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Please don’t throw the chairs, Otello

September 17, 2014 by Paul Levy Leave a Comment

[contextly_auto_sidebar id="YyTq1xP90i3zZwwsdTP1SkoY0ze2uouG"]   David Alden’s new production of Verdi’s Otello at the English National Opera is interesting chiefly because its Australian-born, Florida-resident tenor, Stuart Skelton decided not to black up for the title role. That’s a little unfair, as his magnificent heldentenor was clarion-bright in tone and unflaggingly dramatic. In … [Read more...]

Flowering Barbed Wire Means War

September 3, 2014 by Paul Levy Leave a Comment

A round of raucous applause for my friend, Sir Jonathan Mills, who has just completed his eighth and final year as Director of the Edinburgh International Festival. I’ve attended them all. His tenure has been a success by any measure – even money. The 2014 Festival took more than £3.15m in taking sales income, making more than £3m for the first time in its history since 1947, and with 80% of the … [Read more...]

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