Felix Mendelssohn
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Figure: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Opera Holland Park, London
Writer: William Shakespeare Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Director: Samuel Rayner Musical director: Frederick Waxman To unite Mendelssohn’s incidental music for A…
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Christmas Gala – Dewsbury Town Hall
Opera North’s Christmas Gala at Dewsbury is an established treat on the schedule of Christmas goodies, but its form changes…
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Orchestra of Opera North: The Mystery of Fingal’s Cave – Huddersfield Town Hall
Conductor: Antony Hermus Soloist: Christian Jones Excellent as were the orchestra and soloist, this concert was above all a triumph…
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The Orchestra of Opera North – Leeds Town Hall
Soloist: Nicholas Watts (tenor) As Matthew Sims of the Leeds Concert Season said in his welcoming speech, it was great…
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Swedish Philharmonia – Leeds Town Hall
Conductor: Jaime Martin Violin Soloist: Viktoria Mullova The Swedish Philharmonia is the name adopted by the Gavle Symphony Orchestra for…
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Northern Ballet: Jane Eyre – The Lowry, Salford
Choreography: Cathy Marston Reviewer: Peter Jacobs Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 novel Jane Eyre is a game-changing work of literature, introducing character-based internalisation…
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