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House music: Andrew Clements' watching and listening picks

The high point for me was tenor Toby Spence’s wonderfully tactful account of George Butterworth’s first set of Shropshire Lad settings, allowing their vocal lines to make their own eloquent point.

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15 June 2020www.theguardian.comAndrew Clements

Past Production Reviews

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Satyagraha, Glass
D: Phelim McDermottJulian Crouch
C: Karen Kamensek
Lord Krishna in Satyagraha by Philip Glass

The role of Krishna was taken by Andri Björn Róbertsson with panache.

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Colin Clarke - Seen and Heard International
Lord Krishna in Satyagraha by Philip Glass

Other singers who impressed were Clive Bayley as Parsi Rustomji and Andri Björn Róbertsson as Lord Krishna.

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Andrew Benson Wilson - Early Music Reviews
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248, Bach, J. S.
D: Calixto Bieito
C: Diego Martin-Etxebarria
"Un precio pequeño, una gran ganancia"

Maestro Diego Martin-Etxebarria dealt with all the musical and theatrical material with the ability and security of someone well seasoned and well trained in many pits. His work seemed to me meritorious and demanded a great concentration to have everything ordered and channeled.

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07 February 2022www.mundoclasico.comJoseba Lopezortega