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2024-03-16 09:57:00
From Early Music to contemporary: the Royal Festival Hall organ is 70 and organist James McVinnie is celebrating with a Southbank Centre residency
[…] that you either have to know the instrument or have someone listen for you.23 March - 28 June 2024 - The Royal Festival Hall at 70 concert seriessee Southbank Centre website.29 June 2024 - American Minimalism, Purcell Roomsee Southbank Centre website.Never miss out on future posts by following usThe blog is free, but I'd be delighted if you were to show your appreciation by buying me a coffee.Elsewhere on this blogAlmost an expressionist nightmare: Janáček's Jenůfa at ENO with Jennifer Davis in the title role - opera reviewLittle short of a revelation: Michael Spyres, Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset explore Wagner's influences with In the Shadows - record reviewUpheaval: cellist Janne Fredens & pianist Søren Rastogi in music by four women composers from the years 1911 to 1918 - record reviewSomething astonishing: Olivia Fuchs' new production of Britten's Death in Venice for Welsh National Opera involved a collaboration with circus arts, NoFit State - opera reviewLumen Christi: I chat to Master of Music, […]
2024-03-15 09:42:00
Almost an expressionist nightmare: Janáček's Jenůfa at ENO with Jennifer Davis in the title role
Janáček:Jenůfa, Act 3 - Jennifer Davis - English National Opera, 2024 (Photo: © Ellie Kurttz)Janáček: Jenůfa; Jennifer Davis, Susan Bullock, Richard Trey Smagur, John Findon, Fiona Kimm, director: David Alden, conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson; English National Opera at the London ColiseumReviewed 13 March 2024A vivid account of tis hard-edged, expressionist production showcasing intense and profound performances from the principalsDavid Alden's production of Janáček's Jenůfa at English National Opera debuted in 2006 and was last seen at the London Coliseum in 2016 [see my review]. The latest revival of the production is the last fully-staged opera ENO performs this season (two semi-staged performances of Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle are to come), a significant moment when a large amount of 'who knows' seems to hang over the whole enterprise. But this revival, directed by David Alden, with movement director Maxine Braham, seemed to be a stake in the sand, showing what ENO does best. Conducted by […]
2024-03-14 13:02:12
Coliseum, LondonJennifer Davis in the title role and Susan Bullock as Kostelnička are both outstanding in Janáček’s unremittingly intense tale relocated to a drab industrial town in post-communist EuropeThe English National Opera season continues with a revival of David Alden’s 2006 staging of
2024-02-23 19:13:01
INTERVIEW | Soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee And Composer Aaron Davis Talk About Zombie Blizzard
Zombie Blizzard brings together soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, author Margaret Atwood, composer Aaron Davis, and the Hannaford Street Silver Band.
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