Birth, death, and the messiness in between
Morgen und Abend throws us into a man’s existence and beyond with mixed results
All That Fall: A Light Show Hiding Real Substance
Emiel de Lange finds that the auditory component of Beckett's work far outweighs the visuals
Pli selon pli: unravelling genius with the Ensemble Intercontemporain
Emiel de Lange reflects on a season of Pierre Boulez at the Barbican
Pli selon pli: Unravelling the Genius of the Contemporary with the Ensemble Intercontemporain
Emiel de Lange reflects on a season of Pierre Boulez at the Barbican
Boulez at 90: The Enfant Terrible of Modern Music
Emiel de Lange explores the new musical vocabulary of one of the 20th Century’s most controversial composers
Boulez at 90: The Enfant Terrible of Modern Music
Emiel de Lange explores the new musical vocabulary of one of the 20th century’s most controversial composers
Man and Superman: Comedy and Philosophy
Emiel de Lange revels in life’s big questions at the National’s new production
Why I'm voting for Issie Barrett for Deputy President (Clubs and Societies)
Emiel de Lange explains why he thinks Issie deserves your vote
The Mastersingers of Nuremburg – spectacular in every way
Emiel de Lange examines whether the ENO can grapple with Wagner’s masterpiece
MTSoc are The Producers
This Tuesday, Imperial’s Musical Theatre society invited me to witness one of their final rehearsals – a full run through. And while it was bare bones up on the 10th floor of Physics, I still got to see all the singing, acting and dancing.
Emiel’s Guide to Classical Music (Episode 8)
Episode 8 - From North to South
Turandot: finished but flawed
Puccini’s Turandot was “the end of the great tradition” of Italian opera. Ever popular, it is the grandest of them all, and yet it is deeply problematic. Set in a mythical China, at its simplest the tale concerns a Prince, Calaf, who wins the heart of the Princess of China, Turandot.