| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2013 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh | Dunedin Consort present the St Matthew Passion at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh |
 Passion is not for the faint-hearted. This performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion weighed in at three hours (excluding interval). However, my attention did not waver, and this seemed true of the rest of enraptured audience. When digesting Dunedin Consort director John Butt’s scholarly yet very readable programme notes beforehand, I was staggered to learn that, at just about the time our audience would be stretching its legs, the congregation at the 1727 première, would have remained seated for the pivotal part of the event: the sermon.
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| 26-Jun-2012 Sadler's Wells: Lilian Baylis Studio | The Opera Group: Babur in London at Sadler's Wells |
 Babur in London is the latest production from pioneering opera company The Opera Group, and it provided a thought-provoking evening. A collaborative venture between British-born composer Edward Rushton and New Delhi-based librettist Jeet Thayil, the new work has already toured Switzerland, and arrived in London following dates in Basingstoke, Oxford, Leeds and Birmingham. It tells the story of four young terrorists who are plotting to carry out jihad, when their plans are interrupted by the magical appearance of Babur, the first Mughal Emperor from the 16th century.Read full review... | |
