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2021-11-09 07:46:36
Walton's comic masterpiece, The Bear, in a delightful new film from Opera Holland Park
Walton: The Bear - Opera Holland Park at Stone House (Photo Laima Arlauskaite) William Walton The Bear; Clare Presland, Richard Burkhard, John Savournin, dir: John Wilkie, City of London Sinfonia, cond: John Andrews; Opera Holland Park at Stone House Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 9 November 2021 Walton's comic masterpiece in a delightfully imaginative filmed production from Opera Holland ParkGiven the wit and sophistication of his early music, it is curious that William Walton did not find his way to opera earlier, but his first essay in the genre was the large-scale romantic drama Troilus and Cressida. Premiered at Covent Garden in 1954, the rather tepid reaction to the piece perhaps led Walton to not consider a further opera until 1965 when he was commissioned by the Aldeburgh Festival. The result, his one act opera The Bear, premiered in 1967.By the 1960s, Walton's output was slowing somewhat; […]
2021-11-09 07:46:36
Walton's comic masterpiece, The Bear, in a delightful new film from Opera Holland Park
Walton: The Bear - Opera Holland Park at Stone House (Photo Laima Arlauskaite) William Walton The Bear; Clare Presland, Richard Burkhard, John Savournin, dir: John Wilkie, City of London Sinfonia, cond: John Andrews; Opera Holland Park at Stone House Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 9 November 2021 Walton's comic masterpiece in a delightfully imaginative filmed production from Opera Holland ParkGiven the wit and sophistication of his early music, it is curious that William Walton did not find his way to opera earlier, but his first essay in the genre was the large-scale romantic drama Troilus and Cressida. Premiered at Covent Garden in 1954, the rather tepid reaction to the piece perhaps led Walton to not consider a further opera until 1965 when he was commissioned by the Aldeburgh Festival. The result, his one act opera The Bear, premiered in 1967.By the 1960s, Walton's output was slowing somewhat; […]
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2020-11-05 23:34:26
The Covid death toll resumes
We stopped our weekly count of music-related casualties in mid-summer as the Coronavirus eased. But deaths have been mounting again. Here are the latest: 103 Irish baritone Paschal Allen 104 LA composer Bill Pursell 105 Ballet star Nina Popova (pictured) 106 Folk-rock singer Trini Lopez 107 Brazilian baritone Eladio Pérez González 108 Tchaikovsky Conservatoire professor […]
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2020-08-24 13:00:43
Nina Popova, Dancer Who Fled Both Bolsheviks And Nazis, 97
Popova, who died of Covid-19, lived a dramatic early life and found stability, if not joy, on Broadway and TV before becoming a ballet teacher. – The New York Times
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