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Monthly Archives: July 2013
ROH: Simon Boccanegra – 13th July – a night to remember
Simon Boccanegra by G. Verdi Simon Boccanegra – Thomas Hampson Jacopo Fiesco – Ferruccio Furlanetto Amelia Grimaldi – Hibla Gerzmava Gabriele Adorno – Russell Thomas Paolo Albiani – Dmitri Platanias Pietro – Jihoon Kim Amelia’s Maideservant – Louise Armit Captain … Continue reading
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Most Serine: ENO’s Death in Venice
Death in Venice Benjamin Britten (1970) This is in fact a revival of the most exquisite production which previously I had not seen. My first and until last month only Death in Venice was in Aldeburgh – I am guessing … Continue reading
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Royal Opera House: Gloriana – a sad spectacle in every sense
Gloriana – 6th July 2013 Benjamin Britten (1953) Director:Richard Jones Conductor: Paul Daniel Susan Bullock, Toby Spence, Mark Stone, Clive Bayley, Jeremy Carpenter, Kate Royal Elizabeth I has long inspired a cult. She is honoured by her devotees as a cross … Continue reading
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Newly minted Murray 2013
Wimbledon Champion, Andy Murray Victory has a thousand fathers; defeat is an orphan – John F Kennedy, in aftermath of Bay of Pigs disaster, 1961 This time Last year Andy Murray had showed an unfamiliar emotional side to his character in … Continue reading
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