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Sunday, June 9, 2019

Un ballo in maschera review, Opera Holland Park, London: Rodula Gaitanou's production is a winner by Michael Church, Michael Church

The same cannot be said of Karolina Sofulak's production of Puccini's Manon Lescaut [two stars]

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:12AM
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Il barbiere di Siviglia, Glyndebourne Festival Opera review: This production has lost its way by Michael Church, Michael Church

This was always a busy show, and now that busy-ness has taken over everything like a rampant growth

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:42AM
Monday, May 20, 2019

La damnation de Faust review, Glyndebourne Festival Opera: An extraordinary work by Michael Church, Michael Church

The warp and weft of the staging is a stunning amalgam of sound and vision

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:12AM
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

A Man of Good Hope review, Linbury Theatre, London: Minimal props, maximum use of the imagination by Michael Church, Michael Church

Based on Jonny Steinberg's book about a refugee's true story as he progresses through Africa after setting off from Mogadishu

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:55AM
Friday, March 22, 2019

La forza del destino, Royal Opera House, London, review: Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann are on top form by Michael Church, Michael Church

For their joint appearance Verdi's 'La forza del destino' at Covent Garden, black-market tickets were going at £7,000 a pair, even a month before curtain-up

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:59AM
Monday, January 14, 2019

The Queen of Spades review, Royal Opera House, London: A near-definitive performance of majestic score by Michael Church, Michael Church

A near-definitive performance of this majestically beautiful score

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:04AM
Saturday, January 5, 2019

Pinter Five and Six review, Harold Pinter Theatre, London: Jamie Lloyd's superbly curated season continues by Michael Church, Michael Church

Jane Horrocks and Rupert Graves offer wonderful performances in a selection of Pinter's shorter works

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:18AM
Friday, November 16, 2018

Die Stadt ohne Juden, Milton Court, review: Disappointing live accompaniment was hardly worth the bother by Michael Church, Michael Church

The music, while valiantly performed, seemed to be trying to attract attention to itself in every bar

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:24AM
Friday, October 12, 2018

Porgy and Bess, Coliseum review: Splendid vehicle honours Gershwin's ambition by Michael Church, Michael Church

Gershwin's characterisation may be at times crude, but here the action still feels properly mythical

SOURCE: The Independent at 09:04AM
Monday, August 28, 2017

Prom 55: Classical Music of India and Pakistan, Royal Albert Hall, London, review: The only problem was the absence of any musical contexting from the by Michael Church, Michael Church

The 70th anniversary of partition and independence on the Indian subcontinent is marked by celebrating the Hindustani music of North India, South India's Carnatic music and Sufi music o…

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:48AM
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Amadeus, Royal National Theatre, London, review: Adam Gillen pulls off Mozart with haunting conviction by Michael Church, Michael Church

A revival of Peter Shaffer's play is directed by Michael Longhurst with live orchestral accompaniment by the Southbank Sinfonia

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:48PM
Monday, October 10, 2016

Xerxes, Hackney Empire, London, review: 'Only half the cast have comprehensible diction' by Michael Church, Michael Church

This revival takes its inspiration from The Dam Busters

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:40AM
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Tetzlaff/LSO/Ades, Barbican, review: Ades's control of his soundscapes was fastidious in the extreme by Michael Church, Michael Church

Christian Tetzlaff's performance as soloist in the Sibelius was a non-stop tour de force

SOURCE: The Independent at 09:03AM
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

The Force of Destiny, Coliseum, theatre review: Calixto Bieito's perverse production is saved by briliant singing by Michael Church, Michael Church

I’ve seldom heard the ENO orchestra sound so thrilling

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:07AM
Sunday, October 25, 2015

Orpheus, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, theatre review: I cried and laughed in equal measure by Michael Church, Michael Church

Powered by Christian Curnyn and his brilliant Early Opera Company band, this is an absolutely entrancing show

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:42AM
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