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2023-10-20 00:00:00
Robert Simpson, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Nordic Showcase & The French Connection (Christian Lindberg, Neville Marriner et al)
[…] Was this the face that launched a thousand ships? * [9'06]David Butt Philip- tenor, BBC Symphony Chorus*; Elizabeth Watts- soprano^; BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn BrabbinsHyperion CDA68280 [recorded November and December 2018; issued 2020][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: The Colosseum, Watford, UKRecording engineer: Simon Eadon; Producer: Andrew KeenerRalph Vaughan Williams:01 - 04 A Sea Symphony 'Symphony No.1' * [67'40]05 Darest thou now, O soul, for unison chorus and strings [3'12]Elizabeth Llewellyn- soprano & Marcus Farnsworth- baritone *; BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Martyn Brabbins Hyperion CDA68245 [recorded October 2017; issued 2018][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Blackheath Concert Halls, LondonRecording engineer: Simon Eadon; Producer: Andrew KeenerRobert Simpson: Music for Brass01 - 05 Energy. Symphonic Study for brass band (1971) [9'49]06 - 09 The Four Temperaments (1983) [21'53]10 Vortex (1989) [9'02]11 - 17 Volcano. Symphony Study for brass band (1979) [12'16]18 […]
2023-10-10 06:41:00
John Findon takes the title role in ENO's magnificent revival of David Alden's production of Britten's Peter Grimes
Britten: Peter Grimes - English National Opera (Photo: Tom Bowles)Britten:Peter Grimes; John Findon, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Simon Bailey, Christine Rice, director: David Alden, Martyn Brabbins; English National OperaReviewed by Tony Cooper, 6 October 2023David Alden’s production of Britten’s Peter Grimes has been a big success for English National Opera. A five-star job, really, long may it stay in the repertoireDue to the unavailability of Gwyn Hughes Jones, the pivotal role of Peter Grimes fell to British tenor, John Findon, who fitted so well the sea boots of this lone and anguished fisherman. Partly written in America during the Second World War where Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears were escaping war-torn Britain on a pacifist ticket, Peter Grimes was premièred by Sadler’s Wells Opera (later to become English National Opera) at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Islington, on 7 June 1945, conducted by Reginald Goodall with Peter Pears in the title-role. First seen in St […]
2023-09-22 11:29:48
London, ColiseumEveryone is traumatised in David Alden’s 2009 production of Britten’s opera. With Gwyn Hughes Jones and Elizabeth Llewellyn leading a standout cast, this is an evening of beauty and terrorMaybe it is the harsh chiaroscuro of grit and beauty. Maybe it’s the unflinching display of community at its worst – of isolation in closeup. Either way, Britten’s Peter Grimes is an opera that gets under your skin. Its characters can haunt and its strange, stark soundworld can linger long after curtain-down.To state the obvious, Grimes is never a cosy night at the opera. But David Alden’s award-winning
2022-07-01 06:39:29
Shaping the future of opera together: Opera UK's Changemaking Conversations
[…] with attendees offered opportunities to ask questions and join discussions with speakers and fellow attendees.Speakers include directors of leading opera companies, renowned stage performers, those at the top of national sector-support bodies, and those working on the ground in companies such as Welsh National Opera and Glyndebourne, in areas from technical production to stage direction. Contributors include, amongst others, Mark Pemberton (Chief Executive, Association of British Orchestras), Annilese Miskimmon (Artistic Director, English National Opera), and Elizabeth Llewellyn MBE (Soprano and Trustee, Into Opera).Opera UK, whose tagline is “shaping the future of opera together”, began life in October 2020 as a response to the sector’s challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. Its strategy was informed from the outset by its founding members, and the organisation’s member-led approach continues to be central to its work.Full details from Opera UK's website.
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