Simon McBurney's production of The Rake's Progress for Festival d'Aix-en-Provence begins with the equivalent of a blank page – a simple white paper box onto which he pours his inspiration.
The RSNO continues its cycle of Prokofiev’s Piano Concertos to celebrate its 125th season, coupled with some Russian fairy-tale magic and a rare outing for Rachmaninov’s Third Symphony.
L'Opéra national du Rhin ouvre sa saison avec une pièce imaginée par Karl Ove Knausgård et Calixto Bieito, d'après des œuvres d'Edvard Grieg, mettant en lumière le talent de Mari Eriksmoen.
Première production à bénéficier de la nouvelle plateforme « Normandie Lyrique et Symphonique », la Tosca de David Bobée vaut le détour pour sa mise en scène saisissante comme pour son trio vocal principal.
Simon is an operaphile based in Auckland, New Zealand. He wrote his
dissertation on Japanese popular music. With a background in piano and
classical music retail, he spends his time attending as much
opera or vocal concert as he can and blogs at
irishenceaway.blogspot.com.
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