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Director Hero Baatar talks ‘The Mongol Khan’: “This show is inspired by our kings’ most precious secrets”
The London Coliseum prepares to welcome one of the most extravagant productions of its last season, in a show celebrating not only its West End premiere but also the friendship between Eastern and Western culture. Guillermo Nazara chats with its director, to learn more about this spectaculra piece inspired by three thousand years of history.…
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Review of ‘At The Statue of Venus’ and ‘La Voix Humaine’: “It’s not just about saying it”
The Grimeborn Opera Festival reaches its final stages with a double performance of contemporary new classics. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us if these love pieces actually came too hard hearted. Love is blind. Well, f*ck you too, you self-consciousness-triggering bitch. Oh, come on, are you gonna tell me now…
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Review of ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’: “So long, lover boy!”
The Arcola Theatre opened last week the 2023 edition of the Grimeborn Opera Festival, starting with a visually reinvented production of Otto Nicolai’s most succesful piece. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on this montage featuring an queer-inclusive company, to let us know if this marriage of songs and drama has made it smoothly down the…
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Review of ‘Grindr, The Opera’: “It sucks… in a different way”
The Union Theatre welcomes the return of this musical parody exploring the growth (meaning life!) of four men and their circumstances regarding the most downloaded app in the gay community. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on the production, to let us know how well-endowed the show is. Yup. You’ve read right. The most used hooking…
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Review of ‘Sweeney Todd’: “As English as human pie”
The horrifying lore has been resurrected with the return of one of its very first stage adaptations. Guillermo Nazara shares his vision about this new production by Opera della Luna, to give us a razor-sharp account on this old-style performance of the legendary tale. “I ‘m gonna destroy you and eat you”. Enough of my…
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Review of ‘Berlusconi’: “E la Madonna!”
Il Cavalieri becomes a Prima Donna in this original musical having its world premiere at the Southwark Playhouse’s newly opened venue. Guillermo Nazara gives us his thoughts on the show upon his attendance to the opening night, to share all the details about a man so over-the-top even the Romans would ban.
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Review of ‘The Nutcracker’: “The spell can’t be broken”
Tchaikovsky’s most family-beloved masterwork returns to many corners of the London scene for the Christmas season. Guillermo Názara reviews the English National Ballet’s take on this charming fairy tale featuring one of the most popular scores in classical music History, to let us know if this holiday treasure has been properly guarded.
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La cantante Jessica Walker habla de ‘Scene Unseen’: “Ha supuesto un gran avance en la resolución de algunos grandes problemas de mi pasado”
Originalmente intérprete de ópera, la carrera de Jessica Walker se ha desviado hacia la exploración de tantos campos como su pasión por la verdad artística y la narración la ha llevado. Guillermo Názara conversa con la vocalista sobre este último proyecto, realizado junto con el pianista Joseph Atkins, el director David Lefeber y el ilustrador…
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Singer Jessica Walker talks ‘Scene Unseen’: “It has gone a long way to resolving some big issues from my past”
An opera performer in origin, Jessica Walker’s career has deviated into exploring as many fields as her passion for artistic truth and storytelling has taken her. Guillermo Názara conversates with the vocalist about this latest project, made in tandem with pianist Joseph Atkins, director David Lefeber and illustrator Tom Hicks (whose previously worked with Paul…
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‘El Fantasma de la Ópera’ publica nuevas imágenes de la producción londinense y extiende periodo de reserva
El espectáculo ha lanzado una nueva serie de imágenes en las que aparecen tanto los nuevos miembros del reparto como los actuales, así como su impresionante escenografía. Con música de Andrew Lloyd Webber y coreografías de Gillian Lynne, el musical cuenta la trágica historia de un genio deforme locamente enamorado de una joven soprano cuyo…
