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Elsa Barraine was a friend of Messiaen, and highly respected in her own time, bu after her death in 1999 she was soon forgotten.
The #WDRSinfonieorchester & conductor #ElenaSchwarz now honour her with a cd of 4 symphonic works. Here's my review:Â
Elsa Barraine’s symphonic music: colourful and compelling
Elsa Barraine (1910-1999) was one of France’s leading composers in her day, but was soon forgotten after her death. In the archives of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra her name appears only once: in 1947, Charles Münch conducted her Symphony No. 2. Fortunately, there has been a renewed interest in her oeuvre of late, and the WDR Symphony Orchestra and conductor Elena Schwarz recently recorded…
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‘Love is poison’, Mortimer tells the king in the first scene of Lessons in Love and Violence. The military adviser denounces his relationship with Gaveston, on whom he heaps favours while his…
published 8 years ago today: review of opera by George Benjamin in Holland Festival
Cristian Carrara calls for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue in ‘Voci da Hebron’
The ever-escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinians became overshadowed by the war against Iran unleashed by Netanyahu and Trump in February. There may be a provisional agreement between Iran and the United States now, but it doesn’t mention the fate of the Palestinians at all. Whilst politicians worldwide continue to look the other way, the Italian composer Cristian Carrara (1977)…
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Huba de Graaff’s Kurdish opera Qaqnas channels the spirit of ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’
Inspired by a Kurdish poem about women’s rights, composer Huba de Graaff created Qaqnas, an all-female opera premiering at the Holland Festival on 12 June. The work arrives at a moment when the Netherlands has fallen to 43rd place on the 2025 global gender gap index, far behind Namibia (8), Nicaragua (18) and Albania (36). Naaz and Huba de Graaff (c) Bowie Verschuuren Continue reading Huba de…
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(via In ‘Voci da Hebron’ pleit Cristian Carrara voor verzoening tussen Palestijnen en Israëliërs)
De door Netanyahu en Trump ontketende oorlog tegen Iran dreigt het almaar escalerende conflict tussen Israël en de Palestijnen naar de achtergrond te verdrijven. Waar politici al jaren wegkijken, n…
De oude man hoopt Palestijnen en Israëliërs met elkaar te verzoenen. Als zijn vrouw overlijdt, laat hij hun wijngaard na aan de Israëlische soldaat Ruth (de mezzosopraan Shakèd Bar) en de Palestijnse archeologiestudent Mohammed (de tenor David Tricou). Het blijft in het midden of zij erin slagen de immense kloof die tussen hen gaapt te overbruggen.
In ‘Voci da Hebron’ pleit Cristian Carrara voor verzoening tussen Palestijnen en Israëliërs
De door Netanyahu en Trump ontketende oorlog tegen Iran dreigt het almaar escalerende conflict tussen Israël en de Palestijnen naar de achtergrond te verdrijven. Waar politici al jaren wegkijken, nam de Italiaanse componist Cristian Carrara (1977) zijn componeerpen ter hand. Continue reading In ‘Voci da Hebron’ pleit Cristian Carrara voor verzoening tussen Palestijnen en Israëliërs
Clémence de Grandval’s Mazeppa: powerful opera without pedantry
During her lifetime, Clémence de Grandval was a celebrated composer, but after her death her music soon disappeared from the concert stage. The Palazzetto Bru Zane label now presents her opera Mazeppa, about Ukraine’s struggle for freedom. Once again in an exemplary, numbered edition with an extensive booklet in French and English. Who was Clémence de Grandval? Continue reading Clémence de…
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For decades the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ignored the two Cello Concertos Henriëtte Bosmans composed. Ed Spanjaard saves them from oblivion.
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Phyllis Tate portrays Jack the Ripper in her opera The Lodger
In the late nineteenth century, Jack the Ripper raped, murdered and mutilated several women in London. The perpetrator was never found, but many artists drew inspiration from him. The first was Marie Belloc Lowndes, with her 1913 novel The Lodger. Alfred Hitchcock based his first thriller on this, and Phyllis Tate her opera of the same name. The Lodger premiered in 1960 at the Royal Academy of…
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Phyllis Tate vereeuwigt Jack the Ripper in opera The Lodger
Eind negentiende eeuw verkrachtte, vermoordde en verminkte Jack the Ripper meerdere vrouwen in Londen. De dader werd nooit gevonden, maar vele kunstenaars lieten zich door hem inspireren. De eerste was Marie Belloc Lowndes, met haar roman The Lodger uit 1913. Hierop baseerde Alfred Hitchcock zijn eerste thriller en Phyllis Tate haar gelijknamige opera. The Lodger ging in 1960 in première aan de…
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