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From the sublime to the fashion-fabulous: Debussy and Donizetti at the Guildhall School

Par Charlotte Valori, 06 novembre 2013
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Critique faite à Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Silk Street Theatre, Londres, le 4 novembre 2013
Programme
Debussy, L'Enfant prodigue
Donizetti, Francesca di Foix
Artistes
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Dominic Wheeler, Direction
Stephen Barlow, Mise en scène
Yannis Thavoris, Décors
Students from Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Lauren Fagan, Soprano
Joseph Padfield, Basse
Gerard Schneider, Ténor
Piran Legg, Baryton-basse
Anna Gillingham, Soprano
Szymon Wach, Baryton-basse
Joshua Owen Mills, Ténor
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Dominic Lowe, 3rd November
Pleas for more Respighi operas are answered as the students of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama give the UK premiere of Lucrezia, paired with Ethel Smyth's Der Wald.
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Sacred and profane in Guildhall School's Respighi double bill
Susannah Moody, 6th November
From the spiritual conversion of a Medieval sex-worker, to the Sleeping Beauty tale reimagined, Guildhall stages a Respighi double-bill.
***11
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David Truslove, 5th June

Two accomplished performances bring emotional depth only intermittently, but show ample security of singing and playing. 

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Dead Man Walking given a triumphant staging by Guildhall School
Mark Valencia, 27th February
Under Dominic Wheeler’s expert baton the musicians, all youthful if not downright young, give a spectacular account of a harrowing score. 
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Picture perfect: a fine triple bill from the Guildhall School
Dominic Lowe, 11th November
Massenet, Smyth and Rota are unlikely bedfellows, but in the Guildhall School's Autumn production, a one-act opera by each contributed to a most convincing triple bill, all set around the La Scala Picturehouse in the 1920s.
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Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon outshines Bizet at Guildhall School
David Karlin, 1st November
A double bill of French operettas shows Guildhall students to advantage as well as providing an introduction to Viardot that's well worth the trip.
***11
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Anna GillinghamClaude DebussyDominic WheelerGaetano DonizettiGerard SchneiderGuildhall School of Music and DramaJoseph PadfieldJoshua Owen MillsL'Enfant prodigueLauren FaganPiran LeggStephen BarlowStudents from Guildhall School of Music & DramaSzymon WachYannis Thavoris
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Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori
Charlotte 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.