Saul was reviewed at Usher Hall, Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh International Festival. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A number of factors seem to have played a role in the creation of Saul, a dramatic oratorio, written in 1738. Italian operas were becoming less popular, staging religious texts were forbidden […]
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Fidelio – Edinburgh International Festival
Fidelio was performed at Usher Hall, Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh International Festival. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It is curious that Beethoven wrote only one opera, given his influence on other musical forms. The first version, premiered in 1805 in Vienna, was the fruit of two years of his […]
