The week in classical: The Wreckers; Kirill Gerstein
Ethel Smyth’s long-neglected maelstrom of an opera is worth a plunge; and pianist Kirill Gerstein is on peak form in Liszt
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Ethel Smyth’s long-neglected maelstrom of an opera is worth a plunge; and pianist Kirill Gerstein is on peak form in Liszt
The acclaimed Sadler's Wells National Partner Company balletLORENT, based in Newcastle and run by Liv Lorent, returns to Sadler's Wells with an original story by former poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy.
Inspired by seven female characters from the plays of Euripides, including Medea, Phedre, and Alcestis, Teevan refashions them for the modern world. Linked by the thread of motherhood and tragedy, each story is relayed in free verse by Niamh Cusack and Shannon Hayes. The sparsely furnished stage is hung with seven rocks on strings which are […]
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How much we've missed in a year is exemplified in aspects of this hit-and-miss show. Opera review by David Nice