Jubilant celebrations of Purcell in Wimbledon

Von Billie Hylton, 13 November 2012

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: St John the Baptist Church, Wimbledon, London, am 10 November 2012

Purcell, Celebrate this festival, Z 321 (Symphony and Opening Chorus)

Purcell, Oedipus: Music for a While, Z 583 no.2

Purcell, Birthday ode for Queen Mary / Come ye sons of art, away, Z323

Purcell, Dido and Aeneas

The Academy Choir Wimbledon

Academy Baroque Orchestra

Andrew Edwards, Musikalische Leitung

Susan Bickley, Dido

Malin Christensson, Belinda

Njabulo Madlala, Aeneas

Tom Emlyn Williams, Sailor

Robin Blaze, Countertenor

James Bowman, Countertenor

Tearing up the tulips: Ariodante at the Royal Academy of Music

Charlotte Valori, 20th March

It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that a Handel opera in pursuit of a happy ending must have a few twists and turns, and Ariodante has everything you would expect.

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Ludicrous, but brilliant: Barber of Seville at The Grange Festival

Dominic Lowe, 9th June

From the stately front of The Grange, an impressive moustache looms large, welcoming the audience to a production of Rossini's masterpiece that baffles, confuses and delights the audience.

****1

Leinwandfähige Porgy and Bess in Amsterdam

Michael Klier, 16th January

Eric Owens singt Porgy mit Leib und Seele und ist mit seiner charismatischen Ausstrahlung der unbestrittene Held dieser Oper.

***11

Varieté. Nasalität. Schostakowitsch. Kosky.

David Karlin, 20th October

Ich kam wie sonst auch beim Royal Opera House an, machte es mir auf meinem Sitz bequem und – können Sie es glauben – die Oper war weg!

*****

Grief and nostalgia trump a rarity at Three Choirs Festival

Simon Cummings, 31st July

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs’ largely forgotten Symphony no. 2, "Odysseus" proves exhausting, while works by Ireland and Howells tap into rich veins of mythical wistfulness and excruciating pain.

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Pulling the heart strings: Madam Butterfly returns to ENO

Dominic Lowe, 26th February

Anthony Minghella's classic production of Madam Butterfly makes a welcome return with a sensational role debut by Natalya Romaniw as Cio-Cio-San.

****1

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Billie Hylton

Billie is a keen music student in London, and a former Bachtrack intern. She started piano lessons and singing at the age of four and is still doing both regularly. She sings in Ralph Allwood’s Rodolfus Choir and has a particular interest in Benjamin Britten.