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I was deconstructing the film with the music – Philip Glass

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s Orphée at London Coliseum The legend of Orpheus and Eurydice has inspired so many artists. Which would you prefer to see: a sculpture by Rodin, a painting by Corot, a film ...

markbendle 217 views 0 likes Nov 19, 2019

And now for something completely different – Harrison Birtwistle’s version of the Orpheus myth

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s The Mask of Orpheus at London Coliseum First Gluck, then Offenbach and now Birtwistle: ENO continues its exploration of the Orpheus myth. Harold Birtwistle’s The Mask of O ...

markbendle 258 views 0 likes Oct 22, 2019

English National Opera’s Orpheus cycle continues with Offenbach’s operetta

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s Orpheus in the Underworld at London Coliseum The first great full-length classical French operetta was Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld and it premiered in Pa ...

markbendle 335 views 0 likes Oct 8, 2019

ENO this season is reimagining four operas exploring the myth of Orpheus

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s Orpheus and Eurydice at London Coliseum Orpheus, the number one poet, who could entertain wild beats with his singing and lyre playing and cause rocks and trees to dance, ...

markbendle 285 views 0 likes Oct 3, 2019