Live Eventsmehr...
ColchesterThe Silvanus Quartet
Britten, Beethoven, Danish String Quartet
Orlando Jopling; Eleanor Corr; Julia Loucks; Jenny Lewisohn
ColchesterLunchtime Recital: Orlando Jopling & Eleanor Corr
Mozart, Clarke, Ravel, Halvorsen
Orlando Jopling; Eleanor Corr
ColchesterWild Arts Ensemble: Elgar Cello Concerto & Mahler Symphony No. 4
Elgar, Mahler
Orlando Jopling; Sébastien Van Kuijk; Ellie Neate; Eleanor Corr; Will McGahon
Neue Kritikenmehr...
Breaking bonds: a staged Messiah from Wild Arts
It's not Christmas without Handel's Messiah, and in the delightful Smith Square Hall, the oratorio is given a staging by Wild Arts which may not completely convince, but moves nonetheless.
Eugene Onegin on the road: Wild Arts plays Opera Holland Park
Tchaikovsky stipulated that a staging of Eugene Onegin need not be lavish but should be kept in period. He would have been satisfied with the results here.