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Fidelio – a nice combination of music and gastronomy

Posted on July 23, 2020July 24, 2020 by Michael Church
Fidelio Unbound Clerkenwell, London Live music is cautiously making its comeback, in many ways and in unexpected places. Bidden to a concert at the Fidelio restaurant on busy Clerkenwell Road, I ask f... Read More

Janacek’s ‘Diary’ gets a post-modern twist

Posted on June 9, 2019June 14, 2019 by Michael Church
The Diary of One Who Disappeared, Linbury Theatre, London Janacek’s unrequited 11-year infatuation with Kamila Stösslova – 37 years younger and happily married – gave rise to two of his greates... Read More

Gerstein, Ohlsson, Hewitt, and the magic of Arcadi Volodos

Posted on March 8, 2019March 14, 2019 by Michael Church
Recital round-up No 53 for International Piano Magazine – April 2019 Wigmore Hall: Kirill Gerstein, Feb 24; Garrick Ohlsson, Feb 27 Royal Festival Hall: Angela Hewitt, Feb 26 Barbican: Arcadi Volodo... Read More

A triumphant Katya Kabanova from Richard Jones

Posted on February 7, 2019February 8, 2019 by Michael Church
Katya Kabanova, Royal Opera House It never rains but it pours: three productions of Janacek’s Katya Kabanova running in the same week – excellent ones from Scottish Opera and Welsh National O... 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

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