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Rusalka, Glyndebourne, August 2009
Dvořak is not my favourite composer, and I’d not seen any of his ten operas before. Nine of them are little known, and this one is mainly famous for the song to the moon, sung by Rusalka herself… more →
Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews
Rusalka, Glyndebourne, August 2009
wrote 4 months ago: Dvořak is not my favourite composer, and I’d not seen any of his ten operas before. Nine of th … more →
Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Visit to London, July/August 2009
wrote 4 months ago: St. Petersburg — capital of the Russian Empire for over 200 years since 1713 — is home to the Mariin … more →
Tristan und Isolde, Glyndebourne, August 2009
wrote 4 months ago: This was Glyndebourne’s 2003 production by Nikolaus Lehnhoff, revived in 2007, 2008, and again … more →
Review of Sleeping Beauty, Mariinsky Ballet, Royal Opera House, August 2009
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wrote 4 months ago: What better way to end the Mariinsky Ballet’s tour of London than with this lovely production … more →
Homage to Balanchine, Mariinsky Ballet, Royal Opera House, August 2009
wrote 4 months ago: In this triple bill the first item was Serenade, to Tchaikovky’s Serenade in C major for strin … more →
Hamlet, Donmar production, Wyndham's Theatre, August 2009
wrote 4 months ago: This was an excellent production by Michael Grandage, with large plain sets and modern costumes by C … more →
Swan Lake, Mariinsky Ballet, Royal Opera House, August 2009
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wrote 5 months ago: This was a welcome relief from the Mariinsky’s dreadful production of Romeo and Juliet, and th … more →
Katya Kabanova, Holland Park Opera, August 2009
wrote 5 months ago: This dark and intense Janaček opera is based on a nineteenth century Russian play, The Thunderstorm … more →
Helen, Globe Theatre, August 2009
wrote 5 months ago: This Euripides play was given in a new translation by Frank McGuinness, and I liked it, but fear it … more →
Romeo and Juliet, Maryinsky Ballet, Royal Opera House, August 2009
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wrote 5 months ago: If you love pantomime, you might like this, but to those of us brought up on Kenneth Macmillan … more →
The Ring, Maryinsky Opera, London, July/August 2009
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wrote 5 months ago: Rheingold. This promises to be a wonderful Ring, as Valery Gergiev unfolded the music beautifully in … more →
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Bayreuther Festspiele, July 2009
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wrote 5 months ago: At the end of this opera, Hans Sachs sings a wonderful soliloquy on the importance of preserving Ger … more →
Tristan und Isolde, Bayreuther Festspiele, July 2009
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wrote 5 months ago: This opera starts with a death that turns into love, and ends with a love that turns into death. Wha … more →
Un Ballo in Maschera, Holland Park Opera, July 2009
wrote 5 months ago: This Verdi opera is based on an 1833 play by French playwright Eugène Scribe (1791–1861), which in t … more →
Review — Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Royal Opera, July 2009
wrote 5 months ago: “Give us more Barbers”, said Beethoven to Rossini, and he was quite right. This opera is … more →
Tosca, Royal Opera, July 2009
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wrote 6 months ago: Tosca, Royal Opera, July 2009. The main reason I bought tickets for this revival was to see Deborah … more →
Review — L'Amour de loin, English National Opera, London Coliseum, July 2009
wrote 6 months ago: If you like Debussy’s Pelleas et Melisande you may love this opera by Finnish composer Kaija S … more →
The Cherry Orchard, Old Vic, June 2009
wrote 6 months ago: This, the last of Chekhov’s plays, is being produced along with The Winter’s Tale, as pa … more →
Phèdre, National Theatre, June 2009
wrote 6 months ago: This play by Racine, originally performed in 1677, was presented here in a 1998 version by Ted Hughe … more →
