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2018-09-14 12:15:38
This German-Chinese co-production impressed with imaginative set design but lacked musical cohesion
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Royal Opera House
2016-12-06 12:10:14
Why Manon Lescaut launched Puccini into operatic stardom
[…] realized, in La bohème Puccini creates six interesting, believable and sympathetic principal characters. Musically the score is even more sophisticated, blending lyricism with elements of realism, including parlando and speech, and using motifs in a still more interesting way . In itself a magnificent achievement, Manon Lescaut was also the harbinger of Puccini’s even greater operas to come. Manon Lescaut runs until 12 December 2016. Tickets are still available. The production is a co-production with Shanghai Grand Theatre and is staged with generous philanthropic support from Mrs Susan A. Olde OBE and the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Cover Awards.
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Royal Opera House
2016-11-25 13:30:59
Contemporary truths in Manon Lescaut: a powerful glimpse into modern slavery
[…] who is making choices about her best options for improving her life – and who struggles to maintain connection and love in the face of bondage – the opera captures perfectly the reality of millions in the contemporary global economy, who continue to carve out lives and livelihoods even as they face severe constraints on their freedom. Manon Lescaut runs until 12 December 2016. Tickets are still available . The production is a co-production with Shanghai Grand Theatre and is staged with generous philanthropic support from Mrs Susan A. Olde OBE and the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Cover Awards.
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2016-11-22 16:51:50
UK orchestra launches Chinese website
[…] market. The CBSO will tour to China for the first time in the orchestra’s history in December 2016. The tour will start with two concerts on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 December 2016 at the Opera House in Guangzhou, twin city to the orchestra’s home of Birmingham in the UK. The orchestra will then visit Changsha Concert Hall for its New Year’s Day concert on Sunday 1 January 2017, followed by a performance at the Shanghai Grand Theatre on Tuesday 3 January and a final concert in China’s capital Beijing at the National Centre for Performing Arts on Thursday 5 January. Leading the CBSO as conductor for this historic tour will be Vassily Sinaisky, and the renowned violinist James Ehnes will join as the soloist.
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