Mozart’s Don Giovanni*** Royal Opera House Video wizardry has a starring role in Kasper Holten’s new staging of Don Giovanni. Women’s names spread like a plague of graffiti over set designer Es Devlin’s solid chunk of masonry during the overture. The names are reminders of Don Giovanni’s conquests noted in a little black book by… Continue reading…
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Best of Britten
From Sunday Express – February 2 2014 Britten’s Peter Grimes***** (English National Opera – Tickets: 020 7845 9300; £12-£99) In its first revival at the Coliseum after an extensive tour, David Alden’s 2009 staging of Peter Grimes packs a devastating impact. Having previously awarded it five stars, I really should give it five star plus… Continue reading…
