Switzerland
Guillaume Tell, Chelsea Opera Group, QEHMonday, 24 May 2010
Was Rossini, credited with the unsinkable comment that Wagner had "beautiful moments but bad quarters of an hour", hoist by his own petard in his last and grandest opera? For while Wagner, at least in performances as well-paced as the one I heard of... Read more... |
theartsdesk in Lucerne: Simón Bolívar Meets William TellSunday, 04 April 2010
Glaciers melted early this year when a Venezuelan army of well over 100 generals arrived in central Switzerland. The Swiss spring coincided with their visit, a gentle thaw with bees buzzing confusedly around the primroses, snowdrops and winter... Read more... |
Mama Rosin, St Moritz ClubFriday, 12 March 2010
What do you imagine a Swiss Cajun/Zydeco trio would sound like? It’s not a question that’s easy to navigate without slipping into the politically incorrect quicksand of racial or cultural stereotyping. So it gives me great pleasure to report that... Read more... |
Interview: Opera and Theatre Director Luc BondyThursday, 04 March 2010
Last September Luc Bondy watched his name speed around the world, if not for the most desirable reasons. His Tosca opened the season at the Met, a more grounded, less opulent replacement for one of the opera house’s many much loved productions by... Read more... |
The Virtual Revolution, BBC TwoSaturday, 30 January 2010
If I wanted to be solipsistic about this, I could say that the opening episode of The Virtual Revolution, the new BBC Two series about the changes wrought by the internet, is also the story of theartsdesk.com. It certainly felt personal at times.... Read more... |
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