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Month: March 2018

Kissin at the Barbican

Posted on March 30, 2018April 1, 2018 by Michael Church
Evgeny Kissin, Barbican Now forty-seven, Evgeny Kissin is no longer music’s most miraculous child: he’s become a trim and stately middle-aged gent, and his pianism has matured commensurately. Itâ€... Read More

ENO’s new Traviata – even worse than its predecessor

Posted on March 26, 2018March 28, 2018 by Michael Church
La traviata, Coliseum, London As nights at the opera go, this was a strange one. By the end of Act One I was eager to leave, and I felt pretty much the same about Act Two, but Act Three, which must co... Read More

The evergreen Peter Donohoe

Posted on March 22, 2018March 23, 2018 by Michael Church
Peter Donohoe/LPO/Orozco-Estrada, Southbank Centre   The London Philharmonic are now embarked on a year-long musical journey through the twentieth century, using Stravinsky as their focus: works ... Read More

The indefatigable Rogers Covey-Crump

Posted on March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 by Michael Church
St John Passion, Jesus College, Cambridge   The geographical spread of classical music in Britain is shockingly inequitable: 90 percent of the events take place in or around London. But two other... Read More

‘From the House of the Dead’ – a travesty by Warlikowski

Posted on March 8, 2018March 15, 2018 by Michael Church
From the House of the Dead, Royal Opera House, 7.3.18   Dostoevsky’s novel From the House of the Dead was based on his searing experiences in a Siberian prison. Janacek’s opera faithfully fol... Read More

Carsen’s playful ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ revived

Posted on March 2, 2018March 3, 2018 by Michael Church
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, ENO, 1.3.18   ENO had two fine house productions to choose between, for their revival of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. They could have chosen Christopher A... Read More

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