Work: L'Enfant et les sortilèges

The 2023–24 season at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, opens with straightforward stagings of an unusual double bill of Suor Angelica and L’Enfant et les sortilèges.

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Nightmares dressed as daydreams: Respighi and Ravel at the RCM

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Dominic Lowe, 13 Mar

An opportunity to hear one of Respighi's operas in the UK is a real treat; the composer's take on Sleeping Beauty, La bella dormente nel bosco, is an ideal companion to to Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilèges in a terrific double bill at the Royal College of Music.

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A labour of love and determination: L’Enfant et les sortilèges

David Smythe, 16 Nov

Virtual Opera made real as Ravel's miniature masterpiece is recorded remotely around the world and melded with Leanne Vandenbussche’s picture-book drawings and the London Philharmonic Orchestra's soundtrack to create magic.

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ParisL'Enfant et les sortilèges

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On demand from Opéra national de Paris: Palais Garnier, Until 31 Aug 23:59

Ravel

Patrick Lange; Richard Jones; Opéra national de Paris; Antony McDonald; Matthew Richardson; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

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Inventive double bills at New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2023–24 season

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Bachtrack, 31 Mar

Beginning with an unusual Puccini/Ravel double bill, and with two new productions and an array of revivals, New National Theatre Tokyo’s season 2023–24 has much to offer.

Bachtrack top ten: Maurice Ravel

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Mark Pullinger, 07 Mar

“I've written only one masterpiece. Unfortunately it has no music in it.” To which work was the self-critical Maurice Ravel referring and where does it come in our playlist of the dapper Frenchman’s top ten?