Tag: royal opera house
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Review: Least Like the Other: Searching for Rosemary Kennedy; “Lobotomy: The Opera”!
Before the lobotomy, Rosemary Kennedy loved opera. In Irish National Opera’s Least Like the Other: Searching for Rosemary Kennedy, art imitates life in the deepest irony. This is an opera about Rosemary Kennedy’s lobotomy. It’s medical misogyny set to music. Joe and Rose Kennedy’s gloss-finished Camelot, of which JFK was their triumph, unravels to reveal…
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Review: Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker; Practically Perfect Christmas Magic
Is there a more ubiquitous musical tradition than The Nutcracker at Christmastime? Tchaikovsky’s music twinkles alongside Christmas lights around the world. Many young dancers look forward to performing at its Christmas Party. Its musical motifs decorate adverts, movies, and social media all season. But how do you pick which Nutcracker to buy a ticket to? London…
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What Happened? Impressive Young Singer Inappropriately Heckled & Boo’ed Royal Opera House
Malakai M Bayoh first walks on stage as Oberto in a Puritan-inspired school uniform and a cross-the-shoulder messenger bag. He’s cleverly holding up a “Missing” poster. His character is searching for his father whom, unbeknownst to Oberto, the enchantress Alcina has turned into a lion. Bayoh is confident and consistent on stage. In the first…
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Alcina’s Magic Sparkles, but Fades Quickly at the Royal Opera House
Opening night saw the Royal Opera House buzzing for a new production of Handel’s Alcina, As if Alcina’s magic perfume cast a sleeping spell on the once-eager audience. Director Richard Jones’ production is a deconstructed Alcina — it takes apart the pieces of Handel’s hit, but is unable to put them back together. The stage…
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