When everything is good

In her recent interview with Mundoclasico.com Elaine Padmore, [read] director of opera at Covent Garden, rightly said that the London theatre tries to find the balance between modern and classic productions. She also mentioned that the House still has “a few of [the] older productions by people who were cutting edge in their time, like Elijah Moshinsky”. With the performance within one month of Moshinsky’s Il trovatore, [read] very negatively reviewed by your correspondent, and Lohengrin, this director seems to be enjoying a honey moon or, rather, a 'Silver Anniversary' with the Royal Opera. His boring, to say the least, Il trovatore was originally premiered in 2001, and already looked very old. This Lohengrin is thirty-two years old. Yes, thirty-two, and it shows. However, in contrast with Il trovatore, one can well imagine how it was…