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REVIEW: Dr Dee’s Daughter and The Philosopher’s Stone: Palisander

REVIEW: Dr Dee’s Daughter and The Philosopher’s Stone: Palisander

Palisander attired in courtly Elizabethan angelic gossamer and with hardly a pause to check the music, worked those wondrous recorders of all shapes and sizes in a deft performance, showing us the range of recorder music at its best, while the kids watched the antics of the puppety crows and shadows

OPERA REVIEW: Lulu: ENO

OPERA REVIEW: Lulu: ENO

Considered to be one of the seminal operas of the twentieth century, Berg’s score creates a unique sound world that combines his lyrical gifts with powerful orchestral writing. A gritty exploration of sexual desire, it follows the downfall of the enigmatic Lulu, who shatters the lives of her many lo

REVIEW: Early Music Festival: KIRCHER: Music, science and natural magic

REVIEW: Early Music Festival: KIRCHER: Music, science and natural magic

The programme of music explored chapters from nine books of Kircher’s masterpiece through chosen pieces of music by Kircher, Biber, Vivaldi, Rameau, and Handel with a tarantella and some superbly moving traditional Hebrew songs. Soperano Grace Davidson was in fine voice her rich coloured tones filli

REVIEW: Breakfast at Tiffany’s@Theatre Royal

REVIEW: Breakfast at Tiffany’s@Theatre Royal

Based on Truman Capote’s novel, this is the story of a young woman in New York City who meets a young man when he moves into her apartment building; this stage adaptation by Richard Greenberg tries to recapture the elegant sense of the film.

OPERA REVIEW: The Pearl Fishers@ENO

OPERA REVIEW: The Pearl Fishers@ENO

This is a production with stunning set pieces, great voices and a fabulously wired chorus. Like the Storm in this production, it washed over me, was enjoyable and nice to hear but didn’t leave me beached, panting at the over whelming thrill of the night, most of the blame for this lack is Bizet’s th

REVIEW: Aida:Verdi

REVIEW: Aida:Verdi

Kent’s trademark style of splendour, glamour and stuffing in as much pomp, activity and energy as possible on the stage works well with Aida, and gave it the much needed epic feel

OPERA REVIEW: Nabucco

OPERA REVIEW: Nabucco

With some charming walk on by local young people and children from The Theatre Workshop this was a lovely engaging piece of opera presented in Ms Kent’s trademark way, lot’s of drama, quality singing and an intimate feeling of seeing good opera done in a straight foreword way

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