Tag Archives: Donizetti

Love’s Vicissitudes

Posted on July 20, 2023 by leslie

Love’s Vicissitudes  L’elisir d’amore at Longborough Festival Opera, Tuesday 27th June, 2023, The Queen of Spades at The Grange Festival, Thursday 29th June, 2023, reviewed by David Truslove Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades may have little … Continue reading →

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Time’s Sequestered Treasure

Posted on January 31, 2022 by leslie

Time’s Sequestered Treasure Donizetti in the 1830’s, 7-CD Box set, £32, from Opera Rara, reviewed by David Truslove Founded in 1970, Opera Rara is a goldmine for anyone wanting to explore the remoter corners of 19th and early 20th century … Continue reading →

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Don Pasquale

Posted on October 17, 2019 by leslie

Don Pasquale Don Pasquale, dramma buffo in three acts, music by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Giovanni Ruffini and Gaetano Donizetti, conducted by Evelino Pidò, directed by Damiano Michieletto, Royal Opera, Monday 14th October 2019, reviewed by Leslie Jones In director … Continue reading →

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Topsy-Turvy

Posted on July 10, 2019 by leslie

Topsy-Turvy  Review of La Fille du Régiment, Opéra Comique in two acts, music by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges & Jean-François-Alfred Bayard, conducted by Evelino Pidò, directed by Laurent Pelly, fourth revival of the 2007 production, Royal Opera … Continue reading →

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Spellbound

Posted on July 5, 2019 by leslie

Spellbound Un Ballo in Maschera, music composed by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Antonio Somma, Investec Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren, new production of the original, uncensored version directed by Rodula Gaitanou, based on … Continue reading →

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Mourning Sickness

Posted on November 3, 2017 by leslie

Mourning Sickness  Lucia di Lammermoor; tragic opera in three acts, music composed by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, based on Sir Walter Scott’s novel The Bride of Lammermoor, directed by Katie Mitchell, conductor Michele Mariotti, Royal Opera, 30th October … Continue reading →

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Lover’s Little Helper

Posted on May 30, 2017 by leslie

Lover’s Little Helper  L’elisir d’amore: opera buffa in two acts; music composed by Gaetano Donizetti; libretto by Felice Romani, based on Le Philtre, by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber; conductor Bertrand de Billy; director Laurent Pelly; revival director Daniel Dooner; Royal Opera House, … Continue reading →

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