Tag Archives: Gillian Ramm

Peter Grimes, in concert, BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, August 2012

Posted on 25 August 2012

For those who saw English National Opera’s new production of Peter Grimes in 2009, here was a chance to savour the full glory of Britten’s score. With the ENO orchestra and chorus in the vast expanse of the Albert Hall under brilliant direction by Edward Gardner, this was a musical treat. As Grimes himself, Stuart Skelton gave a …

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La Clemenza di Tito, English Touring Opera, ETO, Hackney Empire, London, March 2011

Posted on 13 March 2011

Redemption for all guilty parties has to wait for the second and final act, which shows in stark detail the magnanimity of Titus.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, English Touring Opera, Sadler’s Wells, London, March 2010

Posted on 11 March 2010

While much of the music and action is on a rather ethereal level, an excellent contrast was created in this production by the interaction between Tytania and Bottom as a priapic ass.

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