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Canadian opera singer, editor, playwright and science fiction author (1958-)
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2024-02-29 07:43:00
One of the oldest-established festivals in the UK, the Norfolk & Norwich comes round in the merry month of May.
The giant puppet from L’Homme Debout’s Mo and The Red Ribbon which will roam the streets of NorwichOne of the oldest-established festivals in the UK, the Norfolk & Norwich (running for an astonishing 17 days in the merry month of May from Friday 10th to Sunday 26th) offers a cultural package like no other taking in music, drama, literature, circus, outdoor and family events as well as the all-important visual arts. Artists from round the world and across the region will gather in Norwich and, indeed, across the county to present a huge variety of work and events in a programme featuring a host of ‘stories’ providing guided routes through the festival and bringing together shows and events that share common themes. For instance, Lucy McCormick’s Lucy and Friends, an anarchic cry for help, subverts the normal dynamic between audience and performer. Sitting in the Whisper & Shout section of a wide […]
2024-02-02 10:19:00
As chilling and emotional as ever: Kate Lindsey returns as Offred in ENO's strong revival of Poul Ruders' The Handmaid's Tale
Poul Ruders: The Handmaid's Tale - Kate Lindsey, John Findon (film) - English National Opera 2024 (Photo: Zoe Martin)Poul Ruders & Paul Bentley: The Handmaid's Tale; Kate Lindsey, Juliet Stevenson, Rachel Nicholls, Nadine Benjamin, Rhian Lois, Avery Amereau, James Creswell, Madeleine Shaw, Zwakele Tshabalala, Eleanor Dennis, director Annilese Miskimmon/James Hurley, conductor Joana Carneiro; English National Opera at the London ColiseumReviewed 1 February 2024As chilling as ever; Kate Lindsey's emotional rollercoaster performance as Offred anchors a strong revival of Poul Ruders' operaEnglish National Opera's 2022 production of Poul Ruders' The Handmaid's Tale [see my original review] was cut short due to COVID-related problems so that it is good news that Annilese Miskimmon's production returned to the London Coliseum on 1 February 2024 (revived by James Hurley) for five performances with Kate Lindsey returning to the role of Offred and Joana Carneiro back in the pit. Juliet Stevenson was Professor Pieixoto, John Findon […]
2024-01-31 14:00:50
Illegal ‘Tenda’
A trio of live Bellini recordings featuring Mirella Freni, June Anderson, and Angela Meade in the title role
2024-01-26 05:00:00
Charles Groves (and others) conducts
Frank Bridge - The Sea:01 - 04 The Sea. Suite [20'41]05 Summer. Tone Poem [9'37]06 Cherry Ripe [3'23]07 Enter Spring. Rhapsody [21'22]08 Lament [4'27]Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles GrovesEMI CDM5658552 [recorded July 1975; CD issued 1989][CD-rip; flacs, cover and inlay scans - no booklet]Recording venue: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, UKRecording engineer: John Kurlander; Producer: John WillanMany of the recordings in my occasional posts were ripped in the late nineties or early noughties but I then had no means of scanning the artwork. Now it seems increasingly possible to download good artwork from the internet making posting of the recordings a possibility. The above recording and the next are cases in point. I am indebted to friend Danse de Puck for allowing me to use her artwork scans that appeared in a post on a private blog for the next recording.Ralph Vaughan Williams:01 - 09 Job. A Masque for Dancing […]
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