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2022-02-23 09:51:49
The cycle of life: Jamie Manton's new production of Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen at English National Opera
[…] was cancelled owing to the storm on Friday, so we caught Jamie Manton's production of Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen at ENO on Tuesday 22 February 2022. Martyn Brabbins conducted, with Sally Matthews as the Vixen, Lester Lynch as the Forester, Pumeza Matshikiza as the Fox, Alan Oke as the Schoolmaster and the Mosquito, Clive Bayley as the Priest and the Badger, Ossian Huskinson as Harasta. Designs were by Tom Scutt, with illustrations by Anya Allin, lighting by Lucy Carter and movement by Jenny Ogilvie. There was a deliberate low-fi feeling to the designs as well as a significant lack of the picturesque. This forest was a business-like place, and the sense that we were in a theatre was palpable. We opened on a bare stage, and the main sets were a series of wooden pallets containing logs; the use of logs throughout the work made us aware that […]
2021-09-14 00:00:00
Vaughan Williams: Anniversary Collector Edition & five more Serenades to Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Anniversary Collector Edition - Legendary Recordings [Rare Classic Recordings]01. - 06. On Wenlock Edge [22'06] Recorded 1955George Maran- tenor, Ivor Newton- piano and London String Quartet07. Old King Cole. Ballet for Orchestra [19.09]. Recorded 1954London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult08. Song of Thanksgiving [15'22] Recorded 1951Betty Dolemore- soprano, Robert Speaight- narrator, Harry Gabb- organ, Luton Choral Society and Girls Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult09. Serenade to Music [13'58] Recorded 15 October 1938Sopranos: Isobel Baillie, Lilian Stiles Allen, Elsie Suddaby, Eva TurnerMezzos/Contraltos: Muriel Brunskill, Astra Desmond, Mary Jarred, Margaret BalfourTenors: Heddle Nash, Frank Titterton, Walter Widdop, Parry JonesBaritones/Basses: Harold Williams, Roy Henderson, Robert Easton, Norman AllinBBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henry WoodAlto ALC1025 [CD issued 2008][CD-rip; mono flacs, booklet, cover and inlay scans] In reality, only one of these recordings can be considered "Legendary" - Serenade to Music - and only one is truly rare […]
2018-01-09 08:00:00
Irish ExaminerIt shouldn't be RTÉ's role to decide a national policy for our orchestras, says Allin Gray. WITH the recent announcement of a review of orchestras by RTÉ, the ...
2014-04-27 03:38:00
The Telegraph and various friends (Janos Gereben, Alex Ross) have been spreading the word: British Pathé has uploaded 85,000 historic newsreels and compilations to YouTube. It's true, it's true: but low-res versions of these films have been available at British Pathé's own web site since 2003. Enjoy the riches, and here's one of special interest to me: Sir Henry Wood conducting the BBCSO in Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music in 1938, the year of its composition. RVW himself is visible in the film. They are making the first recording of the piece. The singers are: Sopranos:Isobel Baillie, Lilian Stiles-Allen, Elsie Suddaby, Eva TurnerContraltos:Muriel Brunskill, Astra Desmond, Mary Jarred, Margaret BalfourTenors:Heddle Nash, Frank Titterton, Walter Widdop, Parry JonesBaritones:Harold Williams, Roy HendersonBasses:Robert Easton, Norman Allin You can also see various important historical events and disasters, including the Battle of the Somme, Emily Davison throwing herself under the King's horse […]
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