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Nicholas Kenyon

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Freelance Opera Critic at The Telegraph

Former Managing Director of London's Barbican Centre and Director BBC Proms and Radio 3, now opera critic of the Telegraph. Tweeting personal views

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  • Star power lifts the Royal Opera's Carmen to a thrilling new level

    2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Nicholas Kenyon

    The gloomy, silent figure in her black dress is back, casting her disapproving shadow over her son Don José in Damiano Michieletto's production of Bizet's Carmen. When it was new last year, this show received a fairly cool reception; now revived by Dan Dooner, it has gained in strength and discipline, marshalling the hordes of chorus members and boisterous children (from the Youth Opera Company) with much firmer impact.

  • Star power lifts the Royal Opera’s Carmen to a thrilling new level

    2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nicholas Kenyon

    OpinionNicholas KenyonThu, April 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM UTC3 min readThe gloomy, silent figure in her black dress is back, casting her disapproving shadow over her son Don José in Damiano Michieletto’s production of Bizet’s Carmen. When it was new last year, this show received a fairly cool reception; now revived by Dan Dooner, it has gained in strength and discipline, marshalling the hordes of chorus members and boisterous children (from the Youth Opera Company) with much firmer impact.

  • A magnificent show delivered in difficult circumstances

    2 weeks ago | msn.com | Nicholas Kenyon

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  • A magnificent show delivered in difficult circumstances

    2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Nicholas Kenyon

    A massive night for Welsh National Opera, still in the turmoil of financial crisis, as it unveiled its first new production under the new executive team of Sarah Crabtree and Adele Thomas. The audience included Sir Nicholas Serota, Chairman of Arts Council England (one of the creators of its financial woes), Welsh advocate Sir Bryn Terfel, and at least one previous WNO head, Sir David Pountney, who had previously called for Serota's resignation.

  • What makes a great piano accompanist?

    3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Nicholas Kenyon

    Communicating the vision for a broader public is another hurdle, because the "lieder recital" has become a byword for over-reverent occasions which reinforce the supposed inaccessibility of classical music.

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Nicholas Kenyon
Nicholas Kenyon @NickRKenyon
16 Dec 24

https://t.co/03VyGx3z5s Great opportunity for lovers of baroque music to support the outstanding work of Arcangelo!

Nicholas Kenyon
Nicholas Kenyon @NickRKenyon
8 Oct 24

RT @artiummedia: Bravo @ArcangeloTeam Vilde Frang & Julia Doyle - "a quietly triumphant occasion" @tetburymusic 🎉🎶 2024 saw sold-out recit…

Nicholas Kenyon
Nicholas Kenyon @NickRKenyon
7 Oct 24

Superb final concert at Tetbury Festival by Arcangelo directed by Jonathan Cohen with violinist Vilde Frang and soprano Julia Doyle --read the 5* star review https://t.co/IbNAqeSoCb