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Opera & Ballet

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Garsington Emphasises Psychological Aspects of Eugene Onegin

08/07/201606/06/2016 by Curtis Rogers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / Douglas Boyd, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 5.6.2016 (CR)

 Natalya Romaniw (Tatyana), Roderick Williams (Onegin): credit - Mark Douet.

Natalya Romaniw (Tatyana), Roderick Williams (Onegin): credit – Mark Douet.

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Categories Opera & Ballet, This Week's Review, UK Opera Tags Curtis Rogers, Garsington Leave a comment

Clever and Amusing L’italiana in Algeri at Garsington

16/06/201606/06/2016 by Curtis Rogers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rossini, L’italiana in Algeri:  Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / David Parry, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 4.6.2016. (CR)

Ezgi Kutlu (Isabella), Quirijn de Lang (Mustafà). Credit: Johan Persson
Ezgi Kutlu (Isabella), Quirijn de Lang (Mustafà). Credit: Johan Persson

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English National Ballet Performs Traditional, Timeless Swan Lake In-The-Round

15/07/201606/06/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Dancers of English National Ballet and English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.6.2016. (JPr)

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ENB’s dancers in Swan Lake (c) Laurent Liotardo

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Enjoyable and Visually Appealing Mikado from Scottish Opera

14/08/202004/06/2016 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Derek Clark (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 3.6.2016. (SRT)

Richard Suart as Ko-Ko and Stephen Richardson as The Mikado. Scottish Opera and D’Oyly Carte 2016. Credit James Glossop (1)
Richard Suart as Ko-Ko and Stephen Richardson as The Mikado (c) James Glossop

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McVicar Brings Out the Comedy in Glyndebourne’s Splendid Die Meistersinger

12/06/201603/06/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, Die Meistersinger: Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Michael Güttler (conductor). Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, 2.6.2016. (JPr)

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Final Scene of Glyndebourne Festival Opera’s Die Meistersinger
(c) Tristram Kenton

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Despite Excellent, Spirited Performances Martinů Opera Double Bill Fails to Resonate

12/06/201603/06/2016 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Martinů, Ariane and Alexandre bis: Soloists, Orchestra of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Timothy Redmond (conductor). Silk Street Theatre, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, 31.5.2016. (MB)

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Betroffenheit Explores Mental State Caused by Trauma and Loss

12/06/201603/06/2016 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various composers, Betroffenheit: Kidd Pivot and Electric Company Theatre, Sadler’s Wells, London, 31.05.2016. (J.O’D)

Jonathon Young & Crystal Pite’s Betroffenheit (c) Wendy D Photography

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Faccio’s Amleto: A Serious and Absorbing Opera Brought Back to Life

06/06/201603/06/2016 by Bernard Jacobson

United StatesUnited States Faccio, Amleto: Soloists, Opera Delaware, Anthony Barrese (conductor), Grand Opera House, Wilmington, Delaware. 20.5.2016. (BJ)

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Faccio’s Amleto (c) Joe del Tufo/Moonloop Photography

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