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2020-04-20 07:52:48
I need a subject that is grandiose, impassioned & original: the influence of Meyerbeer & French Grand Opera on the operas of Verdi
[…] had detailed control of the dramaturgy.Verdi’s Don Carlos would be his longest opera; at its fullest, including the ballet and the music cut before the premiere because of the running time, there is over four hours of music. Long for a Verdi opera, but comparable to the longer operas of Halevy and Meyerbeer. Ironically, Don Carlos would come at a time when French Grand Opera was falling out style. Verdi: Don Carlos - Leonardo Capalbo, Raehann Bryce Davis - Opera Vlaanderen, 2019 (Photo Annemie Augustijns) Verdi authorised the Paris Opera to cut Act Four, Scene Four (the death of Posa) if they wished, and after he departed Paris there would be further unauthorised cuts. Though the production was very much in the grand style, it does not seem to have taken and was not performed after 1869. Even as drastically cut, the opera proved too long for general consumption […]
2019-11-15 08:37:16
Hector Berlioz - the Musical Outsider
[…] A final farewell: the Hilliard Ensemble & Jan Garbarek captured live on their final tour, Remember me, my dear (★★★) - CD review A distinct voice: Emergence, Nadine Benjamin & Nicole Panizza in settings of Emily Dickinson (★★★½) - CD review The Exiled Outsiders: music by Hans Gál, Max Kowalski, Peter Gellhorn at London Song Festival (★★★★) - concert review An artist should be careful not to put themselves in a box: I chat to tenor Leonardo Capalbo about the challenges of singing the title role in Verdi's Don Carlos - interview Home
2019-11-14 13:29:05
Barbara Strozzi: Virtuosa of Venice - Fieri Consort
[…] A final farewell: the Hilliard Ensemble & Jan Garbarek captured live on their final tour, Remember me, my dear (★★★) - CD review A distinct voice: Emergence, Nadine Benjamin & Nicole Panizza in settings of Emily Dickinson (★★★½) - CD review The Exiled Outsiders: music by Hans Gál, Max Kowalski, Peter Gellhorn at London Song Festival (★★★★) - concert review An artist should be careful not to put themselves in a box: I chat to tenor Leonardo Capalbo about the challenges of singing the title role in Verdi's Don Carlos - interview Kiandra Howarth takes first prize at the Grange Festival International Singing Competition - my article Home
2019-11-12 10:09:24
Strong connections: Sally Beamish on her 60th anniversary piece for the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, & her personal links to the orchestra
[…] live on their final tour, Remember me, my dear (★★★) - CD review A distinct voice: Emergence, Nadine Benjamin & Nicole Panizza in settings of Emily Dickinson (★★★½) - CD review The Exiled Outsiders: music by Hans Gál, Max Kowalski, Peter Gellhorn at London Song Festival (★★★★) - concert review An artist should be careful not to put themselves in a box: I chat to tenor Leonardo Capalbo about the challenges of singing the title role in Verdi's Don Carlos - interview Kiandra Howarth takes first prize at the Grange Festival International Singing Competition - my article 'The first great example of British exceptionalism': Purcell's King Arthur re-thought in an engaging performance and accompany CDs from Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli (★★★★★) - CD & Opera review Home
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