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2022-05-11 08:44:50
Christophe Honoré chooses not to tell a story in his production of Berlioz’s opera for Bayerische Staatsoper
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ArtsJournal: music
2020-08-20 12:06:17
U.S. Court Of Appeals Rules Madrid Museum May Keep Nazi-Looted Pissarro
“The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California has ruled that the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation in Madrid is the owner of Camille Pissarro’s 1897 painting Rue Saint-Honoré, Après-midi, Effet de Pluie, which it purchased in 1993 from the collector Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza. In 2005, the heirs to the work’s original owner, […]
2020-02-10 07:27:48
Les vêpres Siciliennes: Verdi's French Grand Opera makes a rare appearance in Welsh National Opera's striking new production
[…] refusing Verdi's requests for revisions so that the final act sags somewhat. Verdi: Les vêpres siciliennes - Christine Byrne, Anush Hovhannisyan, Robyn Lyn EvansWelsh National Opera (Photo Johan Person) David Pountney and Raimund Bauer's solution was elegant in its clarity, three huge black frames which could frame the action and be moved around so the stage landscape was in constant fluid motion. There were no awkward pauses for scene changes (something that bedevilled Christophe Honore's otherwise fine production of Verdi's original 1867 version of Don Carlos in Lyon, see my review) everything flowed. David Pountney's direction was largely unfussy, it was clear who everyone was and Marie-Jeanne Lecca's costumes helped. The French were in late 18th century Ancien Régime, the Sicilians in basic mid-20th century black, and Anush Hovhannisyan in an early 20th black gown, severe and suitable for mourning for her brother. The ballet was done as a […]
2019-07-05 17:12:19
Christophe Honoré stages Puccini’s work as an opera about opera and divas
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