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Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Christian Gerhaher at the Wigmore Hall

29/10/13 I have already been twice humbled by too high expectations for Wigmore hall recitals this season. After the wondrous Anne Sch...

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Madama Butterfly at ENO

26/10/13 Anthony Minghella's Madama Butterfly is very popular on both sides of the pond (the Met uses it too), and it's easy...

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Greek at ROH with Music Theatre Wales

22/10/13 Linbury Theatre What an explosively fun evening! Turnage's 1988 opera Greek is a retelling of the story of Oedipus, updated...

Les vêpres siciliennes at ROH

21/10/13 This production marks the first time that the ROH has ever staged Les vêpres siciliennes , but perhaps more excitingly, it is al...

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Hänsel und Gretel at Glyndebourne on Tour

12/10/13 I adore this score. Its sonic opulence is obvious, and entirely fitting with the subject matter, but the manner in which Hump...

Thursday, 17 October 2013

El gato con botas at ROH

16/10/13 Linbury Young Artists Programme Xavier Montsalvatge's opera El gato con botas (1947) is an odd piece - musically it sounds...

Monday, 14 October 2013

Agrippina at ETO

08/10/13 Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music Though both were composed for the Venetian stage, the musical differences between Giason...

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