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Five of the most unhinged fan theories that make 'The Sopranos' a re-watchable masterpiece
On this day 19 years ago, one of the greatest runs in television history came to an end. On June 10, 2007, Tony Soprano walked into Holsten's diner and never walked out. That's right, folks, today marks nearly two decades since The Sopranos last aired, with "Made In America" giving us the exact type of cliffhanger that David Chase loved to tease his audiences with.
‘What’s the worst that can happen?’ How soprano Danielle de Niese turned to directing for The Marriage of Figaro
Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro is in the soprano’s DNA, but she’s never thought about directing it. Creating her own production has been daunting and fascinating – and her son’s building blocks even helpedI am not one of those performers who has spent their life on a theatre stage or film set thinking, “I wish I could direct this”. However, earlier this year, I found myself with an unexpected six-week gap.
‘What’s the worst that can happen?’ How soprano Danielle de Niese turned to directing for The Marriage of Figaro
Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro is in the soprano’s DNA, but she’s never thought about directing it. Creating her own production has been daunting and fascinating – and her son’s building blocks even helpedI am not one of those performers who has spent their life on a theatre stage or film set thinking, “I wish I could direct this”. However, earlier this year, I found myself with an unexpected six-week gap.
Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu review – superstar soprano unleashes her inner Valkyrie
Wigmore Hall, LondonThe Norwegian singer’s remarkable ability to inhabit a character, her warmth on stage and the control and tenderness she brought to the more intimate songs made this a very special recitalWigmore Hall is turning 125, its director John Gilhooley was being granted honorary membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society, and everyone in the audience was shouted a free drink, but there was another cause for celebration on Sunday night. With Lise Davidsen, the world’s most...
Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu review – superstar soprano unleashes her inner Valkyrie
Wigmore Hall, LondonThe Norwegian singer’s remarkable ability to inhabit a character, her warmth on stage and the control and tenderness she brought to the more intimate songs made this a very special recitalWigmore Hall is turning 125, its director John Gilhooley was being granted honorary membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society, and everyone in the audience was shouted a free drink, but there was another cause for celebration on Sunday night. With Lise Davidsen, the world’s most...
Colin Matthews: Seascapes album review – the songs teem with detail
Nash Ensemble/Booth/Farnsworth/Cottis(Onyx)Soprano Claire Booth and baritone Marcus Farnsworth celebrate the influential British composer’s kaleidoscopic soundworld with this collection of four song cycles It’s hard to think of a single figure who has been so influential on contemporary UK classical music for so long as Colin Matthews, who turned 80 earlierthis year. This release from the Nash Ensemble, conducted by Jessica Cottis, showcases his works for voice and chamber group. What’s...
AI vs human war has already begun, as robot kicks child in martial arts demonstration in China
Most of my time as a writer is spent bemoaning the current state of college football or breaking down obscure scenes from "The Sopranos" that no one has thought about for 20 years, but occasionally I like to stray from my lanes and venture into some weird territory. One vertical I have found myself occupying fairly frequently as of late is the artificial intelligence debate and whether we are all doomed to an eternity of servitude under our robot overlords. Yes, much like the guy standing on...
Manchester Camerata review – mental torments build up to a royal meltdown
A clever programme brought a mounting sense of lost grip, from Errollyn Wallen voicing the shame of Hamlet’s Ophelia, to Schumann’s fraught love declaration, and Peter Maxwell Davies’s Eight Songs for a Mad KingShouts of “Rubbish!” famously greeted Peter Maxwell Davies’s Eight Songs for a Mad King at its 1969 Proms premiere. Over half a century later, the composer’s modernist monodrama – George III the “mad king” of the title – has lost none of its feral power. To be shocked is to be numbed;...
The Marriage of Figaro review – Danielle de Niese’s slick direction weds finery with fun
Wild Arts Summer Opera festival, Layer Marney Tower, Essex A touring show was quite a challenge for the opera star’s first directorial gig, but dynamic singing, charismatic orchestral play and clever stage jokes pull it off brilliantly‘Four boxes, six screens, four chairs and a tree”: the sum total of scenery for Wild Arts’ new English-language production of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro is modest by operatic standards. This staging needs to travel light, since it’s destined for performances...
125th anniversary gala concert review – back to 1901 as Wigmore celebrates birthday playing to its strengths
Wigmore Hall, LondonThe veteran chamber music venue kicked off a celebratory two-week festival with a starry lineup of performers playing works that had featured on the first ever programmeIn May 1901, Wigmore Hall’s inaugural concert began, of course, with God Save the King – the words sounding novel to an audience who, until a few months earlier, had been singing it for Queen Victoria. The programme continued with a starry lineup including the composer and piano virtuoso Ferruccio Busoni...