This is a scene from a new Richard Strauss production in Berlin.
I will confine my criticism to the singer’s ironing technique: that is not how you do men’s collars, darling.
I can just about put up with the lack of taste displayed by German dictator/directors. But the absence of observation trumps all.
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Message from the Reine Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, which starts tomorrow: As some of the 70 candidates have withdrawn, 60 pianists will participate in the first round, starting on Monday 5 May at 3pm. The […]
Message received from Konserthuset Stockholm: Due to health reasons, Vikingur Olàfsson has been forced to cancel the piano recital the 11th of May at 3 pm – 5 pm. He will be replaced by Denis […]
Alexander’s Feast, HWV 75 (1742 version) Librettist: John Dryden Performers: Hilary Cronin (soprano) – Hugh Cutting (counter-tenor) – Stuart Jackson (tenor) Conductor – Peter Whelan; Irish Baroque Chorus & Orchestra Royal Albert Hall, London, 30 […]
