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The Trials Of A Court Composer
Page 7 from 10th March 2006Giuseppe Liberto, head of music at the Vatican, tells Igor Toronyi that, contrary to rumour, he enjoys the Pope's confidence cep into the heart of......
The Mass S That Grew Ga Out Of A Car Crash
Page 7 from 8th June 2007Stephen Hough tells Igor Toronyi why he is lucky (and surprised) to be alive I t will be one of the most eagerly awaited musical events of the......
Joseph Haydn, A Composer For Grown-ups
Page 9 from 29th May 2009On the 200th anniversary of Haydn’s death Damian Thompson discusses the elusive appeal of this delightful composer T his year sees major......
The Japanese Bring Savagery To Bejart
Page 12 from 18th July 2008BALLET REVIEW Dennis Chang Mart Gala TOKYO BALLET, TOURING L ast year's St Cecilia's Day saw the passing of Maurice Bejart, the creator of over......
Agentle Frankenstein
Page 12 from 9th December 2005T im Burton’s 1990 film Edward Scissorhands is an imaginative and touching modern fairy tale that combines Gothic romance and suburban satire.......
Ok, So No Imperial Spectacle. But Boris Should Still...
Page 12 from 21st November 2008Boris Godunov ENO. COLISEUM Mozart symphonies an . . Clementi CONWAY HALL, LONDON M ussorgsky's Boris Godunov is one a those operas that had a......
Classical Gods In A Bawdy Sixties Romp
Page 12 from 3rd October 2008. La Calisto ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN Gramophone Awards LONDON f Monteverdi was the first great opera composer, the second was......
Lesser-spotted Gergiev Brings Magic To Mahler
Page 12 from 18th January 2008I t's an odd thing. Gustav Mahler could work only in complete silence. Sounds from across a lake, a local bandstand, a bird dancing on the eaves......
What Does A Dead Stage Parrot Symbolise?
Page 12 from 3rd December 2004M y charlady doesn’t “do windows” and I don’t “do musicals”. However, occasionally, a musical warrants inclusion in the repertory of grand opera,......
Youth Steps Aside For Middle Age
Page 14 from 27th February 2009S tepping in at the last minute for someone indisposed is a time-honoured way for young unknowns to make it in the music world: down goes the old......