David Nice
Bio
David writes, lectures and broadcasts on music. A former music critic for The Guardian and The Sunday Correspondent, he is a regular voice on BBC Radio 3. He has written short studies on Elgar, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and the history of opera, and is currently working on the second volume of his Prokofiev biography for Yale University Press. He runs his own lecture series, Opera in Depth, at the Frontline Club in Paddington.
Articles By David Nice
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Strictly Ballroom: The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre review -...
A much tinkered-with show needs to go back to the drawing board, if this latest iteration of Strictly Ballroom: The Musical is any gauge...
The Split, BBC One, review - Abi Morgan’s densely packed div...
A few years ago Abi Morgan was everywhere. For the cinema she scripted Shame, The Iron Lady, The Invisible Woman and...
Matthias Goerne, Seong-Jin Cho, Wigmore Hall review - slow a...
Matthias Goerne has an exceptional ability to sustain evenness and legato through a vocal line. His breath control and his tone production are...
Kathleen Turner: Finding My Voice, The Other Palace review -...
A one-time Martha and Maggie the Cat in the theatre, and a...
God of War review - action adventure epic sets new standards
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Westworld, Series 2, Sky Atlantic review - big trouble in sy...
Some critics complain that Westworld is too complicated for its own good, and you can see their point. Even on a basic level, it’s an...
Taryn Simon: An Occupation of Loss, Islington Green review -...
What a superb location for a performance!...
Flo and Joan, Soho Theatre review - sisters in satirical har...
Flo and Joan are sisters (Nicola and Rosie Dempsey: they have borrowed their stage names from their nan and her sister) and you may have...
The Deminer review - life on the edge in Iraq
Major Fakhir is a deminer, responsible for disarming...