline Gittens, David Bintley, Elisha Willis, Ex Cathedra, George Balanchine, Iain Mackay, Jamie Bond, Jenna Roberts, Jeremy Budd, Madeleine Pierard, Mathias Dingman, Momoko Hirata, Orff, Paul Murphy, Philip Ellis, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Samara Downs, Serenade, Tchaikovsky, William Dazeley
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To Paradise and back: a thrilling Le Roi de Lahore from Chelsea Opera Group
Massenet: Le Roi de Lahore **** Queen Elizabeth Hall, 1st March 2015 This is what Chelsea Opera Group was put on this earth for! Take an obscure grand opera that Covent Garden wouldn’t touch with a barge pole, prune it … Continue reading
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Tagged Anush Hovhannisyan, Chelsea Opera Group, Jihoon Kim, Joshua Bloom, Justina Gringyte, Le Roi de Lahore, Massenet, Michael Spyres, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Renato Balsadonna, William Dazeley
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