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3 天之前 · Two years on from the last UK tour, he’s returned, with substantially the same band, once again mostly featuring material from his brilliant album Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020). He’s a little less steady on his feet, but remains as present as ever, clearly enjoying being on stage and contact with an audience that welcomes him with love as ...
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2011年10月1日 · Burnt Up Love, Finborough Theatre review - scorching new play. Gary Naylor Monday, 11 November 2024. Mac is in prison for a long stretch. He is calm, contemplative almost, understands how to do his time and has only one rule – nobody, cellmate or guard, can touch the photo of his daughter, then three years old, attached to his wall.
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The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera review - three-headed monster feels baggier than ever. David Nice Friday, 08 November 2024. Having all but sunk one seemingly unassailable opéra comique, Bizet’s Carmen, director Damiano Michieletto goes some way to helping out another with so many problems. Not far enough, alas, but the chosen edition ...
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Mailley-Smith, Piccadilly Sinfonietta, St Mary-le-Strand review - music in a resurgent venue Bernard Hughes Saturday, 09 November 2024 . Until 2022, the lovely 18 th century church of St Mary-le-Strand was a traffic island, ignored and unloved and rarely visited. Then came the pedestrianisation of the section of the Strand outside Somerset House, transforming the area from somewhere polluted ...
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2024年10月11日 · First Person: Alec Frank-Gemmill on reasons for another recording of the Mozart horn concertos. Alec Frank-Gemmill Wednesday, 13 November 2024. One former teacher of mine said of their recording of the Mozart horn concertos “I’m not really sure why I bothered”. Said recording is excellent, so they were probably just being excessively modest.
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First Person: Alec Frank-Gemmill on reasons for another recording of the Mozart horn concertos. Alec Frank-Gemmill Wednesday, 13 November 2024. One former teacher of mine said of their recording of the Mozart horn concertos “I’m not really sure why I bothered”. Said recording is excellent, so they were probably just being excessively modest.
Opera Reviews - The Arts Desk
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera review - three-headed monster feels baggier than ever David Nice Friday, 08 November 2024 . Having all but sunk one seemingly unassailable o péra comique, Bizet’s Carmen, director Damiano Michieletto goes some way to helping out another with so many problems.Not far enough, alas, but the chosen edition, with its reams of recitative (mostly not by Offenbach ...
Interviews with leading figures from the arts
2012年11月13日 · Interview: Roy Haynes, Jazz Drumming Giant (1925-2024) Nick Hasted Wednesday, 13 November 2024. Roy Haynes, who had begun to seem immortal, has died aged 99. In this extensive Arts Desk interview from 2011, one of the greatest jazz drummers ranges across his remarkable life with sharp intelligence and generous feeling.
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Help to give theartsdesk a future! Theartsdesk Sunday, 01 December 2024 It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.It followed some hectic and intensive months when a disparate and eclectic team of arts and culture writers went ahead with an ambitious plan – to launch a dedicated internet site devoted to coverage of the UK arts scene.