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Polite pastoral: Handel's Tolomeo from Baroque Encounter
[…] the engines of the plot, both scheming, both selfish and pursuing their own ends. Lucy Thomas created an attractive persona for Elisa but never quite managed to break out of the polite pastoral vein that the production favoured, whilst John Lofthouse's bluster as Araspe, whilst well meant, often came over as comic rather than threatening. Alexander Hutton impressed as Alessandro, but unfortunately this role is tiny.There were two extra performers, dancers Argutzane Arrien and Louisa McAlpine. They really lifted things when they performed, but there is not much dance in Tolomeo and you wished that the company had chosen a different vehicle.The work was sung in Carmen Lasok's serviceable English translation, but the singers had trouble getting the words across in the St John's acoustic. Also, the translation did not make much attempt to minimise the dramatic inconsistencies so that a few lines got a laugh at moments that were supposed […]
2021-10-18 10:28:03
American song weekend at the Oxford Lieder Festival with Katie Bray, Nadine Benjamin, Kitty Whately, and Neil Balfour
[…] tables. Yet the two singers worked wonderfully hard to convey a sense of intimacy, to sing with just the right amount of voice yet bringing out the text, and of course, the Sondheim, in particular, featured some dazzling patter moments! Throughout Anna Tilbrook accompanied and partnered with deft style, creating a pit band in miniature in the piano. All the concerts at the festival are available online, as well as other events such as Eric McAlpine's talk on Emily Dickinson, see the festival website. Never miss out on future posts by following us The blog is free, but I'd be delighted if you were to show your appreciation by buying me a coffee. Elsewhere on this blog Thrilling virtuosity and engaging personality: Arias for Ballino, tenor Jorge Navarro Colorado's exploration of rare 18th-century repertoire with Opera Settecento at London Handel Festival - concert review Freedom and balance: I chat […]
2019-09-25 07:37:11
BY ANGELO VALDIVIA FOR LEVEL AND GAIN Kenny McAlpine is a Scottish chiptune composer who resides as a fellow in Interactive Composition at the Melbourne
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2018-04-16 16:57:10
Your Reaction: What did you think of Obsidian Tear / Marguerite and Armand / Elite Syncopations?
Matthew Ball and Calvin Richardson in Obsidian Tear © ROH 2016. Photograph by Andrej Uspenski #ROHobsidiantriple loved seeing the triple bill tonight. Obsidian Tear made me think hard about the relationship between music and dance. — McAlpine Dance (@LouisaMcAlpine1) April 14, 2018 There's a hint of Rite of Spring in the beautiful, brutal Obsidian Tear...
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