An operatic ghost story?

Von David Karlin, 02 Juli 2014

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“Hats off to Steuart Bedford for leading a magnificent musical performance”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Holland Park Theatre, London, am 1 Juli 2014

Britten, The Turn of the Screw

Steuart Bedford, Musikalische Leitung

Annilese Miskimmon, Regie

Leslie Travers, Bühnenbild

Robin Tritschler, The Prologue

Ellie Laugharne, Governess

Diana Montague, Mrs Grose

Rosie Lomas, Flora

Dominic Lynch, Miles

Brenden Gunnell, Peter Quint

Elin Pritchard, Miss Jessel

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David Karlin, 1st November

Anneliese Miskimmon's ENO production of Jake Heggie and Terence McNally's tale of crime, repentance, compassion and redemption compels from start to finish.

*****

Stemme leads an explosive Jenůfa at Royal Swedish Opera

David Karlin, 25th October

Janáček’s drama of infanticide is delivered at full power by Nina Stemme and Agneta Eichenholz in Annilese Miskimmon’s well-crafted production. The orchestra, however, are just too loud.

****1

Sensitive stagecraft and directorial rage: Suor Angelica at ENO

Mark Valencia, 27th September

Miskimmon's relocation of the action to Ireland is unsparing in its evocation not of some tearjerking melodrama but of an almost documentary reportage on real events.

*****

Prescient then, terrifying now: The Handmaid’s Tale at ENO

David Karlin, 1st February

Margaret Atwood’s dystopic novel, masterfully adapted for the operatic stage, is strongly performed at ENO and rings even truer today than it did when it was written.

****1

Korngold's extravagant opera The Dead City staged in style by ENO

Mark Valencia, 25th March

Annilese Miskimmon directs a the first ever production by ENO of Erich Korngold's tale of bereavement, grief and the poisonous impact of lost love on an obsessive mind.

****1

A topical tale: Gilead returns to the Coliseum stage

Matthew Rye, 8th April

Poul Ruders’ The Handmaid’s Tale comes home to English National Opera after 20 years in a powerful new production by Annilese Miskimmon.

*****

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

An operatic ghost story - or is it? The Turn of the Screw at Opera Holland Park