Richard Farnes

...until Feb 17 If you missed Susan Bullock's powerhouse performance as Elektra at Covent Garden recently, here's a chance to hear her in a concert presentation with the forces of Opera North, conducted by Richard Farnes. Bridgewater Hall,...

In this article: Die tote Stadt, St Martin's Lane, Opera North, Nicholas Hytner, and Erich Korngold

...music director Richard Farnes. Making a virtue of the fact that his orchestra doesn't offer a super-smooth or refined sound, he raises the temperature to white-hot and gives the score a raw, cutting edge. The intensity is explosive, and I...

In this article: Don Carlos, Opera North, Philip II, and Andrew Porter

...potent Grand Inquisitor and Robert Winslade Anderson's unusually forceful Monk. The real prize is Opera North's music director, Richard Farnes. This brilliant conductor has already proven his Verdian credentials, but this is possibly...

In this article: Don Carlos, King Philip II of Spain, Opera North, Grand Theatre, Leeds, and Grand Inquisitor

...with La Boheme and Don Giovanni," says Richard Farnes, the music director at Opera North. Farnes sees no likelihood of the Barber's popularity slipping. "It is a bit frivolous, but the music is beautifully tailored and skilfully written. It...

In this article: David Sawer, Abi Titmuss, Julian Anderson, Falstaff, Richard Thomas, Jerry Springer, and Gaetano Donizetti

...seasons back, one of the hottest tickets in the land. The white-hot conviction of Farnes's conducting, and resourceful casting, raise the musical level of this revival exponentially. This is surely the best thing Opera North has done all...

In this article: Opera North, Scottish Opera, Don Carlos, David McVicar, Leeds, Glasgow, and Don Giovanni