| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 9-Mar-2013 Staatsoper at Schiller Theater | The progress of a rake in Berlin: Krzysztof Warlikowski's production with the Staatsoper |
 Ruth Walz.jpg) It’s not often that operas in English get performed in Germany, and so I was somewhat surprised to see such a large and important company as the Berliner Staatsoper taking on Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress. This work is often regarded as problematic, because of its bizarre storyline and neo-classical style, and so it was with excitement, but also some trepidation, that I went to Berlin’s Schiller Theater to review the opera.
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| 15-Jul-2011 Royal Albert Hall | BBC Proms Opening Night: Weir, Brahms, Liszt and Janáček |
 As you round the corner of Prince Consort Road, you raise your head to catch a glimpse of the tip of the Royal Albert Hall dome. But just as you do…SMACK! You’ve collided with a stranger’s back. Reorienting yourself you realise there’s a queue a mile long, winding down the steps outside the Royal Albert Hall and stretching all the way to bus stop down the road. I was warned about this: every summer, Londoners come out in swarms to see if they can snag a £5 standing-room only ticket to London’s annual classical music festival, BBC Proms. A tradition that has been coined Promming, Friday night’s line included families, businessmen, students, even frantic press officers interviewing people with bright yellow Flip cameras. The excitement in the line alone set the tone for the evening.Read full review... | |
