Opera North stage the UK premiere of Weinberg's The Portrait

Par Laura Kate Wilson, 04 février 2011

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Critique faite à Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, le 2 février 2011

Weinberg, The Portrait

Opera North

Paul Nilon, Chartkov

Katherine Broderick, Liza

Richard Burkhard, Nikita

Peter Savidge, Professor / Journalist / Art Dealer

Nicholas Sharratt, Lamplighter / Noble Gentleman

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Benjamin Britten’s dark masterpiece Peter Grimes returns triumphantly to Opera North, conducted by Gary Walker and revived by Karolina Sofulak and Tim Claydon.

*****

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****1

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After 45 years, Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet returns to Buxton in a gripping, psychological staging by Jack Furness.

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****1

Opera North’s gleeful Magic Flute revived

Richard Wilcocks, 27th September

Conducted by Christoph Konz and directed by James Brining, Opera North’s revival of The Magic Flute remains an inventive reinterpretation of Mozart’s classic opera.

****1

Richard Wilcocks, 15th February

Opera North's revives its Cavalleria rusticana production by Karolina Sofulak, pairing it this time with Rachmaninov's early opera Aleko.

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Laura Kate Wilson

Laura has an MA in English from the University of St Andrews, and has worked as a features writer and a freelance reviewer. She is fascinated by all aspects of opera, but has a particular interest in the role of the baritone on the operatic stage and a passion for the works of Puccini.