Review: That Was No LADY, in Mtsensk or Anywhere Else, But Boy Was She Spectacular!
by Richard Sasanow - Oct 10, 2022
Afraid of Shostakovich? Don’t be. LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK is a glory to behold, in Graham Vick’s knockout production, designed and costumed by Paul Brown, staged this time by Paula Suozzi, with Ron Howell’s choreography. And there were times when the music, with the Met orchestra under the firm, smart baton of Keri-Lynn Wilson, almost sounded like, yes, Puccini, while it was clearly expressionist as well.
Birmingham Opera Company Holds BREAKING THE ICE Symposium After Show Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 9, 2015
To accompany Birmingham Opera Company's new production of Michael Tippett's opera The Ice Break(from 3 April), the company is also organizing 'BREAKING THE ICE', a series of events designed to encourage discussion around the relationship of art to society. What responsibility does the artist have to society and vice versa?
Birmingham Opera Company to Hold BREAKING THE ICE Symposium After Show, 4/9
by Matt Smith - Mar 17, 2015
To accompany Birmingham Opera Company's new production of Michael Tippett's opera The Ice Break(from 3 April), the company is also organizing 'BREAKING THE ICE', a series of events designed to encourage discussion around the relationship of art to society. What responsibility does the artist have to society and vice versa?
Glyndebourne Festival Announces 80th Anniversary Season
by Christina Mancuso - Aug 27, 2013
· Robin Ticciati will conduct his first Glyndebourne Festival as Music Director. He is only the seventh conductor to hold the post in Glyndebourne's 80- year history, following in the distinguished line of Fritz Busch, Vittorio Gui, John Pritchard, Bernard Haitink, Andrew Davis and Vladimir Jurowski.