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Dufay & The Court of Savoy
Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474)"Dufay & the Court of Savoy"Introit, Missa, MotetsThe Binchois Consort/Andrew KirkmanRecorded February 2008Label: Hyperion CDA67715Download 1fichier pixel workupload(Dufay died 550 years ago)Courtesy of member Thomas Cadfael
2022-07-10 08:11:34
Style and substance: a fascinating & engaging account of The Yeomen of the Guard at the Grange
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard - The Grange Festival (Photo Simon Anand)Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard; Ellie Laugharne, Nick Pritchard, Nick Haverson, Angela Simkin, Nicholas Crawley, Heather Shipp, Graeme Broadbent, John Savournin, dir: Christopher Luscombe, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, cond: John Andrews; the Grange FestivalReviewed 8 July 2022 (★★★★½)A sympathetic and stylish account of the most serious of the G&S operas, combining fine singing indeed, plenty of words and some remarkable physical theatre from Nick Haverson's superb Jack PointGilbert and Sullivan wrote an apparently effortless sequence of Savoy Operas that trace an arc of development from The Sorcerer through to The Mikado and Ruddigore; when the run of one opera came to an end, there was another one waiting. However, Ruddigore was not a success on opening night and only after changes, including removing some of Sullivan's more serious music, did it achieve a respectable run. And when it […]
2022-04-20 06:31:25
Jake Heggie, Jeanine Tesori, Philip Glass: ENO's new season places a focus on contemporary American opera
Jake Heggie: It’s A Wonderful Life - World Premiere at Houston Grand Opera (Photo Karen Almond, Houston Grand Opera) Apart from works by Philip Glass and John Adams, contemporary American opera has been rather slow to reach performances in the UK. Opera Holland Park is giving the UK premiere of Mark Adamo's Little Women this Summer, 25 years after the work made its debut, whilst Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking had to wait a similarly long time (it debuted in 2000 but waited until 2018 for its UK premiere). There have been occasional bright spots, such as Opera North performing Kevin Puts' Silent Night in 2018 [see my article], but anyone hoping to get something of an overview of what has become quite a distinctive genre will be disappointed. So, it is heartening to see that as part of its 2022/23 season, English National Opera will be giving the UK premieres […]
2021-09-28 12:32:52
The rock star’s intimate new show, opening in London, reveals a talent for the written word discovered during the pandemic
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