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Oeuvre: Blond Eckbert

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Fichier de données
CompositeurWeir, Judith (n. 1954)
ÉpoqueContemporain
Année1993
Type d'œuvreOpéra / Oratorio
Critiques récentesEn voir plus...

Theatrically poverty-stricken: ETO's Blond Eckbert

Blond Eckbert © Richard Hubert Smith
Judith Weir's cryptic folk opera lacks the narrative propulsion necessary to enthral an audience, and without resolution there is no catharsis.

Holst and Weir operas from the Guildhall School of Music

Lorna Maclean (Sāvitri) and Steven van der Linden (Satyavān) © Guildhall School | David Monteith-Hodge

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