Jennifer France
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Viennese New Year with the CBSO – Symphony Hall, Birmingham,
Conductor: Christoph Koncz We’re a week into 2024, but the spirit of the New Year is still alive in Symphony…
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Opera North’s Ariadne auf Naxos – Leeds Grand Theatre
Composer: Richard Strauss Director: Rodula Gaitanou Conductor: Antony Hermus Opera North’s wonderful Winter season came to a triumphant end with…
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Viennese Whirl – Huddersfield Town Hall
Conductor: Christoph Altstaedt There are at least two forms of New Year’s Day Concert: one that features the music of…
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Passion – The Lowry, Salford
Music: Pascal Dusapin Directors: Michael McCarthy & Caroline Finn Choreography: Caroline Finn Reviewer: Peter Jacobs Passion is a 2009 opera by…
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Hamlet (Glyndebourne) – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Director: Neil Armfield Composer: Brett Dean Librettist: Matthew Jocelyn Reviewer: Helen Tope Hamlet seems tailor-made for opera. A story of…
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Hamlet – Milton Keynes Theatre
Libretto: Matthew Jocelyn Music: Brett Dean Director: Neil Armfield Reviewer: Maggie Constable The disturbed, nay tormented, Hamlet, eponymous hero of Glyndebourne’s acclaimed…
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