Kit Benjamin
25 Feb
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Review: NORMA at English National Opera
By Kit Benjamin Thursday, February 25 2016, 12:37
Norma, by Vincenzo Bellini, belongs to a school of opera known as Bel Canto which, to translate somewhat freely, could be said to mean “it’s all about the singing”. Some of the music can be a bit humdrum and the plots bizarre, but the pulses of the opera-loving public are set racing so frantically by the dazzling vocal firework displays that we are prepared to forgive almost anything. Luckily.
09 Feb
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Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE at English National Opera
By Kit Benjamin Tuesday, February 9 2016, 18:18
From the moment the overture starts, without dimming of the house lights, applause for the conductor or warning of any kind, hopes are high for a playful, challenging yet engaging production of this opera, whose action and themes can be so difficult for a modern audience to relate to, despite some of Mozart’s best loved music. And when a video artist appears stage right and starts scrawling “The Magic Flute” on a chalkboard which then, by some multi-media magic becomes the backdrop, and a Foley artist appears in her booth stage left ready to create the sound-world of this fantasy land we are about to enter, expectation is tangible.
02 Oct
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Review: The Barber Of Seville
By Kit Benjamin Friday, October 2 2015, 10:57
The Barber Of Seville, by Rossini, is one of best known and best beloved of operas. It’s well known to the non opera-going public (because it has that famous “Figaro, Figaro!” aria in it), and is a staple of the repertoire of most major companies.
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