martinaklimova6Oct 9, 20223 min readLove moves mountains: The Caucasian Chalk Circle (The Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames)The parallels with the current Russian-Ukranian war, the corruption, rising socio-economic crises, problems with refugees, class...
martinaklimova6Sep 30, 20222 min readVery intense and emotional Live at Lunch (Royal Opera House, 30/09/2022) I was blown away by the choice of music and the power of interpretation of Sara Richmond (mezzo-soprano) and Florent Mourier (piano). I...
martinaklimova6Sep 25, 20223 min readPatria o Amore - which one prevails? (Aida at Royal Opera House:rehearsal 22.09.2022)Love for a country or love for a man? A difficult decision to make and which one will prevail? In romantic operas of the 19th century,...
martinaklimova6Jun 27, 20222 min readYoung, vibrant and different (International Film festival, Kingston upon Thames, 24-26.6. 2022)Kingston upon Thames hosted its very first International Film Festival over the last weekend with great dignity and dedication. The...
martinaklimova6Jun 10, 20222 min readFull Ballet-experience afternoon (Royal Opera House, 10.06.2022)What a fantastic ballet afternoon we have had at the Royal Opera House today! First, we saw four ballet excerpts, performed by the...
martinaklimova6May 28, 20222 min readMusical diversity in captivating soprano recital (Live at Lunch, Royal Opera House, 27.05.2022)After two consecutive weeks of ballet/dance Live at Lunch performances at the Royal Opera House, featuring The Royal Ballet dancers (on...
martinaklimova6May 7, 20222 min readDon Pasquale - full of charm, clever ideas and musical discoveries (Royal Opera House, 06/05/2022)I really liked and enjoyed this production of Donizetti's Don Pasquale and I think it was really thought through. Damiano Michieletto’s...
martinaklimova6Apr 30, 20223 min readSing with the Royal Opera House (29.04.2022, ROH, Paul Hamlyn's hall)Amongst many activities, that the Royal Opera House proposes to the public every month, the "Sing with the Royal Opera House" has...
martinaklimova6Apr 23, 20222 min readFrederick Ashton's triple-bill astonishes and fullfils (Royal Opera House, 22.04.2022)Scène de ballet, A Month in the Country and Rhapsody - what a remarkable program of three very different ballets: each of them unique and...
martinaklimova6Apr 23, 20222 min readCaribbean rhythms and spirituals fill the Paul Hamlyn's Hall at Live at Lunch (ROH, 22.04.2022)Abigail Kelly (soprano) and Alice Turner (piano) came back to the Royal Opera House to give another warm-hearted and generous recital at...
martinaklimova6Mar 18, 20222 min readBenjamin Britten's Peter Grimes at Royal Opera House, 17.03.2022Deborah Warner's production of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes has had its Royal Opera House premiere yesterday, and What a night it was....
martinaklimova6Mar 13, 20222 min readJane Austen's Persuasion has been a triumph (Rose Theatre, Kingston,11.03.2022)Fresh and original approach, contemporary settings and surprising staging - those are some of the attributes related to the Rose...
martinaklimova6Mar 13, 20222 min readAn unforgettable feminine afternoon, Live at Lunch (Royal Opera House, 11.03.2022)Liubov Ulybysheva (violoncello) and Daniel Grimwood (piano) returned to Linbury Foyer of the Royal Opera House for their second Live at...
martinaklimova6Mar 5, 20221 min readA sneaky peak into Spring Draft Works, Live at Lunch, (Royal Opera House, 04.03.2022)Those, who attended the Friday's Live at Lunch at Royal Opera House's Paul Hamlyn Hall, could see a wonderful preview of upcoming Spring...
martinaklimova6Feb 26, 20222 min readWhen the magic happens - Romeo and Juliet, Royal Opera House, 25.02.2022Occasionally, one experiences a pure magic in the theatre - an unbelievable beauty and a perfect symbiosis between the stage and the...
martinaklimova6Feb 26, 20221 min readBach and Bach's variations, Live at Lunch (Royal Opera House, 25.02.2022)"West meets East and they reunite in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach" - that could be the subtitle of the Friday's recital at Linbury...
martinaklimova6Feb 16, 20222 min readTheodora, Handel's Oratorio in Royal Opera House, 12/02/2022Much anticipated performances of this less-known Handel's Oratorio Theodora, with the stellar cast, have certainly filled the Royal Opera...
martinaklimova6Feb 11, 20222 min readTheorbo and Renaissance music, Live at Lunch, Royal Opera House, 11/02/2022 Today's Live at Lunch performance at Royal Opera House's Linbury Foyer was a special treat for renaissance and early baroque-music...
martinaklimova6Jan 30, 20222 min read'What's going on' in the National theatre? Trouble in Mind, 29/01/2022I was supposed to see the play "The visit" in 2020 with Lesley Manville and I was really looking forward to it - only I couldn't, because...
martinaklimova6Jan 16, 20221 min readBeautiful concert for Violoncello and piano launches the Live at Lunch performances (ROH, 14/01/22)The Russian cellist Liubov Ulybysheva and the British pìanist Daniel Grimwood delighted us with a beautiful Live at Lunch concert for...
