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A tale of two Mozarts…
Figaro on Friday, Giovanni on Saturday. I’m a wee bit Mozart’d out… Both productions, the Figaro by David McVicar and the Don Giovanni by Francesca Zambello, have been doing the ROH rounds for a while now, and seeing them in such … Continue reading
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The Rose-Bearer clearly wasn’t travelling by public transport in London
So last night was Der Rosenkavalier at ENO – from what I remember of it after the rather tedious journey home. In fact the rather wonderful evening was ‘book-ended’ by frustrations, latterly the travel chaos and previously the frustration of ENO’s … Continue reading
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Quick look back at Faust…
Just putting a marker down on the opening night of Faust – what with one thing and another can’t quite run to a full ‘reflections’.
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A triumph of gentility and detail
Despite its length, despite its huge demands for chorus and orchestra, despite its air – from the very first bars of the overture – of pompous grandiosity, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is, at its heart, an intimate tale. A small … Continue reading
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Covent Garden’s Aïda
I can’t recall the last time I had so many cancellation notices in the run-up to an opera. First, Micaela Carosi withdrew due to pregnancy and/or, depending on how much you read into these things, being boo’d at the dress … Continue reading
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Die Zauberflöte
Only a quick post to record last Friday’s encounter with the David McVicar Zauberflöte: in summary, better than expected. David Syrus took over in the pit for an unwell Colin Davis, and initial disappointment at the announcement was soon swept … Continue reading
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Cesare at Glyndebourne: woo-hoo!
I am a lucky sausage. As well as all these lovely Covent Garden and ENO performances of late, I got tickets for Glyndebourne. Giulio Cesare, no less. That production on the DVDs. Woo-hoo. Not sure it hadn’t gone a little … Continue reading
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