Vache Baroque opens with a fine Dido and Aeneas

Por David Karlin, 05 septiembre 2020

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Crítica hecha desde The Vache, Chalfont St Giles el 4 septiembre 2020

Purcell, Dido and Aeneas

Jonathan Darbourne, Dirección

Thomas Guthrie, Dirección de escena

Esther Mallett, 1st Enchantress

Angela Hicks, 2nd Woman

Betty Makharinsky, Belinda

Katie Bray, Dido

Sarah Champion, 2nd Enchantress

Rory Carver, Sailor

Jolyon Loy, Aeneas

James Geidt, Sorcerer

Alex Rigo McSweeney, Spirit

El Liceu abre el año con una Aida histórica

Maria Sánchez, 13th January

Formas ilusorias del Antiguo Egipto de Josep Mestres Cabanes y récord de debuts en el estreno, en el que se coló algún que otro resbalón.

****1

Triumphant Tavener opens the Edinburgh International Festival

David Smythe, 2nd August

John Tavener's epic, eight-hour all-night vigil opens the festival in monumental style, directed by Thomas Guthrie.

*****

Myth meets Shoreditch: a rewarding Handel double bill

Dominic Lowe, 29th March

Part of this year's London Handel Festival, Apollo e Dafne and The Choice of Hercules are transported to the stage in a captivating production that blends music and dance.

****1

Serenades and larks ascending: Vaughan Williams at Temple Church

Mark Valencia, 7th May

Four excellent soloists played a major part in the evening’s success, marking the 50th anniversary of the Collegium Musicum of London.

***11

Intriguing Schubert, raucous virtuosity: The Alehouse Sessions

David Karlin, 18th November

Raucous banter, musical virtuosity and a plethora of folk styles in the Alehouse Sessions follow Barokksolistene's intriguing take on Schubert's great song cycle.

****1

Semele crashes and burns, but Louise Alder soars up at Ally Pally

Mark Pullinger, 2nd May

Rising like a phoenix, the Alexandra Palace Theatre stages its first opera since its reopening after eighty years of slumber.

****1

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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.

Vache Baroque Festival opens with a fine Dido and Aeneas in stunning surroundings