Modified Turkish delight: Tchouhadjian’s Gariné

By Mark Pullinger, 15 August 2015

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Reviewed at Arcola Theatre Studio 1, London on 14 August 2015

Tchoukhajian, Gariné (or Master Hor Hor the Chickpea Vendor)

Gerald Papasian, Director

Danae Eleni, Gariné

Edward Saklatvala, Armen

Katie Grosset, Shoushan

Giles Davies, Markar

Leon Berger, Hor Hor

Tami Tal, Soprano

Amy Spruce, Soprano

Georgia Mae Bishop, Mezzo-soprano

Joanna Harries, Mezzo-soprano

Danilo Antonelli, Tenor

David Padua, Tenor

Roger Paterson, Tenor

Matthew Tilley, Baritone

Matthew Thistleton, Bass

Kelvin Thompson, Piano

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

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