Opera Warhorses

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Entries from October 2010

London, Handel, and David Alden: ENO’s “Radamisto” – October 13, 2010

October 28th, 2010

[Note from William: This report on Handel's "Radamisto" at English National Opera in London, is the last in the series of four reports I have posted on performances I attended in Great Britain and France in early October 2010.] Handel operas are performed because of their music, rather than their dramatic content.  A Handel opera’s [...]

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Toby Spence Stars in Des McAnuff’s Rousing ENO Production of Gounod’s “Faust” – London, October 14, 2010

October 23rd, 2010

[Note from William: This is the third in the series of four reports I am posting on performances I attended in Great Britain and France in early October 2010.] Des McAnuff, the Tony award winning director for 1985′s Broadway theatre production, “Big River”, as well as 1993′s “The Who’s Tommy”, also directed “Jersey Boys”, 2006′s [...]

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Genaux, Brownlee and Vinco Romp in Rossini’s “L’Italiana”: Garnier Opera House, Paris – October 8, 2010

October 20th, 2010

[Note from William: This is the second in the series of four reports I am posting on performances I attended in Great Britain and France in early October 2010.] The Opera National de Paris has, since the opening of their new larger opera house at the site of the Bastille, has used the glistening Opera [...]

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