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2023-09-04 09:39:00
Prom 64: An evening of compelling drama and wonderful music making, Dinis Sousa conducts Berlioz' Les Troyens at the BBC Proms
[…] gradually faded into the background leaving Murrihy and Spyres centre stage for a passionate yet stylish account of the final duet. This was music performed with sensitive style yet with passion, neither singer pushing out of the envelope yet both conveying much.The final act is the most Shakespearean of the five, with a series of diverse scenes including a moment of comedy, culminating in the final tragedy. Kilsby impressed again with his lyrical ardour in Hylas' solo. The comedy was well done by Alex Rosen and one of the Monteverdi Choir, both bringing a sense of humour to the dialogue. But it was, finally, in this act that Énée has an extended dramatic scene, enabling Spyres to show us his metal and impress by the strength and flexibility of his voice and the sense of ardent character that he brought to the role. At this stage in his career, Spyres is […]
2021-10-27 03:00:00
Berlioz: Les Troyens (Sir Colin Davis)
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Les Troyens Ben Heppner (Enée), Michelle DeYoung (Didon), Petra Lang (Cassandre), Sara Mingardo (Anna), Peter Mattei (Chorèbe), Stephen Milling (Narbal), Kenneth Tarver (Iopas), Toby Spence (Hylas) London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis (conductor) 2014, Flac Files
2019-02-01 20:41:00
Les Troyens, Opéra national de Paris, 28 January 2019
Opéra Bastille Énée (Brandon Jovanovich)Images: Vincent Pontet / Opéra national de Paris Cassandre – Stéphanie d’Oustrac Ascagne – Michèle Losier Hécube – Véronique Gens Énée – Brandon Jovanovich Chorèbe – Stéphane Degout Panthée – Christian Helmer Hector’s Ghost – Thomas Dear Priam – Paata Burchuladze Greek Captain – Jean-Luc Ballestra Soldier – Jean-François Marras Polyxène – Sophie Clasisse Didon – Ekaterina Semenchuk Anna – Aude Extrémo Iopas – Cyrille Dubois Hylas – Bror Magnus Tødenes Narbal – Christian von Horn Mercure, Priest of Pluto – Bernard Arrieta Créuse – Natasha Mashkevich Andromaque – Mathilde Kopytto Astyanax – Emile Gouasdoué Polyxène – Francesca Lo Bue Dmitri Tcherniakov (director, set designs) Elena Zaytseva (costumes) Gleb Filshtinsky (lighting) Tieni Burkhalter (video) Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris (chorus master: José Luis Basso) Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris Philippe Jordan (conductor) […]
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ArtsJournal: music
2018-02-13 14:17:41
It Was 'Art In Action': Artist Behind Removal Of That Painting Of Naked Nymphs Explains What Went Down
Sonia Boyce: "The recent, temporary removal from Manchester Art Gallery of John William Waterhouse's 1896 painting Hylas and the Nymphs, which depicts Hercules's handsome male lover being lured to his death in a pond by seven long-haired, topless nymphs (pubescent girls), was an attempt to involve a much wider group of people than usual in […]
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