Tag Archives: Halévy

Mob mentality: a powerful La Juive at Opera Vlaanderen

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Halévy: La Juive Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp, 10th March 2019 Watching an Orthodox Jew walking down the Keyserlei, a street packed with jewellers, it struck me that Antwerp, with its prolific diamond trade, would be a good setting for Fromental Halévy’s … Continue reading →

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From Auber to Halévy: El-Khoury and Spyres celebrate a pair of French stars in style

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Opera Rara: Joyce El-Khoury & Michael Spyres **** Cadogan Hall, 14th July 2017 Opera Rara celebrated Bastille Day with a tribute to two great French singers, Julie Dorus-Gras and Gilbert Duprez. Dorus-Gras was a leading soprano in Paris in the … Continue reading →

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Halévy’s La Reine de Chypre claims three tenor victims in Paris

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Halévy: La Reine de Chypre *** Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 7th June 2017 The only opera you’re ever likely to encounter by Fromental Halévy is La Juive, which probably qualifies the composer as a “one hit wonder”. But Halévy wrote around … Continue reading →

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