Britten
Philip Langridge, 1939-2010Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Britain's most communicative singing actor, lyric-dramatic tenor Philip Langridge has died at the age of 70. I offer a personal reminiscence, looking back on some of the greatest theatrical experiences of my life, and ask conductors Sir John Eliot... Read more... |
London Symphony Orchestra, Adams, Barbican HallMonday, 08 March 2010
What would you imagine the composer John Adams might choose to conduct – apart, that is, from a little something he himself made earlier? Well, the first of two London Symphony Orchestra concerts this week brought no big surprises: Sibelius’ Sixth... Read more... |
Glyndebourne Opera, 2010 SeasonMonday, 25 January 2010
Glyndebourne Opera's headline news this summer is its first-ever production of Britten's Billy Budd, to be directed by Donmar Warehouse director Michael Grandage in his own first venture into opera. A new Don Giovanni with Gerald Finley and a... Read more... |
The Habit of Art, National TheatreWednesday, 18 November 2009
It sounded a dry subject and a dry title for Alan Bennett’s first play for five years - a fictional meeting between composer Benjamin Britten and poet W H Auden 25 years after they fell out, two old buggers, one furtive, the other extrovert. But at... Read more... |
The Turn of the Screw, ENOFriday, 23 October 2009Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw is first and foremost a psychological horror. And psychological horrors are all about rocking the mental boat. Capsizing the mental boat. Sinking the mental boat. David McVicar’s production of The Turn of the... Read more... |
theartsdesk Q&A: Sir Charles MackerrasThursday, 22 October 2009At 84 years of age, Sir Charles Mackerras is one of the best-respected and best-loved operatic conductors working in the world today. He conducts Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw for the English National Opera tonight and, despite bouts of... Read more... |
A Wit in the Stalls: Frank JohnsonFriday, 09 October 2009
Frank Johnson, the great parliamentary sketch-writer who died in 2006, was a passionate fan of opera and ballet. While intensely admiring certain artists, he kept eye and pen sharp for his observations of cultural matters, mocking cabals of opinion-... Read more... |
Classical Music CDs Round-Up 1Saturday, 03 October 2009Following last week's new music CDs round-up, The Arts Desk introduces our monthly pick of the latest classical music CDs, ranging from vocal showpieces and rare opera to viola transcriptions and string quartets.Disc of the Month Vivaldi: Farnace,... Read more... |
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