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Simon Rattle leads concert performances of Janáček's The Makropulos Affair — I.guim.co.uk

Simon Rattle leads concert performances of Janáček's The Makropulos Affair

Sir Simon Rattle led two concert performances of Leoš Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair at the Barbican Hall, and the review called his first-night account “simply sensational”. The critic noted that Rattle plunged at almost manic speed into the opera’s prelude and barely let up for the best part

Simon Rattle to lead semi-staged Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair at Barbican — I.guim.co.uk

Simon Rattle to lead semi-staged Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair at Barbican

Simon Rattle will lead the London Symphony Orchestra in a semi-staged performance of Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair at the Barbican, with Marlis Petersen making a rare UK appearance as the 300-year-old heroine Emilia. The production has become one of January’s most eagerly anticipated treats. If Katie Mitchell’s