Posted on 3 July 2025
Mazeppa himself is sometimes regarded as a Ukrainian patriot against the Russians, but the truth is somewhat more complicated. Sweden was at that time, along with Russia, a great power in the region, but for more details see my review of this furiously compelling opera.
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Posted on 13 June 2023
A magnificent new production of Tristan und Isolde, with set designs based on Wagner’s own, opened the season at Grange Park Opera this summer. Its previous staging was seven years ago in Hampshire, before they moved to their new home at West Horsley Place in Surrey. As a musical experience this was mesmerising under the …
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