Simon Boccanegra, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, June 2010
Posted on 30 June 2010It’s a sell-out, but if you can get hold of tickets, don’t hesitate. At the end the entire main floor gave it a standing ovation.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Manon, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, June 2010
Posted on 23 June 2010Laurent Pelly’s current Covent Garden production of La Fille du Régiment is wonderful, but I don’t think this opera should be played with the comic touch that he is so good at.
Idomeneo, English National Opera, ENO at the London Coliseum, June 2010
Posted on 19 June 2010… The music is wonderfully expressive of the conflicting emotions, and was superbly conducted by Edward Gardner …
Capriccio, Grange Park Opera, June 2010
Posted on 13 June 2010… what really made the evening was the superb singing of Susan Gritton as the Countess. Her soliloquy towards the end was mesmerising. I was bowled over.
After the Dance, National Theatre, NT Lyttelton, June 2010
Posted on 9 June 2010This riveting play by Terence Rattigan had the misfortune to open in June 1939, shortly before war was declared, and when the country’s mood rapidly changed it was taken off. … It’s been somewhat ignored for that reason, but this production and cast do it full justice, and I recommend booking tickets before word gets out.
The Pearl Fishers, English National Opera, ENO at the London Coliseum, June 2010
Posted on 6 June 2010Penny Woolcock’s fine production, with sets and costumes by Dick Bird and Kevin Pollard, gave a beautiful context for the story. As soon as the first bars of the prelude come from the orchestra we are treated to pearl divers sweeping down to the seabed through clear blue waters …
Le Nozze di Figaro, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, May 2010
Posted on 1 June 2010it’s the performance that really counts, and we were lucky to have two superb men: Erwin Schrott as Figaro, and Mariusz Kwiecien as the Count. Along with Eri Nakamura as Susanna, their flawless singing and acting was an absolute delight.