A brilliant modern revisioning by Genevieve Raghu, in a superb contemporary translation by Benjamin Hamilton, makes Don Giovanni feel more relevant than ever for the Tinder generation and their disposable approach to love.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-11-18UTC11:19:29+00:002015-11-17A brilliant modern revisioning by Genevieve Raghu, in a superb contemporary translation by Benjamin Hamilton, makes Don Giovanni feel more relevant than ever for the Tinder generation and their disposable approach to love. The very model of a modern sexual opportunist: Mozart's Don Giovanni at Hampstead Garden Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-don-giovanni-hampstead-garden-opera-november-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/30925-don_giovanni_jerome_knox_hampstead_laurent__compagnon_resized.jpg300461Jerome Knox (Don Giovanni)Laurent Compagnon2015-Nov-06, Upstairs at the Gatehouse: Don Giovanni, an Oxford ‘Don’, re-invented for a new generationhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/upstairs-at-the-gatehouse/don-giovanni-an-oxford-don-re-invented-for-a-new-generation/06-november-2015/19-302015-11-062015-11-15Upstairs at the GatehouseLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomN6 4BDHighgate Village51.5713617498942-0.150375366210938https://bachtrack.com/files/29142-150904_hgo_dong_v1_3_display.jpg4
Opera Loki's stylish Victorian Rigoletto, one piano accompaniment and much grease-paint later, is an enjoyable and moving evening, though it doesn't quite get to the heart of Verdi's dark masterpiece.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-09-09UTC08:38:29+00:002014-09-08Opera Loki's stylish Victorian Rigoletto, one piano accompaniment and much grease-paint later, is an enjoyable and moving evening, though it doesn't quite get to the heart of Verdi's dark masterpiece. Minimalise this: Rigoletto by Opera Lokien_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rigoletto-opera-loki-september-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/6502-loki_rigoletto_kate_van_rijswijk.jpg510340Daniel Joy (Duke of Mantua) and Oliver Gibbs (Rigoletto)Kate Van Rijswijk2014-Sep-04, Tea House Theatre: Rigolettohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/tea-house-theatre/rigoletto/04-september-2014/20-002014-09-042014-09-06Tea House TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSE11 5HL139 Vauxhall Walk, Vauxhall51.4881402-0.120659400000023
