| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2013 The London Coliseum | Sarah Connolly tops a stellar cast in ENO's production of Charpentier's Medea |
 When going to see a new production at ENO, always expect the unexpected. In ENO’s recent history, that has certainly been true, though not always to its credit. Friday’s opening performance of Charpentier’s Medea was no exception to the rule; however, in this case, it was an opulent, stylish and fabulous (in more than one sense) production, complemented by a truly spectacular cast.
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| 1-Oct-2012 The London Coliseum | ENO's Julius Caesar in Egypt |
 The full name of Handel's opera is Giulio Cesare in Egitto: it depicts a historically loose version of Caesar's sojourn in Alexandria, during which Pompey is murdered, Ptolemy is killed in battle and Cleopatra is installed as Queen. In Michael Keegan-Dolan's new production for ENO, we know we're in Egypt straight away because when we enter the auditorium, we see a giant crocodile in the middle of an otherwise plain stage (apart from the dead giraffe in the corner, of which more later).Read full review... | |
| 26-May-2012 St John's Smith Square | Early Opera Company: Handel's Rival Queens |
 It is no surprise that in this Olympic year, various cultural goings-on have taken on, or alluded to, a sporting theme. This year's Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music made no exception, taking as its theme the ethos of the Olympic Games – Contests, Competitions and the Harmony of Nations – and cunningly applying it to incidents in musical history, as well as to music itself. The Festival's opening ceremony took the form of a concert given by the noted viola da gamba player Jordi Savall and his handpicked orchestra, with a colourful programme of European Baroque music.Read full review... | |
| 18-Mar-2012 John Jay College: The Gerald W Lynch Theater | NYC Opera’s Così a Sardonic Stunner |
 It was a glass-smashing, balloon-popping, bearskin-wearing, strip-out-of-your-swimsuit-onstage kind of afternoon at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater for the opening of New York City Opera’s second production of the 2012 season, Mozart’s Così fan tutte.
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