Tag: London Coliseum
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Virtuoso dancing by English National Ballet
Robert Tanitch reviews ENB’s Le Corsaire at London Coliseum Lord Byron dashed off his epic poem, The Corsaire, in ten days. Published on 1 February, 1811, it sold 10,000 copies […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 Paris […]