A memorable performance of La Traviata from Opera Project at St George's Bristol

Von Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 18 Juni 2013

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: St George's Bristol, Bristol, am 14 Juni 2013

Verdi, La traviata

Opera Project

Jonathan Lyness, Musikalische Leitung

Richard Studer, Regie

Craig Smith, Giorgio Germont

Ana James, Violetta Valéry

Opera Project's The Barber of Seville in Bristol

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 15th June

A classic opera, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville was displayed in a new light by Opera Project this Friday. The easygoing plot of this 19th-century rom-com never tires when given a fresh edge, despite being so frequently performed. Taken out of the context of an opera house and downscaled, this Barber of Seville came to life in an intimate setting with some new words.

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Simplicity in Longborough's Orfeo ed Euridice

Clive Peacock, 1st August

Gluck sought simplicity; Longborough Festival Opera delivers simplicity with a most enjoyable and engaging production of Orfeo

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Pain and purity: Janáček's Jenůfa

Charlotte Valori, 16th July

Jenůfa unfurls with chilling intensity at Longborough with the talented Lee Bisset in the title role.

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"Just my usual, please, Figaro": The Barber of Seville at Longborough

Charlotte Valori, 6th July

Just as we would often rather come out of a barber's with a haircut reasonably similar to the one with which we walked in, but just a bit smarter and tidier, sometimes it’s nice to see a well-known and much-loved opera done straight, and done well.

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Parsifal an der Wiener Staatsoper: und es ward Licht im Gralsgefängnis

Snapdragon, 5th April

Die Inszenierung von Kirill Serebrennikov passt zwar nicht zur Atmosphäre, gesanglich – mit Klaus Florian Vogt in der Titelrolle – begeistert die Vorstellung jedoch umso mehr.

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Petrenko und Serebrennikov schmieden in Salzburg einen neuen Ring

Phillip Richter, 1st April

Die umjubelte Rückkehr der Berliner Philharmoniker nach Salzburg beginnt musikalisch eindrucksvoll. Das Regiekonzept von Kirill Serebrennikov wirft zahlreiche Fragen auf, beantwortet jedoch nur wenige davon. Christian Gerhaher debütiert als Wotan in bemerkenswert intellektueller Manier.

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Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres is a Bristol-based film composer and classical electronic artist. Alexandra's passion in scoring and as a performer lie in the duality between the classical and electronica worlds, moving picture and her love for the piano. Her music has been described by The White Room Magazine as “majestic, at times monumental…the force and vastness of nature”.