Russian Roulette: Pappano’s spin through the Mighty Handful

Por Mark Pullinger, 09 febrero 2016

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Crítica hecha desde Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres el 8 febrero 2016

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Russian Roulette: Pappano’s spin through the Mighty Handful at Covent Garden