Photo: Catherine Ashmore for ENO [contextly_auto_sidebar] In the round of summer opera festivals (I am so lucky as to have two world-class local ones, Garsington and Longborough) the first to come up as Garsington’s Rossini, L’italiana in Algeri. It was most notable for its striking sets, by George Souglides. But not entirely in a good way. The gilded columns and Moorish … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
What’s Happening Here? The Enigmatic Bhupen Khakhar
[contextly_auto_sidebar] Bhupen Khakhar: You Can’t Please All Tate Modern until 6 November 2016 Tate Modern is holding the first international retrospective of the interesting Indian artist Bhupen Khakhar (1934-2003). Their publicity says something that is obviously true, that this painter “played a central role in modern Indian art,” but also makes the larger claims that … [Read more...]
Country House Opera: Music and the Love of Food
[contextly_auto_sidebar] With its large orchestra and very large chorus, Eugene Onegin is Garsington Opera’s most ambitious production in its twenty-eight seasons. Conducted by the company’s artistic director, Douglas Boyd, and directed by Michael Boyd (no relation), artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2002-2012, and with large-scale sets by Tom Piper, also a veteran of the … [Read more...]