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Scottish mezzo-soprano (1932-2000)
- mezzo-soprano
- United Kingdom
- opera singer
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2024-03-24
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2024-03-15 09:42:00
Almost an expressionist nightmare: Janáček's Jenůfa at ENO with Jennifer Davis in the title role
[…] on a decline into sad senility.The smaller roles were all vividly taken, each creating a strong character. Julieth Lozano Rolong, making her company debut, brought vivid tone and irrepressible enthusiasm to Jano. Darren Jeffery was the mill foreman, frequently an observer to the action in Act One, creating a feeling of his underlying contempt for his employers. Freddie Tong made self-regarding and rather unpleasant Mayor, with Madeleine Shaw channelling Hyacinth Bucket as his wife. Isabelle Peters sang and danced engagingly as Barena. Segomotso Masego Shupinyaneng was all self-regarding charm and simpering as their daughter, Karolka. Morag Boyle and Claire Pendleton completed the cast with brilliant cameos as a neighbour and a villager.The chorus was on terrific form (belying the alarums and excursions that have been going on behind the scenes), not only singing up a storm but creating a whole world of vivid and disturbing characters. Everything in Act One […]
2024-02-14 07:56:00
Young Composers 5: the latest iteration of the National Youth Choir's Young Composers scheme challenge & stimulate
[…] texture over structure, but certainly the young singers of the choir and the ensemble have responded with wonderfully engaged performances.Millicent B James - Children of the ForestWill Harmer - Three MadrigalsEmily Hazrati - One Thousand ThreadsAlex Tay - RainFlow’rsWill Harmer - FireworksAlex Tay - DEEP (HUH?!)Emily Hazrati - khãné (meditations on home)Millicent B James - Finding Your HomeNational Youth Choir Fellowship Ensemble (Ailsa Campbell & Emily Varney, soprano, Sarina Rattan & Olivia Shotton, alto, Timothy Peters & Chris O’Leary, tenor, Antonio Oliveira & Jason Ching, bass)National Youth ChoirEmily Dickens (conductor)Ben Parry (conductor)Recorded at Royal Academy of Music on 2 September, 2023, & School Farm Studios on 14 October, 2023NMC Records NMC DL3056 1CD [43:07]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 blogDirect, determined & loud: Welsh composer David John Roche introduces his new electric […]
2023-10-20 08:39:00
Music Night and Day: Handel Hendrix House in the evening, Daylight Music in Leytonstone
Daylight Music at St John's LeytonstoneThe Handel Hendrix House opens for special night time viewings, presenting both music by Handel and Hendrix in their own contexts, whilst Arctic Circle's Daylight Music is back with a run of daytime concerts presenting an eclectic mix of contemporary music Arctic Circle's Daylight Music returns for a limited edition run this Autumn at St John’s Leytonstone, E11 1HH with daytime concerts beginning Saturday 21 October. The opening event features composer David Julyan, best known for his work with cinema auteur Christopher Nolan, British-Nigerian composer, music producer and songwriter Tony Njoku, Liverpool born guitarist (and founder of the dream pop outfit Engineers) Mark Peters, and Angèle David-Guillou playing the St John's organ. Future events will feature The Sensory Illusions & Vulliamy Murray Duo, and The NJE with Davey Payne, Yova + Rachel Horton-Kitchlew. Full details from Daylight Music website.For night time fun, Handel Hendrix House, the Mayfair […]
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2023-04-03 15:58:49
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