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Finely Produced and Performed Il turco in Italia at Garsington Opera

08/07/201702/07/2017 by Curtis Rogers

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rossini, Il turco in Italia: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / David Parry, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 29.6.2016. (CR)

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Il turco in Italia (c) Alice Pennefather

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Garsington Opera’s Provocative and Compelling Staging of Pelléas et Mélisande

03/07/201720/06/2017 by Curtis Rogers

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Philharmonia Orchestra & Garsington Opera Chorus / Jac van Steen, Garsington Opera, Wormsley, 18.6.2017. (CR)

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Mélisande (Andrea Carroll) In Pelléas et Mélisande (c) Clive Barda

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Handel’s Semele at Garsington: Unusual Production, Glorious Performance

02/07/201707/06/2017 by Curtis Rogers

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Semele: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / Jonathan Cohen (conductor), Garsington Opera at Wormsley, Buckinghamshire, 3.6.2017. (CR)

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Heidi Stober (Semele) and Christine Rice ( Juno) in Semele © Johan Persson

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Garsington Opera’s Rough-edged yet Consistent Interpretation of Le nozze di Figaro

02/07/201706/06/2017 by Curtis Rogers

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / Douglas Boyd, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 2.6.2017. (CR)

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Jennifer France (Susanna) & Joshua Bloom (Figaro) in Le nozze di Figaro (c) Mark Douet

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Von Otter and Papadopoulos Infuse Their All-Schubert Program with Lyricism and Energy

24/03/201721/03/2017 by Curtis Rogers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schubert: Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Oxford Philharmonic/Mario Papadopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 18.3.2017. (CR)

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Papdopoulos Substitutes for Gergiev Resulting in Performances Musical Yet Uneven

13/03/201709/03/2017 by Curtis Rogers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rossini, Bruch, and Beethoven: Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papdopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 6.3.2017. (CR)

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Argerich and Papadopoulos Delight Audience with World Premiere and Russian Classics

05/02/201727/01/2017 by Curtis Rogers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prokofiev, Stravinsky, and Giulia Monducci: Oxford Philharmonic; Martha Argerich (piano) / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 21.1.2017. (CR)

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Brahms Bookends Lidström as Ashkenazy Conducts at Oxford

14/12/201610/12/2016 by Curtis Rogers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brahms and Mats Lidström: Mats Lidström (cello), Oxford Philharmonic / Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 7.12.2016. (CR)

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