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John Marten Barnard

John Marten Barnard

John Barnard has lived and worked for over 25 years in Barcelona. Originally from Kent in England, after university graduation he decided on a radical change in lifestyle, taking the decision to become a corporate English language trainer in Spain. He became involved in the world of opera several years ago when he offered language training services in the Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house in Barcelona. Since then has been a season ticket holder with his wife, attending opera on a regular basis in Spain and internationally.

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La Veronal heads Into the Little Hill in Madrid

Par John Marten Barnard, 15 février 2020

The Teatros del Canal host the Benjamin–Crimp partnership’s thrillingly dark, lyric retelling of Robert Browning’s famous 1842 poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin by La Veronal dance company.

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La Veronal heads Into the Little Hill in Madrid

Par John Marten Barnard

Ambroise Thomas’ lavishly orchestrated Hamlet in concert at the Liceu

Par John Marten Barnard, 10 mars 2019

Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet in concert in the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona is enthusiastically conducted by Daniel Oren.

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Thomas’ Hamlet in concert at the Liceu

Par John Marten Barnard

Vocal sparkle but a dull staging in the Liceu's Puritani

Par John Marten Barnard, 11 octobre 2018

I puritani returns to Barcelona’s Liceu with Annilese Miskimmon’s production. Javier Camerena and Pretty Yende lead the inauguration of the season with a fine example of romantic bel canto.

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Vocal sparkle but a dull staging in the Liceu's Puritani

Par John Marten Barnard

A forlorn Manon Lescaut arrives in Barcelona

Par John Marten Barnard, 07 juin 2018

Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu stages Puccini’s first great success as an operatic composer, Manon Lescaut with the stage direction of Davide Livermore.

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A forlorn Manon Lescaut arrives in Barcelona

Par John Marten Barnard

Contemplating death: two Strauss swansongs and a prankster’s end in Barcelona

Par John Marten Barnard, 28 avril 2018

The Gran Teatre del Liceu’s orchestra performs challenging works by Strauss under resident conductor Josep Pons.

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Two Strauss swansongs and a prankster’s end in Barcelona

Par John Marten Barnard

Tristan und Isolde: an abstract tryst by moonlight at the Liceu

Par John Marten Barnard, 02 décembre 2017

The 2011 Lyon production, with an excellent orchestral and vocal performance, brings an austerely moonlit version of Tristan und Isolde to Barcelona.

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An abstract tryst by moonlight at the Liceu

Par John Marten Barnard

A dark masquerade in Barcelona: Verdi's Ballo returns to the Liceu

Par John Marten Barnard, 07 octobre 2017

A dark minimalist inspiration for Vincent Boussard’s co-production of the Boston version of Un ballo in maschera, returning to the Gran Teatre del Liceu after 16 years.

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A dark masquerade in Barcelona

Par John Marten Barnard

Il viaggio a Reims: A simply staged Rossinian rarity in Barcelona

Par John Marten Barnard, 13 septembre 2017

Emilio Sagi’s brightly lit but simplistic staging of Il viaggio a Reims moves the action from northern France to a sunny spa hotel in warmer climes.

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A simply staged Rossinian rarity in Barcelona

Par John Marten Barnard

The (not so) Merry Widow in concert at the Liceu

Par John Marten Barnard, 27 juillet 2017

The Gran Teatre del Liceu's revival of a shortened Merry Widow lacking some of the essence of this highly popular operetta.

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The (not so) Merry Widow in concert at the Liceu

Par John Marten Barnard

Don Giovanni: Into the abyss at the Liceu

Par John Marten Barnard, 19 juin 2017

A visually stunning production with a fine cast to match.

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Don Giovanni: Into the abyss at the Liceu

Par John Marten Barnard

Framed: a dream world Flying Dutchman in Barcelona

Par John Marten Barnard, 18 mai 2017

Philipp Stölzl's production of Der fliegende Holländer, which places the action within a giant frame in a library, arrives at The Liceu.

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Framed: a dream world Flying Dutchman

Par John Marten Barnard