Monthly Archives: August 2013

West Side Story – a tale of two cities?
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WEST SIDE STORY – Sadler’s Wells Based on a conception by Jerome Robbin Book by Arthur Laurents   Music by Leonard Bernstein   Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Entire original production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins Originally produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. … Continue reading

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R. Strauss – Capriccio

Royal Opera House Covent Garden R. Strauss:  Capriccio, a concert performance The Countess: Renee Fleming   Strauss’s last opera is once more about the nature of his art. Is the poet greater than the composer; is the librettist greater than … Continue reading

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Henry VI Parts I, II, III – Shakespeare’s Globe

King Henry VI by William Shakespeare Performed at Shakespeare’s globe 24th July from noon until night The Cast Graham Butler King Henry VI Garry Cooper Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester Mary Doherty Queen Margaret Roger Evans Duke of Suffolk / Jack … Continue reading

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