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British bass baritone
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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
[…] 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 Martin’s Lane in 2009, revived in 2014 with Edward Gardner in the pit, David Alden’s realization of Peter Grimes (assistant: Ian Rutherford) originally featured Stuart Skelton in the title-role who delivered a brilliant performance while this fine production won a South Bank Sky Arts Award shortly after its première. Now with this second (and welcome) revival, opening English National Opera’s 2023/24 season, conducted by Martyn Brabbins (ENO’s musical director), the role of Peter Grimes fell to British tenor, John Findon (replacing Gwyn Hughes Jones due to illness) plunging himself wholeheartedly into this lonesome and anguished character […]
2023-01-19 21:23:00
War Memorial Opera House and Veterans BuildingVan Ness Avenue, San FranciscoCollection of Lisa HirschWell, damn. Here's the text of an email that went to SFO patrons a little while ago:Health and Safety UpdatesNEW PROTOCOLS IN PLACE BEFORE YOUR NEXT PERFORMANCEAs we start the new year, we would like to thank you for helping us keep our fellow patrons, employees, and artists safe during our Centennial Season. Our collective efforts allowed this landmark season to take place without delay or cancellations.After discussing our current health and safety protocols with our advisory group of University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) doctors led by epidemiologist Dr. George Rutherford, we have decided to adjust our Covid policies.Effective February 1, 2023, proof of Covid-19 vaccination and masking is no longer required to attend San Francisco Opera performances in the War Memorial Opera House or Wilsey Center.We continue to encourage patrons to wear a mask when attending […]
2022-08-20 03:03:09
New and recent publications of interest. Tim Rutherford-Johnson, The Music of Liza Lim (Wildbird) Kate Molleson, Sound within Sound: Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century (Faber) Andrew Mellor, The Northern Silence: Journeys in Nordic Music & Culture (Yale UP)...
2022-05-23 07:33:22
The Wreckers returns: Glyndebourne's vividly dramatic new production of Ethel Smyth's opera
[…] The Wreckers for 2020, and thankfully the company has kept faith and Melly Still's production of the opera opened Glyndebourne's 2022 season on Saturday 21 May 2022. The work was performed in a new edition which returned it to Smyth's original manuscript, and used Henry Brewster's original French libretto. Karis Tucker was Thurza (Thirza), Rodrigo Porras Garulo was Marc, Philip Horst was Pasko, Lauren Fagan was Avis with Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Donovan Singletary, and James Rutherford. Designs were by Ana Ines Jabares-Pita, choreography by Mike Ashcroft, lighting by Malcolm Rippeth, and video by Akhila Krishnan. Robin Ticciati conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Smyth: The Wreckers - Glyndebourne (Photo Richard Hubert Smith) Rather than performing the work from the published full score which is based on the cuts Smyth made for the first English performance, the edition used returned to Smyth's original score. This was published as […]
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