| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2013 Barbican Centre: Hall | A fitting tribute to Sir Colin Davis: LSO and a superb cast perform Britten's The Turn of the Screw |
 Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, part of the London Symphony Orchestra’s contribution to the Britten 100 celebrations, was supposed to have been conducted by Sir Colin Davis; it was instead dedicated to his memory following his death last Sunday. Before the concert began, LSO Chairman and Sub-Leader Lennox Mackenzie and LSO Managing Director Kathryn McDowell delivered an eloquent and fitting tribute to the man they described as the “head of our family”.Read full review... | |
| 28-Feb-2013 Guildhall School Theatre | High drama and hilarity: Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
 Despite a relatively easy-to-follow storyline, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro is an opera that is hard to pull off entirely successfully. Musically, it requires enormous vigour from both cast and orchestra; dramatically, this opera buffa demands strong acting skills in order to eke out its moments of farce. The Guildhall School of Music and Drama’s production made very good efforts on both counts, though it was not without flaw.
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