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2020-03-18 08:52:38
[…] Count. In this way, all of the other characters subscribe to the new philosophy, which is possibly why the Count is left all alone at the end. The performance styles of the principals work very well with the tone of the production so that Johnathan McCullough plays down the really thuggish, distasteful side of the Count a little so that the comic impact of him standing in the doorway brandishing an axe is perfect. Božidar Smiljanić has a fine bass-baritone and the right sense of blustery swagger as Figaro, while Louise Alder reveals a beautiful soprano as the thinking Susanna. There is also excellent rapport between her and the Countess of Elizabeth Watts, whose performances of ‘Porgi, amor’ and ‘Dove sono’ are spellbinding. Rowan Pierce as Barbarina sings ‘L’ho perduta’ beautifully, really making the minor key that it is written in count, while Colin Judson and Clive Bayley play […]
2020-03-16 07:18:08
This crazy day: Joe Hill-Gibbins' new production of The Marriage of Figaro at English National Opera
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro - Rowan Pierce, Hanna Hipp, Louise Alder, chorus - English National Opera 2020(Photo © Marc Brenner) Mozart The Marriage of Figaro; Elizabeth Watts, Johnathan McCullough, Louise Alder, Božidar Smiljanić, Hanna Hipp, dir: Joe Hill-Gibbins, cond: Kevin John Edusei; English National Opera at the London Coliseum Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 14 March 2020 Star rating: 4.5 (★★★★½) Theatre director Joe Hill-Gibbins provides a refreshing take on Mozart's masterpiece, with an emphasis on character Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro - Božidar Smiljanić, Susan Bickley in the backgroundEnglish National Opera 2020- (Photo © Marc Brenner) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo da Ponte's opera Le nozze di Figaro was written for a recently established Italian opera company in Vienna specialising in opera buffa. When that first audience saw the work in 1786, they would have seen a cast of singers with whom they […]
2018-11-29 14:53:00
La bohème, English National Opera, 26 November 2018
Coliseum Images: Robert Workman Marcello – Nicholas Lester Rodolfo – Jonathan Tetelman Colline – David Soar Schaunard – Božidar Smiljanić Benoît – Simon Butteriss Mimì – Natalya Romaniw Parpignol – David Newman Musetta – Nadine Benjamin Alcindoro – Simon Butteriss Policeman – Paul Sheehan Official – Andrew Tinkler Jonathan Miller (director) Natascha Metherell (revival director) Isabella Bywater (set designs) Jean Kalman (lighting) Kevin Sleep (revival lighting) Chorus of the English National Opera (chorus master: Mark Biggins) Orchestra of the English National Opera Alexander Joel (conductor) And still they come. The last opera I saw during my near-year of liberation from Poundland was La bohème at the Deutsche Oper. No year goes by without multiple opportunities to see it; few years now go by without my taking at least one of those opportunities. Indeed, I see that I shall […]
2018-11-28 21:19:06
Anglais - Triumphant Return for Jonathan Miller’s La bohème at the London Coliseum
[…] with precision, clarity and a degree of depth. She also successfully characterises Mimì as a strong and spirited person inside, but also as someone who is possessed of great meekness and is trapped within a weak, vulnerable body. Tetelman reveals an extremely supple and expansive tenor instrument, which is immensely pleasing to the ear. He also captures the soaring phrases in ‘Che gelida manina’ with a beautifully full and appealing tone. Nicholas Lester, Božidar Smiljanić and David Soar all provide excellent support as Marcello, Schaunard and Colline respectively, while Simon Butteriss delivers two brilliant cameo performances as Benoît in Act I and Alcindoro in Act II. Alexander Joel conducts with a pleasing combination of passion and delicacy, ensuring that balance and detail are paramount while still doing full justice to the sweeping nature of Puccini’s enigmatic score. By Sam Smith La bohème | 26 November 2018 – […]
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